Gardening Websites
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American Horticultural Society
https://www.ahsgardening.org
Gardening resources, seasonal tips, national events calendar
The Arbor Day Foundation
http://www.arborday.org
Online tree identification guide, Arbor Day celebrations
Better Homes and Gardens—Gardening
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/
Garden plans, growing guides, flower gallery, slide shows
The Bug Review
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bugreview/
Identify and control garden and household insects
The Consumer Horticulture Center
http://extension.psu.edu/consumer-horticulture
Fact sheets, links from The Pennsylvania State University
Container Gardening
https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/container-gardens-7-238/
Growing plants in pots
Dave’s Garden
http://davesgarden.com/
Plant finder, gardening forums, consumer reviews
The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania
http://www.pagardenclubs.org/
Projects, educational opportunities, youth contests
Garden Toad’s Companion Plant Guide
https://gardentoad.com/grow/companionplants/
Growing specific plants together for beneficial uses
Garden Writers Association
http://www.gardenwriters.org/
Professional gardening communicators who issue awards and administer charitable and educational programs
GardenWeb
http://www.gardenweb.com/
HortiPlex plant database,directory, botanical glossary
Greater Philadelphia Gardens
http://www.greaterphiladelphiagardens.org/index.asp
Resource for information about public gardens in the Philadelphia area
The Herb Society of America
http://www.herbsociety.org/
Herbal guides, color images
kinderGARDEN
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm
Gardening with children
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
http://www.wildflower.org/
Native Plants Database
Montgomery County—Penn State Extension
http://extension.psu.edu/montgomery
Fruit production, lawn care, compost, newsletters, and more
National Garden Bureau
http://www.ngb.org/
Grow flowers and vegetables from seed, GrowLab Program for schools
National Gardening Association
http://www.garden.org/
Regional reports, garden calculators, pest control, plant finder
Ohio State University WebGarden
http://webgarden.osu.edu/
Extensive collection of multimedia gardening resources
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/gardening
Customized local garden guides, monthly projects, resources
Pennsylvania Garden Websites
https://visitpa.com/articles/gardens-and-arboretums-pennsylvania
Garden related sites in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
http://phsonline.org/
Philadelphia Flower Show, urban greening, Gold Medal Plants
PLANTS Database
http://plants.usda.gov/
Fact sheets, plant guides, images
The Seed Site
http://theseedsite.co.uk/
Extensive information about seeds, images, database
Square Foot Gardening
http://taylor.uwex.edu/files/2010/05/SquareFootGardeningNew2009.pdf
Raised bed gardening basics and details
Trees Are Good
http://www.treesaregood.org/
Consumer tree care, fun facts
You Bet Your Garden
http://whyy.org/cms/youbetyourgarden/
Website companion to the WHYY-FM Philadelphia public radio program on 90.9 about organic gardening
You Grow Girl
http://www.yougrowgirl.com/
Contemporary approach to organic gardening with forums and fun projects