Focuses on environmentally sound lawn care practices including mowing, fertilizing, irrigation, aeration, thatch and weed management. (2000) – 24 SLIDES, SCRIPT, HANDOUTS.

Beginning with a discussion of how lawn pesticides affect the environment, this video goes on to give practical tips and suggestions for growing and managing healthy lawns without pesticides. (1996) – VHS VIDEO (26:00), GUIDEBOOK.

Two-part production covering various aspects of mower operation in highway maintenance programs. Part I (14:30) covers pre-operation inspection of the mower and power equipment used in mower operation. Part II (14:20) discusses the actual mowing operation, as well as good mowing procedures on roadsides and median areas.   VHS VIDEO  (29:00)

Points out hidden hazards of right-of-way mowing and suggests ways to deal with them.  (1996) - VHS VIDEO  (24 min.)

3/31/98 UWEX satellite videoconference.  Provides basic information on soil origins, varieties and fertility to help gardeners make informed decisions about the need, type and quantity of liming and fertilizer materials to apply for turf, vegetables, ornamentals and other managed areas. Emphasizes the use of soil testing as a tool to help home owners make appropriate nutrient application decisions. VHS VIDEO, PRINT MATERIALS. (1998) - VHS VIDEO  (120 min.)

Step-by-step instructions for establishing a lawn from seed or sod. 19 SLIDES, SCRIPT, HANDOUTS. (2000)

Host Shelley Ryan and her guests look at a variety of things green.  They learn how to keep lawns green and healthy with a minimum of care and chemicals.  Then they learn how to plant and grow asparagus by following a few simple guidelines, ending with a lesson in how to make asparagus soup and a roasted asparagus salad.  Finally Ryan travels to Lodi and discovers how the community banded together to create a living memorial with daffodils. (2010) - DVD  (29 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan shares tips on late summer projects including: culling gardens, extending the vegetable harvest, drying cut flowers, seeding a lawn, lawn care, protecting vegetables from insects and garden diseases.  (1993) - VHS VIDEO  (42 min.)

Master Gardener Shelley Ryan and her guests focus on the care and feeding of lawns in Wisconsin. Topics covered include: lawn establishment, reclaiming a weedy lawn, creeping charlie, lawn diseases and solutions, thatch, compaction & shade, no-mow mix, and the top lawn care questions.  (1996) - VHS VIDEO  (26 min.)

Shelley Ryan & her  guests focus on water management issues in your backyard.  They look at a way to create a flower bed in nine inches of gravel that requires no water; learn about Prickly Pear Cactus as well as other cacti; how to conserve water while keeping a    lawn healthy and finally, ways to prevent storm water runoff in our own driveways with water permeable concrete. (2011) - DVD  (29 min.)

Melinda Meyers, Milwaukee County Extension Horticulture Agent discusses a variety of ways of handling yard waste including composting, leaving grass clippings on the lawn, selecting the right plants for the right location to reduce the need to prune and using waste as a mulch. Includes instructions for several composting methods.  (1990) - VHS VIDEO  (17 min.)