Regional Links

Greater Philadelphia Gardens (useful list with links to each garden's website)

New Jersey Gardens (incomplete but useful list, including garden clubs and associations)

Delaware Valley Water Garden Society (local membership organization focusing on water gardening and pond keeping)

New Jersey Master Gardener Program (information about the program and useful guides)

Philadelphia Horticultural Society (the sponsor of the Philadelphia Flower Show and a major regional presence. Check its calendar for upcoming events and also its online newsletter, The Wired Gardener.)

South Jersey Orchid Society (HSSJ members Kathleen Harvey and Frank Heiler invite others to attend its meetings and events)

Visit NJ Farms (useful site for locating farms and farm nuseries open to the public. Sponsored by the N.J. Department of Agriculture and Rutgers University)

Educational and Horticultural Links

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (excellent collection of short guides for growing all sorts of plants)

Dave's Garden (very useful site that connects you with other gardeners around the country sharing their experience and advising on all sorts of things, from mail order nurseries to growing plants in specific regions)

Garden Rant (an irreverent, funny and informative blog by four women gardeners/writers. Always changing. Nice article in Washington Post about them.)

Golden Gate Magazine Videos (several dozen short video tutorials on a broad range of gardening topics)

Herbaceous Perenials (superb site from Cornell University; search by common or scientific name)

How to Grow Your Own Vegetable Garden (a dozen useful online video clips by master gardener Ed Bruske to get you started)

Kitchen Gardeners International (focus on vegetable gardening, with useful online video tutorials)

Seed Savers Exchange (nonprofit organization of gardeners saving and sharing heirloom seeds)

Soul of the Garden (a wonderful site that links gardens and nature to the philsophy of life; explore it at leisure but be sure to reflect on the Quotes)

Weekend Gardener Monthly Web Magazine (even if you're more than a weekend gardener, you may find the articles, tutorials, and short instructional videos at this site useful)

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