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The Science of Gardening
An award-winning horticulturist guides you in developing a science-based, sustainable, vibrant home landscape.

Lessons of The Science of Gardening by Linda Chalker-Scott

01: Garden Science: Weeding Out the Myths – The Science of Gardening
How many of your gardening techniques rely on anecdotal evidence from your grandma or neighbor, and how do you evaluate the veracity of such claims? Even if gardening supplies and techniques are an unregulated “Wild West,” you can learn to acquire fact-based knowledge to design your ideal sustainable garden.

02: Site Analysis: Choosing the Right Spot – The Science of Gardening
A lot of us base our landscape decisions on how beautiful plants are. Instead, become familiar with the topography, predominant winds, hydrology, soil type, and other environmental aspects of your place. After that, you’ll be able to select a plant that will benefit you in the long run. Additionally, you won’t experience frustration year after year.

03: Soil Analysis: What Makes Soil Great? – The Science of Gardening
Most likely, unless you reside in a remote, undeveloped area, the soil in your home garden is not native. Before you buy that “must have” soil addition from the gardening store, educate yourself on what constitutes “great” soil and how to calculate your own approximate proportions of clay, silt, and sand, texture, nutrients, pH, and more.

04: Living Soils: Bacteria and Fungi – The Science of Gardening
Plants need their supporting microbiota to grow, much as humans do. Together, plant roots, bacterial sheaths, and lengthy fungal filaments assist the growth of the plant by increasing nutrient and water intake and strengthening the structure of the soil. But when you apply needless fertilizers, what happens to this vital symbiosis?

05: Plant Selection: Natives versus Non-Natives – The Science of Gardening
It’s a given that native plants make better choices for home gardens than non-native ones. We are confident that they will produce the optimum habitat for wildlife and are best adapted to flourish in the local soils and ecosystems. But are those “truths” supported by garden science? The ways in which imported species might improve biodiversity in your landscape and garden may surprise you.

06: Plant Selection: Function and Form – The Science of Gardening
Your landscaping can offer privacy, guard against soil erosion, reduce temperature, control storm-water runoff, create habitat for wildlife, and much more in addition to its aesthetic value. Discover how to choose the right plants for each area on your property based on their morphology, growth rates, and physiology to help you accomplish your unique objectives.

07: Plant Selection: Finding Quality Specimens – The Science of Gardening
Starting with the healthiest specimens—not, as we frequently like, the largest—is half the fight won in good landscaping. Discover how to evaluate the quality and health of nursery plants by looking for signs of quality and health from the crown to the ground. You can also determine the health of the roots by using the “tippy test,” root flare, surface roots, and suckers on single-trunk trees.

08: Soil Preparation and Protection – The Science of Gardening
“Turn off the fertilizer before you plant!” It’s likely that you have heard that warning several times. However, research on gardening has shown that many common practices—such as feeding your plants every time you plant—are not sustainable nor required. Find out how to add organic matter to your garden in a more natural approach that will protect the soil’s structure and provide nutrients for your plants.

09: The Truth about Mulch – The Science of Gardening
Find out about the several varieties of mulch available, such as wood, glass, and compost, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each based on science. You can combine different types of mulch to make a landscape that is not doing well into one that is more sustainable and healthy by taking into account your particular site conditions and personal style.

10: Planting for Survival – The Science of Gardening
The need to drastically alter the method we’ve been planting trees for the past 50 years is supported by current research. Discover why the “old” technique of bare-root planting is supported by plant science, despite the opinion of nursery professionals that it is contentious. Due to the fact that a robust root system will more effectively sustain a robust crown, this method may increase tree survival.

11: Aftercare for New Plants – The Science of Gardening
After planting your new plant, how should it be cared for? Learn the fundamentals of caring for recently transplanted trees and shrubs, including when to water, mulch, fertilize, stake, and prune, as well as why these practices may vary in later seasons after the plant is well-established. Are you unsure whether the roots of your recently planted tree are growing healthily? Try the test of wiggles.

12: Plant Nutrition: Evidence-Based Fertilizing – The Science of Gardening
The purpose of fertilization is to match the right sources of nutrition with the demands of your soil and plants, including micro- and macronutrients and other chemical requirements. You can decide which nutrients are lacking, which may already be present in hazardous amounts, and whether or not to purchase organic by knowing the results of your particular soil test.

13: The Art and Science of Pruning – The Science of Gardening
Ever notice a tree cut that has been sealed with tar or similar substance? Anyone saw a whole crown cut off? We now know that both of these frequent behaviors are bad for the plant. Discover the ideal times and techniques for pruning that will promote long-term, healthy tree growth using applied plant physiology and science-based recommendations.

14: Creating Safe Food Gardens – The Science of Gardening
Although it might seem sense that veggies from your backyard garden would be safer and healthier than those from the store, making that assumption could be hazardous. Are there any dangerous elements in your garden soil, particularly lead or cadmium? If so, find the best way to react by making plant selections or imaginative garden design choices.

15:Water-Wise Landscaping – The Science of Gardening
Gain information about transpiration, photosynthesis, and plant biochemistry to safeguard water quality and minimize water use. Water-wise practices that will help conserve water include designing adjustments to the garden, selecting plants based on their morphology and color, and adding mulch and shading to prevent evaporation.

16: Diagnosing Diseases and Disasters – The Science of Gardening
Not illness or pests, but inadequate horticultural techniques are the primary cause of plant mortality in home gardens. This comprehensive book will teach you how to identify and address any issues with plants, as well as when they will recover themselves. Additionally, you’ll be able to recognize the early warning indicators of future issues so you can address the situation before it becomes too late.

17: Gardening CSI: Case Studies – The Science of Gardening
Take a virtual field trip to observe ill plant specimens and discover how to use the science of plant physiology to diagnose their issues. Tree girdling, plants that grow smaller over time rather than larger, burned shrubs, and other things will be visible. Knowing the physiology underlying these issues will help you identify and address any potential failing plants in your yard.

18: Integrated Pest Management – The Science of Gardening
Chemicals to eradicate pests from your garden, be they insects, plants, or other living things, are widely available. However, integrated pest management offers a better, more methodical, scientifically based strategy with less chemical inputs for long-term health. Instead of trying to get rid of the pests, integrated pest management (IPM) aims to determine how much you can tolerate their presence and then use the right management strategies.

19: Understanding Pesticides – The Science of Gardening
Yes, there is a time and place for using chemical insecticides sparingly in your garden—as a last resort to address particular issues. Find out why you should never use home cures advertised online or in non-science-based publications; instead, always stick to those that have been approved by the EPA and your state department of agriculture. Do synthetics necessarily provide a greater ecological risk than organics? You’ll take aback.

20: What to Do about Weeds – The Science of Gardening
It’s likely that if you own a garden in the United States, you are aware of the harm that can be inflicted by tamarisk trees, English ivy, kudzu, and purple loosestrife. Each of these resilient plants has the ability to establish a monoculture very quickly, which limits the amount of varied animal habitat and drives out other plant species. Find out the most effective science-based methods for managing these plants.

21: What to Do about Insects – The Science of Gardening
Increase plant diversity, set up “trap” plants, use repellents and techniques, such as a simple garden hose, to manage insects before turning to chemical sprays, which kill all insects, not just the pests you’re after. But be aware of your “enemy” before taking any action. Making the best management decisions requires an understanding of the insect’s life cycle and reproductive physiology.

22: Taking Care of Herbivores – The Science of Gardening
Slugs, mice, moles, rabbits, squirrels, deer, and other herbivores might cost a lot of money to keep out of your garden. However, the majority of those purchases would be worth little to nothing, particularly if the surrounding environment is under a lot of feeding pressure. Find out about the limited number of safe and efficient solutions. And never forget that your garden may be your companion as well as “man’s best friend.”

23: Tackling Garden Myths and Misinformation – The Science of Gardening
Who can you trust if not the neighborhood gardening dealer or the online home remedy? Make informed decisions about your gardening based on science by evaluating the reliability, applicability, correctness, and intent of the material you read. Discover the critical distinction between correlation and causation, the important function that peer review plays, and how to avoid over-extrapolation and improper scientific application.

24: Applied Garden Science: Success Stories – The Science of Gardening
The restoration of wetlands and a home garden project are two particular transformation tales that highlight the value of science-based planning by taking into account factors like soils, temperature, sunlight, moisture, water table, and potential pests. Discover how to become a contributing citizen scientist by asking the difficult questions and evaluating the reliability of the responses, rather than just taking the simple route.

DETAILS

Overview
When scientists examine home gardens and landscapes, one fact stands out: The leading cause of landscape failure is not disease and it’s not pests-it’s our own gardening practices. The Science of Gardening will help you create a beautiful and sustainable home garden guided by the newest information from applied plant physiology, biology, soils science, climatology, hydrology, chemistry, and ecology. From now on, you won’t need a green thumb to get your garden to grow; you’ll have science on your side!

About Instructor of The Science of Gardening
Linda Chalker-Scott
ALMA MATER
Oregon State University
INSTITUTION
Washington State University
“What we do have is a young and growing body of science-based information that can help us create and maintain sustainable gardens and landscapes. I’m excited to share the information with you throughout this course.”

Linda Chalker-Scott is an associate professor of horticulture at Washington State University and an Extension Specialist in Urban Horticulture. Her dissertation, which focused on the physiology of woody plants under environmental stress, was awarded a Ph.D. in horticulture by Oregon State University.

Linda Chalker-Scott has held positions as an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington and Buffalo State College. She holds academic credentials as well as certifications from the International Society of Arboriculture and the American Society of Consulting Arborists as a Certified Arborist and Consulting Arborist, respectively.

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott is the author of multiple science-based books for landscape professionals and gardeners, as well as several publications in peer-reviewed journals. These include the National Association of County Agricultural Agents and the American Horticultural Society-award winning books The Informed Gardener, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, and How Plants Work: The Science behind the Amazing Things Plants Do.

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott oversees an educational outreach program for homeowners, Master Gardeners, landscape professionals, restoration ecologists, and landscape architects in her capacity as an Extension Specialist. Over 25,000 people have attended the more than 400 workshops she has given since 2004. In addition, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott was one of the original Garden Professors—a team of academics that use social media and blogs to educate gardeners with knowledge based on science.

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