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Reference Sites

Michigan State University Extension

       Ornamental Plants Plus
       http://www.msue.msu.edu/imp/modzz/masterzz.html

       Landscape Alert Newsletters
      http://www.ipm.msu.edu/land-cat.htm

       MSU Extension Service--Information Access Center
      http://www.msue.msu.edu/iac/iacmain.html

       MSU Turf Weeds
       www.msuturfweeds.net

Ohio State University

       Webgarden
       http://webgarden.osu.edu/

       Ohioline
       http://ohioline.osu.edu/lines/hygs.html

Other University Resources

       Cornell University Gardening Resources
      
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu      

       North Carolina State University: Plant Fact Sheets
       http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets

       Rutgers Extension
       http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/pubs/subcategory.asp?cat=5&sub=1001

       University of Illinois Extension: Hort Corner
       http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/index.html

      University of Maryland Plant Diagnostics
      http://plantdiagnostics.umd.edu

       University of Minnesota Extension Service
      
http://www3.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=5

       University of Missouri Extension
      
http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/hort/index.htm

       University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
      
http://infosource.uwex.edu/subheads.cfm?headingid=2

Hort Source
http://www.hortsource.com/index.htm

National Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/

Heat Zone Map from the American Horticultural Society, www.ahs.org/publications/heat_zone_map.htm
Site has a zip code zone finder to easily determine your garden's heat zone and choose plants accordingly. The heat zones complement the well-known system of USDA Hardiness Zones.

Frost Dates Selector, http://www.victoryseeds.com/frost/mi.html
Shows average dates for first and last frosts for selected cities in Michigan. (Site also includes other U.S. states and Canada.

Plant Hardiness Zone Map from the USDA, http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
Use this map for information about your hardiness zone, which is one guide to indicate a plant's ability to withstand an average minimum temperature.

Master Gardener Society of Oakland County
http://www.mgsoc.org/

Emerald Ash Borer
http://emeraldashborer.info/
http://www.hrt.msu.edu/ash.alt

Bug Guide
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

Browsing Sites

Gardener's Network
http://gardenersnet.com

About.com
http://gardening.about.com

Growing Lifestyle
http://www.growinglifestyle.com/h/garden/index.html

Garden Gate
http://garden-gate.prairienet.org

Gardening Launch Pad
http://gardeninglaunchpad.com/

Garden Web
http://www.gardenweb.com/

Northern Gardening
http://northerngardening.com

Lewis Gardens
http://www.lewisgardens.com/

Garden Watchdog
http://gardenwatchdog.com

National Wildlife Federation
http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/

Renegade Gardener
http://renegadegardener.com/

Oakland Conservation District
http://www.oaklandcd.org/

National Pesticide Information Center
http://npic.orst.edu/


National Gardening Association
http://www.garden.org

Backyard Gardener
http://www.backyardgardener.com

American Horticultural Society
http://www.ahs.org

Garden Guides
http://www.gardenguides.com/

Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/garden/

Better Homes & Gardens
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/gardening/

Martha Stewart
http://www.marthastewart.com/gardening/

Gardening 123
http://www.gardening123.com/

Michigan School of Gardening http://www.michigangardening.com

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard

National Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/index.html

Plant Michigan
http://plantmichigan.com/

Mail Order Gardening Association
http://www.mailordergardening.com/

Gardening Periodicals & E-books

Garden Design
http://www.gardendesignmag.com

Garden Gate
http://www.gardengatemagazine.com

Horticulture
http://www.hortmag.com/

Fine Gardening
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/index.asp

Organic Gardening
http://www.organicgardening.com

Audubon Backyard
http://www.magazine.audubon.org/backyard/backyard0109.html

Gardening E-books
http://catalog.btpl.org/search~S4/d?SEARCH=gardening
 

Specific Plants and Related Societies

American Daffodil Society
http://www.daffodilusa.org

American Dahlia Society
http://www.dahlia.org/

American Hemerocallis Society
http://www.daylilies.org/daylilies.html

American Hosta Society
http://www.hosta.org

American Iris Society
http://www.irises.org

American Rose Society
http://www.ars.org/

All America Selections
www.all-americaselections.org

All-American Rose Selections
http://www.rose.org/  

The Butterfly Site
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/gardening.shtml

Butterfly Website
http://butterflywebsite.com

Daylilies Growing Along the Information Highway
http://www.daylilies.com/daylilies/index1.html

Henriette's Herbal Homepage
http://henriettesherbal.com/

Herb Society of America
http://www.herbsociety.org

Hummingbirds.net
http://www.hummingbirds.n et/

International Society for Arboriculture
http://www.treesaregood.com

Lawn Institute
http://www.turfgrasssod.org/lawninstitute/index.html

Michigan Forestry & Park Association
http://www.mfpa-isa.org/INDEX.HTM

Michigan Invasive Plant Council
http://forestry.msu.edu/mipc/

National Arbor Day Foundation
http://www.arborday.org/

National Chrysanthemum Society
http://www.mums.org
 

Michigan Forestry & Park Association
http://forestry.msu.edu/mfpa/selecting_trees_for_plantin.htm

National Wildflower Research Center
http://www.wildflower.org/

North American Lily Society
http://www.lilies.org

North American Rock Garden Society
http://www.nargs.org/

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/ bflyusa.htm

New Jersey Agricultural Weed Gallery
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/weeds/default.asp

Perry's Perennial Pages
http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/

Premium Plants
http://www.premiumplants.net/

Plantamnesty
http://www.plantamnesty.org/

Rosarian
http://www.rosarian.com  

Treelink
http://www.treelink.org

Rose Reference Database,
www.everyrose.com

Seed Savers
http://seedsavers.org

Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority
http://www.socwa.org/lawn_and_garden.htm

U.S. Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center
http://www.bulb.com

The Water Garden
http://watergarden.com/index.php#

What Tree Is It?
http://www.oplin.org/tree/

Wildflower Association of Michigan
http://www.wildflowersmich.org

Windowbox.com
http://www.windowbox.com

Yardcare
http://www.yardcare.com

 

Botanical Gardens

Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
http://www.aabga.org

Botanique.com
http://www.botanique.com/tourmast.html

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
http://www.bbg.org/

Chicago Botanic Garden
http://www.chicago-botanic.org/

U.S. National Arboretum
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/gardeningr.html

W.J. Beal Botanical Garden
http://www.cpp.msu.edu/beal/
 

Composting

Master Composter
http://www.mastercomposter.com

Digital Composter
http://digitalseed.com/composter/
 

Natural/Native Landscaping

Green Landscaping
http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/

Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
http://www.midwestlandscapeplants.org/index.cfm

Wild Ones
http://www.for-wild.org

Wildflowers in Bloom
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/wildflowers.html

HealthyLandscape.com
http://www.healthylandscapes.com/


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