PART VII: Backyard Management
	RESOURCE LINKS

Grasses & Ground Covers:

• Easy Lawns, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  "Low Maintenance Native Grasses for Gardeners Everywhere" - essays from the book.
• Ground Covers, Michigan State University Extension
  Planting and pruning of ground covers, as alternatives to lawns.
• Ground Covers: Their Establishment and Maintenance, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
  Describes how to plant and maintain ground covers to take advantage of their low-maintenance features.
• Lawn and Garden Care, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  Rules of thumb for lawn care.
• Lawn Care, Ortho
  General overview of warm season, cool season and native grasses.
• Plants Database, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
  Searchable database and fact sheets for native and non-native plants, including grasses, grass-like species and other ground covers.
• Selecting a Ground Cover (PDF - 80 KB), University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
  Describes how to evaluate a site for ground cover.
• The Wild Ones Handbook, U.S.EPA & Wild Ones -- Natural Landscapers, Ltd.
  Briefs on the hazards of high-maintenance lawns.

See Also Resource Links For:

• General Backyard Management
• Special Feature Gardens (includes links to information on wildflower and prairie meadows)

Last Revised: May 5, 2000

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You can download and print each chapter or section in its original format. The material is NOT copyrighted, however, please use the following citation: Sargent, M.S and Carter, K.S., ed. 1999. Managing Michigan Wildlife: A Landowners Guide.  Michigan United Conservation Clubs, East Lansing, MI. 297pp.