Gardening Websites

Wicked Plants -- Amy Stewart
http://www.amystewart.com/wickedplants.html

Edible Landscapes
http://www.garden.org/ediblelandscaping/?page=edible-flowers
A section of the website of the National Garden Association, and a place where gardeners can find educational resources, and inspiration. Charlie Nardozzi is a gardening communicator who has appeared on PBS, HGTV, Discovery Channel, and is a spokesperson for the National Garden Association, based in Vermont.

Garden Lady
http://www.gardenlady.com/
C.L. Fornari is well know to us as a gardening expert. On her website, she features a list of her favorite plants for each year, articles she has written, and speeches she has given. Her very interesting blog shares her philosophy of life and makes connections to all sorts of spiritual aspects of gardening and life. The blog is at this address:
http://wholelifegardening.com/blog/

Paul Parent Garden Club
http://www.paulparent.com/index.php
This well known gardening personality has articles from his shows on topics including horticulture, perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, lawns, flowers, herbs, vegetables, cooking, and gardening supplies. His Sunday morning radio show has been syndicated for 23 years. You can sign up to receive the podcasts if you don't get up early enough! He organizes garden trips (to Croatia this year), suggests gifts for gardeners, and includes recipes such as Aunt Minnie's pickles! There are also a lot of very helpful resources on the website.

About.com: Gardening
http://gardening.about.com/
This commercial site has lots of ads. It also has lots of information and photos and the ability to do searches on specific topics. Links go to an A to Z plant guide, Bulbs 101, Fall Gardening, Garden Design, Organic Gardening. There are subgroups for flowers, Vegetable and Fruit, Pests and Problems, lots of Garden Photo Albums for Ideas, and videos. One in particular caught my eye: How To Install A Drip System. Marie's Blog is a very readable section of this site that deals with so many of my interests.

My Garden Guide
http://mygardenguide.com/index.php
"The most comprehensive gardening resource on the web." Here you will find a Plant Encyclopedia with 40, 000 plants that covers plant care and maintenance as well as plant identification. Search by USDA Zones, scientific name, or common name. You will also find Gardening FAQs, a Green Gardening Glossary, Ask the Expert section. Garden Tutorials and Pocket Garden Guides, which are chock full of gardening how-to information to help you achieve success in the garden. The Daily Dirt newsletter can be sent to your email to remind you of such things as Hosta Cleanup Time!!

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Sustainable and Urban Gardening
http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/
Practical answers from nature loving garden gurus. Now having a debate on whether or not to rake leaves, what to do with leaves if you do rake, and lots of gorgeous photos of plants and shrubs.

Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
http://www.capecodextension.org/home.php
News, factsheets on insect pests and blights, soil testing, master gardeners, plant clinic hotline, ticks and lime disease information, Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod program, and guidelines for planting in conservation areas.

Pine Tree Nursery
http://www.pinetreenursery.com/
Lovely website for one of our two local nurseries. Includes timely reminders of what could be done in the garden. Also includes a nice photo gallery.

Agway Nursery
http://www.agway.com
This site has a Know How section for lawn and garden, pests, and wild birds, and a How To section for pests, weeds, and projects.

Cape Cod Times -- The Garden Club with Natalie Spence
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=MEDIA0307

The Chatham Garden Club
http://chathamgardenclub.org
A wonderful site full of information of interest to Chatham Garden Club members! Features The Shelf, a collection of articles by garden club members, photos of members, beautification sites, current flyers, Festival of Trees information, Christmas Luncheon flyer, meeting information, and membership information.

You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8VFIpxsYaU
Sal Pedi was visiting the Atwood House Museum and Sear Park this summer and took some wonderful photos that he made into a seven minute video and put it up on You Tube.

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