Garden and Farm Links

Gardening

 

BOTANY.COM - http://www.botany.com/
Encyclopedic database of plants listed by their common and botanical names.

NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION - http://www.garden.org/
A national leader in garden-based education, research, and the promotion of environmental stewardship.

For more inforamtion about the National Gardening Association, go to http://www.garden.org/whoweare/whoweare.asp

PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/home/index.html
Contains Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s list of Gold Medal Plant Awards that recognize trees, shrubs and woody vines of merit.

For more information about the
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, go to  http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/aboutus/index.html

PLANT FACTS - http://plantfacts.osu.edu/
Large multi-media database from Ohio State University, containing facts on: plants, horticultural terms, plant diseases, and insects.

USDA/NATIONAL ARBORETUM INVASIVE PLANTS PAGE - http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/invasives.html
Website provides inofrmaiton on invasives plants.

For more information about the National Arboretum, go to http://www.usna.usda.gov/Information/historymissn.html

Small Farms
SMALL FARMS@USDA - http://www.usda.gov/oce/smallfarm/
Resources, benefits and services offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for small farmers.

For more information about Small Farms@USDA, go to  http://www.usda.gov/oce/smallfarm/sfintro.htm