Orange County Gardeners
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 ARBORETUMS and
 PUBLIC GARDENS

Butchart Gardens - Vancouver Island, Canada
4 gardens in an abandoned limestone quarry.

Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain. Georgia
Retreat with numerous gardens and accommodations

Centennial Heritage Museum - Old Kellogg house in
Orange County, California

Chicago Botanic Gardens  - Glencoe, Illinois
Plant collections, gardens and searchable database

Coastkeeper Garden  at Santiago Canyon College in
2007 will feature Calif native habitats and drought
tolerant plants.

Conservatory of Flowers  San Francisco, California
from the Victorian era.

Dallas Arboretum  - Dallas , Texas
Plant collections, gardens & research

Descanso Gardens  - La Canada Flintridge,
California. Historic site with numerous collections

The Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy  - San
Clemente, California.  Historic site with wilderness
preserve.

The Fells - Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire.
Estate with gardens and wildlife refuge.

Fullerton Arboretum   - Fullerton, California.  
Botanical garden with collections of plants from
around the world.

Getty Center Garden   - Los Angeles, California
Gardens designed by an artist.

The Getty Villa - Malibu, California
Gardens designed as a setting for a Roman villa

Greenwood Gardens  - Short Hills, New Jersey
a center for the study of nature, historic preservation,
and conservation.

The Hortense Miller Garden  - Laguna Beach,
California. Range of plants that can be grown in
Southern California.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and
Botanical Gardens   San Marino, California

Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center  
Riverside, California

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden -
Arcadia, California.  Historical site and botanic garden

Lotusland   - Santa Barbara, California
Estate with many gardens created by Ganna Walska
an opera star.

Maloof Gardens   - Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Six acre, low-water use, home garden with many
native plants,

Mathias Botanical Garden  - UCLA campus,
Westwood, California.  Gardens with tropical and
subtropical plants.

Moorten Botanical Gardens - Palm Springs,
California.  Collections of cacti and desert plants.

New York Botanical Garden   - Bronx, New York City,
New York. A museum of plants, 50 gardens. Mertz
Library

Quail Botanical Gardens  - Encinitas, California
35 acres of various collections and gardens.

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden - Claremont,
California.  California native plants in a naturalistic
landscape setting.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew   - London, England.  
Well known in the world. Multitude of projects.

The Ruth Bancroft Garden - Walnut Creek, California
demonstrates the beauty and excitement possible in
a water-conserving landscape

Sherman Library & Gardens  - Corona del Mar,
California. Museum of living plants and research
library

South Coast Botanic Garden - Palos Verdes
Peninsula

Theodore Payne Foundation    Sun Valley, California
wild flowers and native plants, nursery, book and
seed store, education center

U. S. Botanic Garden  - Washington, D C
Plant collections and more.

U. S. National Arboretum  - Washington, D C
Research and plant collections from around the world

Virginia Robinson Gardens - Beverly Hills, California

Western Hills Rare Plants - Occidental,Ccalifornia
an extensive selection of the rare and unusual
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

California Department of Food & Agriculture

California Integrated Waste Management Board

Orange County Fair &  Exposition Center; Centennial
Farm

Orange County Farm Bureau

Orange County Harbors, Beaches & Parks

Orange County Vector Control District

Santa Ana River Watershed Alliance

U. C. Cooperative Extension -  Orange County

U. C. Integrated Pest Management

U. S. Department of Agriculture - Gardening

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Official Time
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GARDEN PUBLICATIONS
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Gardeners 2007"
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Plant and Garden Organizations
Garden events, locations and dates
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BULBS, SEEDS ,
PLANTS & BAREROOTS

Abundant Life Seed Foundation - London, Oregon.
Heirloom vegetable plant seed.

Antonelli Brothers Begonias  - Santa Cruz,
California

Bay Laurel Nursery & Catalog  - Atascadero,
California. Bareroot fruit trees, shrubs etc. Growing
information.

Bountiful Gardens -  Willits, California.  Extensive
list of vegetable seed and is a noteworthy source of
grains.

Burpee Seed Co  - Warminster, Pennsylvania.  
Seeds and other garden supplies.  Plant
information.

Epies by Pat   - Placentia, California.
Epiphyllums and day lilies

Find Nurseries.com

Garden Crossings - Online Garden Center   -
Zeeland, Michigan.
Clematis and new & unusual perennials

Howard Dill Enterprises
Giant Pumpkin Seeds

Jim Hunter's Epi Universe  - Orange, California.  
Epiphyllums and much more.

McClure & Zimmerman Bulbs  - Friesland,
Wisconsin.  Flowerbulbs.

Old House Gardens    Ann Arbor, Michigan
Heirloom flower bulbs.

Native Seeds -  Tucson, Arizona.   Specializes in
seeds of crops of the Southwest and northern
Mexico from Indian tribes.

Rare Palm Seeds  

Renee's Garden Seeds  - Felton, California.  
Vegetable, herb & flower seeds from around the
world

Seed Savers Exchange -  Decorah, Iowa. Excellent
catalog of many hard-to-find varieties derived from
exchanges over the years.

Sunrise Seeds  - Union City, Indiana. Flower,
vegetable & etc seed.

Sweet Peas  - Sebastopol, California. Sweet pea
seeds

Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants -  
Charlottesville, Virginia. Seed for heirloom annuals,
perennials and food plants.(seeds by zone)   

Top Tropicals.com

Virtual Seeds- Astoria, Oregon.  Garden seeds and
decor.
COLLEGES

Fullerton College, Horticulture Dept
Fullerton, California

Orange Coast College,
Costa Mesa, California

Saddleback College, Horticulture Dept  
Mission Viejo, California
CRITTERS

Audubon Society

Bee Gardens     
University of California, Berkeley

Beekeeping Resources
Orange County, California

Bees

The North American Butterfly Association

Butterflies and Moths of North America
Searchable database by Big Sky Institute at
Montana State University

Obsession With  Butterflies  Trabuco Canyon

Caterpillars

Coyotes

Hummingbirds

Natural History of Orange County, California

Orange County Vector Control

The Pollinator Partnership

North America Pollinator Protection Campaign

What's That Bug? Los Angeles, California
GENERAL GARDEN and
PLANT INFORMATION

Art Knapp Information library  - British
Columbia, Canada. Plant information.

The Backyard Gardener

Botany dept - Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC  - collections, images,
research and more

Botanical.com

Calflora  California wildflowers.  Plants
Database

Dave's Garden

diy network  gardening

DIY Life Gardening and plants

emilycompost - Celebrating gardening

Floral Architecture
extensive photo library of plants

Garden Bookworm lists of gardening books

Garden California by Jim Clatfelter

Garden flowers of Southern California

Garden Guides

Garden History Links

Gardenscape

The Garden Spot   a large selection of
on-line resources from Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California

Garden Watchdog   
directory of gardening sources

Garden Web

Google Images

Guide for Fruits and Seeds

Home and Garden Tips

Home and Garden Tv

Hort Corner

Horticulture Research and Information
Center

Horticulture Purdue University

Horticulture!

Hortus Bulborum     
Treasury of historical bulbs

How Stuff Works "Lawn & Garden Channel"

The International Plant Names Index   
Database of the names and associated
basic bibliographical details of all seed
plants, fern and fern allies.

In the garden with Jim 'n Jen
Gardening in Southern California

Killer Plants

Julie Bawden Davis

Maureen Gilmer

Orange County Gardeners

Plant Files   plant database

Plant Image Collection

Plant Image Gallery

Plant Scout   vendors that sell what you are
looking for
    

Plant of the week

PLANTS-national database

Plants to Grow Database

Pronouncing Botanical Latin

Proven Winners

Robert Smaus Garden

University of California Research &
Information Centers

The UpBeet Gardener


Wildflowers of Southern California

Zone Finder
SPECIFIC PLANT SOCIETIES
(Plant information usually included on website)

African Violets
African Violet Society

Azaleas
Azalea Society of America

Bamboo
American Bamboo Society

Begonias
American Begonia Society

Bonsai
American Bonsai Society

Bromeliads
Bromeliad Society International

Bulbs
Pacific Bulb Society

Cacti & Succulents
Cactus & Succulent Society of America

Camellias
American Camellia Society

Carnivorous Plants
International Carnivorous Plant Society

Chrysanthemums
National Chrysanthemum Society

Clematis
American Clematis Society

Clivia
North American Clivia Society

Cycads
The Cycad Society

Cymbidiums
Cymbidium Society of America

Daffodils
American Daffodil Society, Inc

Dahlias
American Dahlia Society

S F Dahlias
Dahlia Society of California

Epiphyllums
Epiphyllum Society of America
S D Epiphyllums
San Diego Epiphyllum Society

Ferns
American Fern Society

Fuchsias
American Fuchsia Society

Geraniums
International Geranium Society

Gerberas
Gerbera Association

Gesneriads
Gesneriad Society

Hemerocallis
American Hemerocallis Society

Herbs
The Herb Society of America

Hibiscus
American Hibiscus Society

Hostas
American Hosta Society

Hoyas
International Hoya Society

Hydrangeas
American Hydrangea Society

Iris
American Iris Society

Reblooming Iris
Reblooming Iris Society

Ivy
American ivy Society

Lilies
North American Lily Society

Native Plants
California Native Plant Society

Orchids
American Orchid Society

Palms
Palm Society of So. California
Palms
International Palm Society

Peony
American peony Society

Plumeria
The Plumeria Society of America

Primroses
American Primrose Society

Rare Fruit
California Rare Fruit Growers

Rock Gardens
North American Rock Garden Society

Roses
American Rose Society

Seed Savers
Seed Savers Exchange

Tropical Ferns & Exotic Plants
Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society
SPECIFIC PLANT INFORMATION

Carnivorous Plants
John Green's Carnivorous Plants

Compost
Organic Waste Management

Desert Plants
Desert Plants

Fruit
Fruit and Nut Research

Herbs
Henriette's Herbal Homepage

Herbal Gardens

House Plants
Healthy House plants

House Plants Information

Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas

Orchards
California Backyard Orchard

Plumerias
Plumerias

Perennials
Perry's Perennial Pages

Poisonous Plants
Poisonous Plants Informational Database

Giant Pumpkins
Pumpkinmania!
Big Pumpkins

Succulents
Succulent Plants

Trees
American Forests
Dendrology at Virginia Tech
International Society of Arboriculture
L. E. Cooke Wholesale Tree Nursery

Vegetables
Common Problems for Vegetable Crops

Water
Water Conservation

Weeds
Weeds, Pests & Diseases

Wildflowers
California Wildflowers
Desert Wildflowers
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
PESTS and DISEASES

The American Phytopathological Society
study and control of plant disease

California Invasive Plant Council

Diaprepes root weevil

How to Manage Pests

Watering, Weeds, Pests & Diseases
ORGANIZATIONS

Audubon Society

Back to Natives Restoration

Botanical Society of America

California Farm Bureau

California Garden Clubs

California Garden and Landscape History Society
 
California Horticultural Society

Creative Floral Arrangers of the Americas, Inc

Garden Club of America

The Garden Conservancy

Garden History Society

The Gardeners of America/Men's Garden
Clubs of America

Los Angeles Conservancy

Mediterranean Garden Society
Southern California Branch

The Mulch Community

The National Arbor Day Foundation

National Garden Clubs

National Gardening Association

The Nature Conservancy

Northwest Horticultural Society

Pacific Region Garden Clubs

San Diego Horticultural Society

San Francisco Botanical Garden Society

Southern California Botanists

Southern California Horticultural Society

Western Horticultural Society
NURSERIES & SUPPLIES

Annie's Annuals
Richmond, California

Armstrong Garden Centers
Southern California

Cistus Nursery
Sauvie Island Oregon

Compleat Botanica
software to organize your plant collections
Sebastopol, California

Easy to Grow Bulbs.com
Oceanside, California

Fern Nursery
Bellevue, Washington

Flowerdale Nurseries
Orange County

Gardener's Supply Company
Burlington, Vermont

Gardens Alive
Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Granite Hill Gardens Nursery
Riverside, California

Jackson and Perkins
Medford, Oregon

Kellogg Garden Products
Carson, California

Marilyn's Own
Chino, California

Papa Geno's Farm
Martell, Nebraska

Rancho Soledad Nursery
Rancho Santa Fe, California

Red Pig Garden Tools
Boring, Oregon

Smith and Hawken
Novato, California

Tree of Life Nursery
San Juan Capistrano, California

Weidners
Encinitas, California

Weston Gardens   
Fort Worth, Texas

Windowbox
Vernon, California
MISCELLANEOUS

Corona Clipper

E Z Green

Free Trees and Plants

Mimi's Cyber Kitchen
MASTER GARDENERS

Los Angeles Master Gardeners

Irvine  O C Master Gardeners

Orange County Master Gardeners

Pima County Coop

Univ of Ariz. Coop Ext

Tucson Organic Gardeners
MAGAZINES, BOOKS
& NEWSPAPERS

Allison Mia Starcher
"Good Bugs for Your Garden"

American Horticulture Society

Botany illustrations

California Gardener

California Native Plant Society Publications

Fine Gardening

Garden Compass Magazine

Horticulture

Kew Books

Los Angeles Daily News

Los Angeles Times

New York Times

Orange County Register Garden Section

Pacific Horticulture

Timber Press Horticulture Books

"English Style Gardens"

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