• Bookstores have shelves filled with gardening books and magazines.
• Libraries and nationwide Cooperative Extension Offices which are free to the public.
• Gardening clubs and newsletters.

Internet Plant Resources

http://plants.usda.gov/
United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service Plant's Database

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html
The United States Department of Agriculture operates the Cooperative Extension System. They can be a great source of information.

http://www.plant-names.com/
Learn how to pronounce and understand the names of plants.

http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/
Cornell University Poisonous Plants Informational Database.

http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/Plantguide/
Fine Gardening Plant Guide

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/
PlantFiles plant identification database

http://www.hostalibrary.org/
Photo database specific to Hostas.

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/
Gardening tips and help for the beginner and veteran gardener.

http://www.gardenweb.com/
The Internet's garden and home community.

http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/
Missouri Botanical Garden

http://www.webgarden.osu.edu/
Ohio State University WebGarden Plantfacts

http://www.gardenguides.com/
Plant database and garden tips.

http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/
Clematis on the Web.

http://www.mariacinque.com/
The resources page has lots of helpful information. Some specific links for those of you that garden in the New York area. Look around the rest of the site for articles, tips, and events.

http://www.ahs.org/index.html
The site is filled with great information. For plant research go to the “Internet Community and Links” page and take a look at the “Specific Plants by Category” section.

Valecroft Nurseries
Free advice to help and guide the novice gardener.

Gerbera.org
The official website of the Gerbera Association: all you want to know about this popular cut flower, the Gerbera daisy: growing, care, seeds, diseases and cures.


Plant Vendors That Provide Good Research Information

http://www.monrovia.com
The About Our Plants section has an informative Plant Library Search.

http://hostapatch.com/index.php
Descriptive information about Hostas.

http://www.waltersgardens.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.main
Detailed information on over 1,000 perennials


In-Print

The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
By American Horticultural Society, Edited by Christopher Brickell and Judith D. Zuk