Good Gardening Links
General Gardening Sites
Pest Management
Local Gardening Societies
Plant Societies
Conservatories and Botanical
Gardens
New England Weather from the National Weather Service
The University Of Massachusetts Extension Service
This site has a lot of information on gardening and agriculture
in Massachusetts.
MasterGardeners.com Your Link To Master Gardener
Programs
Information on and links to Master Gardener organizations
worldwide.
Botany
Common and scientific names of plants, descriptions, and more
Weeds
Good for weed identification
Giant Hogweed http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/pestalert/giant_hogweed.htm
Information of this new area pest
The
American Horticultural Society
This site has excellent information on gardening in general and
provides links to many other gardening sites.
Hort.net
Gardening information and a great photo gallery of plants and
flowers.
All-America Selections
The home page for All-America seed and plant selections.
University of Maryland Home and Garden Information
Center
This has another e-mail hotline
The Master Gardener Show
Web site associated with a new television program. It has lots of
good gardening links.
Ohio State Extension Service
Fact sheets on a wide range of gardening topics
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences
Numerous free publications.
Garden Archeology
From Cornell, learn about the archaeology of gardens. Good links.
Plantswap.net
A gardening forum and photo gallery where members can trade plants and seeds and
organize community swap meets.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
The UMass IPM site. A guide to the best way to control pests in
your garden
Biological Control Methods
Information on biological control methods from Cornell
University.
Purdue Garden Pest Site
This site has information on garden pests and photos which can
help identify them.
New York State IPM Site
More information on IPM in zones 4-6.
University of Maine Garden Site
IPM for many fruit and vegetable crops.
A Gardener's Calendar for Pest and
Nutrient Management
Month by month guide to pest control and feeding your plants.
Other Local Gardening Organizations
Pioneer Valley Water Garden &
Koi Club
This club specializes in water gardens and is a good resource for
new pond owners
Northeast
Organic Farmers Association of Massachusetts
Information on organic farms and organic farming techniques in
Massachusetts.
The Greenfield Garden Club
Plant Societies - By Plant Name
Alpine Garden Society www.alpinegardensociety.org
The Androsace Group www.androsace.org.uk
American Bamboo Society
American Clivia Society http://www.AmericanCliviaSociety.org.
Cyclamen Society www.cyclamen.org
American Hemerocallis Society - Daylilies
North American Dianthus Society www.geocities.com/
American Fern Society
American Fuscia Society
American Gloxinia & Gesneriad Society
The North American Gladiolus Council
Hemerocalis - Pioneer Daylily Society http://patriotdaylilysociety.org/
American Hosta Society
American Iris Society
Dwarf Iris Society
Species Iris Group of North America www.signa.org
World Iris Assoc. & Historic Iris Preservation
Society
Penstemon Society www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~awolfe/Penstemon/Penstemon.html
American Peony Society
American Primula Society www.americanprimrosesoc.org
North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) www.nargs.org
Scottish Rock Garden Club www.srgc.org.uk
American Rose Society
Saxifraga Society www.saxifraga.org
New England Wildflower Society
Conservatories and Botanical Gardens
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Durfee Conservatory
Tower Hill Botanical Garden
Smith College Botanic Garden
Mount Holyoke Botanic Garden
The Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
Grandmother's Garden
Stanley Park
Other Sites of Interest
Rachel's Table
Donate your surplus garden produce to feed the hungry!
Plant a Row for the Hungry
Donate your excess produce to local food banks
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