DLC Learning Center

Welcome to the Learning Center! Here you will find a wide range of information on caring for your own yard. Click on any of the titles below to view an in-depth educational article on the topic.

TURF

TREES

PLANTS, SHRUBS, FLOWERS AND CACTI

Overseeding

Overseed Watering

Fertilizing Rye Grass

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Care for Winter Lawn

Benefits of Not Overseeding

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Caring for Dormant Bermuda

Turf Transition

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Emerging Bermuda

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Aeration

Dethatching

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Artificial Turf

Kill Rings
 

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Tree Planting

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Tree Staking

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Tree Pruning

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Tree Pruning Case Study

Topping vs Pruning

Care for Young Trees

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Pruning Palms

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Stunted Growth

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Tree vs Monsoon

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Frost Damage-Tree Recovery

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Frost Damaged Ficus

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Suckers

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Citrus Trees

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Citrus Tree Maintenance

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Acacia Salacina

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Chinese Pistache

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Planting and Caring for New Plants

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Plant Replacement

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Shrub Pruning

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Cacti and Other Succulents

Ornamental Grasses

Bougainvillea

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Brittle Bush

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Mexican Fencepost

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Ocotillos

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Winter Annuals

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Summer Annuals

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Wildflowers

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Frost Damage

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Caring for Frost Damaged Plants

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After Frost Care

Sightline Maintenance

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Butterfly Gardening

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IRRIGATION AND WATER

WEED CONTROL

PEST CONTROL

Water Management​

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Less Water, Healthy Plants

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Uncapped Emitters

Weed Control

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Weed Identification

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Dodder

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Buffelgrass

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Desert Broom

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Mistletoe and Witches Broom

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Nutsedge

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Saltcedar

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Spurge

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Agave Snout Weevil

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Flatheaded Borer

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Mealybugs

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Scale Insect

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Skeletonizers

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Whiteflies

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FUNGI AND BACTERIA

MISCELLANEOUS

FURTHER RESOURCES

Catclaw Rust

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Fairy Ring

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Oleander Blight

Javelina

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NAOS

Monsoon Storms

Landscape Resources