Green Tip:

Attract butterflies to your garden by planting native plant species. For more information view the Attracting Butterflies with Native Plants publication.

Garden

Greening up your garden! Click on the links below for information and resources regarding environmental responsibility in the garden.

Please note: these documents are provided in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or PDF format. If you are unable to view the document in the format provided please contact Ashley Osborne.

Publications/Fact Sheets

Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts

Radio News/Pre-Recorded Radio Programs

Displays/Presentations

Educational Resources

UK Links

Links

Publications/Fact Sheets:

General:

Attracting Butterflies with Native Plants (UK CES FOR-98)

Gardening in Small Spaces (UK CES)

Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky (UK CES ID-128)

Hummingbirds: An Attractive Asset to Your Garden (UK CES FOR-97)

Improving Yard and Garden Care (UK CES IP-62)

Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic Inputs (UK CES ID-154)

Principles of Home Landscape Fertilizing (UK CES ID-72)

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines that Attract Wildlife (UK CES FOR-68)

Top - Publications/Facts

Composting:

Constructing a Garbage Can Compost Bin (UK CES ENRI-311)

Constructing a Snow-Fence Compost Bin (UK CES ENRI-309)

Constructing a Wire-Mesh Compost Bin (UK CES ENRI-307)

Constructing a Wood-and-Wire Compost Bin (UK CES ENRI-310)

Constructing a Wooden-Pallet Compost Bin (UK CES ENRI-308)

Constructing a Worm Bin (UK CES ENRI-312)

Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Waste (UK CES HO-75)

Vermicomposting - Build a Worm Bin (UK CES)

Worm Composting Article

Top - Publications/Facts

Rain Gardens/Barrels:

Rain Barrels (UK CES ENRI-224)

Rain Garden Manual (Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance)

Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual For Homeowners (University of Wisconsin Extension)

Top - Publications/Facts

Soil:

Lead In and Around the Home (UK CES IP-60) - Section on lead contaminated soil page 3.

Lead in the Home Garden and Urban Soil Environment (University of Minnesota Extension)

Soil Testing: What Is It and What Does It Do (UK CES AGR-57)

Taking Soil Samples (UK CES AGR-16)

Top - Publications/Facts

Water:

Rain Barrels (UK CES ENRI-224)

Rain Garden Manual (Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance)

Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual For Homeowners (University of Wisconsin Extension)

Top - Publications/Facts

Top - Page

Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts:

General:

Integrated Pest Management Radio Script (UK CES)

Composting:

Home Composting 1 Radio Script (UK CES)

Home Composting 2 Radio Script (UK CES)

Worm Composting Radio Script (UK CES)

Top - Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts

Rain Gardens/Barrels:

Rain Barrels Exclusive (UK CES)

Rain Barrels Radio Script (UK CES)

Rain Gardens Radio Script (UK CES)

Top - Short Media Articles/Radio Scripts

Top - Page

Radio News/Pre-Recorded Radio Programs:

Top

Developing a Compost Bin (UK CES)

Maintaining a Healthy Lawn and Garden (UK CES)

Planning for Productive Gardening (UK CES)

Protecting the Backyard Wildlife Habitat (UK CES)

Using Native Plants in the Landscape (UK CES)

Using Recycled Water in the Home Landscape (UK CES)

Displays/Presentations:

Top

Home Composting Display (UK CES) PDF or MS PowerPoint

Improving Yard and Garden Care Presentation (UK CES)

Interactive Compost Game (UK CES)

It's Gotten Rotten: 20 minute video developed by Cornell University that discusses the composting process and the applications of composting in a classroom setting. Video is available for loan through the Environmental and Natural Resource Issues Task Force. Contact Ashley Osborne for more information.

Raised Bed Garden Video (UK CES)

Raised Bed Gardens Presentation (UK CES)

Rain Gardens Presentation (UK CES)

Gardening in Kentucky Video Podcasts: Managing Mole Problems (UK CES; 5:03 minute YouTube Video)