Resources

This page lists resources and horticultural links that you might find useful.

Also, here are links to pages for files that can be downloaded by MGs and Homeowners/Gardeners.  Of course, all files can be downloaded by all.

The latest USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map!  It also has an interactive map that is accurate down to street level!

Files for Gardeners
Files for Master Gardeners

Gardening Tips By Month

Recommended Readings

• Great Plant Guide, American Horticultural Society
• Sunset Basic Gardening Illustrated
• Ortho Books (various books on specific gardening topics
• Taylor's Guide to Gardening Techniques
• Best of Organic Gardening, Rodale Press
• The Pocket Garden Troubles Expert, Dr. D.G. Hessayon
• Home Landscaping:  Mid-Atlantic Region, Roger Holmes and Rita Buchanan
• Anyone Can Landscape, Joel M. Lerner
• Lasangna Gardening, Patricia Lanza
• Perennials:  A Growing Guide for Easy, Colorful Gardens, Emma Sweeney
• The Container Garden:  A Practical Guide to Planning and Planting, Tomasina Tarling
• The Southern Gardener's Book of Lists:  The Best Plants for all Your Needs, Wants and Whims, Trigg Chaplin
• Let It Rot!, Stu Campbell

Great Links!

• Virginia Cooperative Extension
• The Colonial Beekeepers Association
• Turf Weeds
• Fertilization Calculator
• THE TOP 100! (Most commonly asked hort questions) Click on the Resources link, then FAQ
• 2000 Agronomy Handbook
• American Horticultural Society
• Department of Horticulture
• Establishing Lawns
• Home and Garden Information Center - Clemson University
• Insect Identification
• Plant Disease Factsheets
• US National Arboretum
• Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Hardiness Zone
• Master Composter
• Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications
• Attracting Beneficial Insects
• Pest Management
• USDA Plant Database
• Virginia Tech Weed Index
• The Virginia Living Museum
• The Virginia Zoo
• Williamsburg Botanical Garden
• Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
• The Newport News Green Foundation
• Flower Delivery.  Not a delivery service, but a wonderful source of information.

 

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