Dealing with plants that aren't turf seems like just one more headache for superintendents, but it doesn't have to be. Lisa Barton, director of outside operations and horticulturist for Manufacturers' Golf and Country Club, talks about how to work with ornamentals without as much frustration. <p>Books mentioned in the episode: <p>Manual of Wood Landscape Plants, Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation & Uses by Michael A. Dirr <p>Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael Dirr <p>Insects that feed on Trees and Shrubs by Warren T. Johnson
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