UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Are gardening and landscaping on your agenda for this spring and summer? If so, there are educational resources and information just a mouse-click away. Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has numerous Web sites dedicated to providing information for home gardeners and do-it-yourself landscapers.

Whether you want tips or ideas for creating a flower garden, planting and tending your vegetable plot, establishing and maintaining your lawn, or choosing and caring for your trees and shrubs -- or you need advice about insect pests, selecting plants to provide wildlife habitat, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies or proper use of pesticides -- you can find what you need to know by visiting Penn State Web sites.

Try the following Web sites to expand your knowledge -- and your outdoor enjoyment this spring and summer:

--The Consumer Horticulture site (http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/consumerhort/consum.html) offered by the department of horticulture contains links to numerous resources for gardeners, including printable fact sheets on such consumer topics as transplanting annual seeds to the garden and pruning ornamentals. In addition, there is a frequently asked garden questions page to help address common gardening concerns.

--The department of entomology Home Garden Information Web site (http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/homeGarden/homeGarden.htm) focuses on vegetable garden insect pests, with additional links to numerous other resources including pesticide education, soil testing and consumer horticulture information. --The department of entomology Extension Fact Sheet Web site (http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/fact_sheets.html) offers printable information on household, turf and ornamental insect and mite pests along with beekeeping information and much more.

--The department of crops and soils sciences Turfgrass Management Web site (http://turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu/) provides information for home lawn care including selecting grass seed, establishing and renovating lawns, diagnosing turf problems, controlling weeds, fertilizing and recycling grass clippings.

--The department of plant pathology Extension Resources Web site (http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/extension.html) offers links to fact sheets on diseases of vegetables, ornamentals and fruit, in addition to information on the mushroom lab.

--The Pesticide Education Program Web site (http://www.pested.psu.edu/) provides information and fact sheets on the proper use and handling of pesticides in the home and garden.

--The Penn State Cooperative Extension Horticulture Web site (http://www.extension.psu.edu/Hort.html) provides links to numerous informational Web sites, offers information on current and emerging topics, and lists upcoming events of interest.

--The College of Agricultural Sciences Publications Web site (http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/) provides free and low-cost publications on numerous home, garden, landscape and turf topics that can help you to learn more about a topic of interest to you.

Each link will open a doorway to a wealth of information and resources that you can use in planning, creating or managing your home, garden, landscape and lawn.

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