Links
Government Resources
Cooperative Extension Services
Locate your extension service online.
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA provides a home gardening resource.
USDA Plants Resources
Information on plants published by USDA.
Magazines
The American Gardener
The American Horticultural Society’s online magazine.
BirdsandBlooms.com
Magazine specializing in flowers and bird.
ChicagoLand Gardening magazine
Magazine for Chicago gardeners.
Carolina Gardener
Gardening information for the Carolinas.
Fine Gardening
Magazine for avid gardeners.
OrganicGardening.com
Magazine for "Green" gardeners.
Southern Living Online
Magazine for Southern gardeners.
WaterGardening.com
The magazine for water gardeners of all experience levels.
Horticulture Magazine
The leading gardening magazine in America for enthusiastic gardeners.
Garden Design
Gardening luxury and style magazine.
Garden Gate
A helpful guide to gardening and design.
Texas Gardener
Advice on the specifics of Texas gardening.
Bonsai Empire
How to grow Bonsai trees.
Organizations
Safelawns
A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting natural lawn care.
The American Horticultural Society
Educational resource developed by the American Horticultural Society.
The Garden Club of America
An organization committed to stimulating knowledge and love of gardening.
The Garden Club of Virginia
An active member of the Virginia Conservation Network that promotes gardening in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Encourages the science and practice of horticulture.
National Gardening
The National Gardening Association –sponsored site.
The National Home Gardening Club
One member site affiliated with the National Home Gardening Club.
National Garden Clubs Inc
Another member site affiliated with the National Home Gardening Club.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Seeks to improve quality of life and create a sense of community through horticulture.
Men's Garden Clubs of America
Plant Societies
The African Violet Society of America
The American Conifer Society
The American Hemerocallis Society (Daylilies)
The American Dahlia Society
The American Fern Society
The American Hosta Society
The American Rhododendron Society
The American Rose Society
The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center
Azalea Society of America
International Palm Society
American Camilla Society
Public Gardens
Portal to Gardens and Nature Sites
Locate public display gardens in North America.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
ChanticleerGarden,org
"Pleasure garden" in Wayne, PA by Philadelphia.
Chicago Botanic Garden
385 acres of gardens in the Windy City.
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The world's largest outdoor living history museum is in Williamsburg, Virginia, about 150 miles south of Washington, D.C.
Ladew Gardens
Topiary garden in Monkton, MD by Baltimore.
Longwood Gardens
A premier horticultural display garden in Kennett Square, PA by Philadelphia.
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, VA.
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
George Washington’s home on the Potomac river near Alexandria, VA.
Morris Aboretorium
An interdisciplinary center that integrates art, science and the humanities.
The US Botanic Garden
The oldest botanic garden in North America located in Washington, D.C.
The United States National Arbetorum
Conducts research, provides education, and conserves and displays trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants in Northeast Washington, D.C.
The New York Botanical Gardens
One of the oldest and largest botanical gardens on Earth.
Urban Farming
Growing Power
MacArthur Genius Award-winner Will Allen’s city farming organization started teaching teens and others to till the land in 1993.
Sweet Water Organics
Repurposing vacant industrial space for an aquaponics enterprise growing greens and fish.
City Farmer (Vancouver)
One of the earliest sources for information on urban farming on the internet came online in 1994.
Gardening Experts
Melinda Myers - Midwest Expert
Melinda founded Milwaukee’s Master Gardener program and continues to pass on her expertise in a variety of media and as a public speaker.
Walter Reeves - Southern Expert
Walter Reeves is known as the Georgia Gardener and provides his expertise on southern gardening in his radio show, website, and other media outlets.
Paul Parent - Eastern Expert
Paul Parent hosts the "Paul Parent Garden Club" Sunday mornings 6-10am EST for the last 27 years. Paul loves to teach what he has learned from others to everyone he meets or listens to him, either at his lectures or on the air.
GardenLife - Bryan Main, John Bagnasco & Sharon Asakawa - Western Experts
Join GardenLife every Saturday from 8-9 AM Pacific Time as well as Sunday from 8-10 AM Pacific Time.
Paul Tukey - Natural Landscape Care Expert
PaulTukey is Safelawns founder and spokesman and is America's foremost public speaker on the subject of natural landscape care. He often consults with municipalities, golf courses, public institutions and lawn care professionals about making the organic lawn care transition.