Public Resources

• Horticulture
• Government/Schools
• Plant Societies
• Books
• Blogs
• Articles

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Horticulture

​American Public Gardens Association​
American Beauties Native Plants
​A Way to Garden
Bringing Nature Home
Carolyn's Shade Garden
Coseytown Dahlias
Dave's Garden
EcoBeneficial
Flower Design
Garden Answer
Garden Design​
Garden Supply

• Composting
• Flower Gardening
• ​Landscaping​
• Pests/Diseases

Mt. Cuba Calendar
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
NGC Flower Show Handbook
PA Horticultural Society Gold Metal Plants Database
Philadelphia Botanical Club
Stroud Water Research
The Garden Conservancy
Tiffany Perennials & The Gardens At Mill Fleurs
Vegetable Gardening
​Wildflower Center

Government/Schools

PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

​Penn State Univ. Dept. of Horticulture
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USDA Dept.of Agriculture Plants Database

U. of DE Cooperative Extension

• Plants for a Liveable Delaware
• Controlling Backyard Invaders
• Livable Plants for the Home Landscap
• Livable Ecosystems:  A Model for Suburbia​

 Plant Societies
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African Violet Society of America
American Conifer Society
American Daffodil Society
American Fern Society
American Gourd Society
American Hermerocallis Society
American Orchid Society 
Azalea Society of America
Bromeliad Society International
DE Native Plant Society
Delaware Nature Society
​Herb Society of America
Magnolia Society
Maryland Native Plant Society
Native Plant Society of New Jersey
New England Wild Flower Society​
North American Rock Garden Society
​PA Horticultural Society Events
​Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
The American Hosta Society
The American Hydrangea Society
​The Perennial Plant Association

Books
Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife by David Mizejewski
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy
Flower Arranging Secrets by Jane Godshalk
Glorious Shade by Jenny Rose Carey
Growing and Propagating Wildflowers by Bill Cullina
Noah's Garden by Sara Stein
The Layered Garden by David. L. Culp
Bee and Pollinator Books by Heather Holm

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Blogs
A Way to Garden 
​Fine Gardening 
​​PHS Gardening 
​The Natural Web​
In Defense of Plants
US Forest Service Pollinators
Lavender: How to Prune for Winter

Articles

Dr. Tallamy's Presentation about the ways insects interact with plants.
The Master Gardener's Articles
Reblooming Amaryllis
​Blooming Christmas Cactus
​​Owls
Why Gardeners Should Stop Using Peat​​
​​Spongey (Gypsy) Moth Control