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This list provides links to a range of sites, all or most of which are owned by organizations other than the University of Massachusetts Extension, owner of the site you are now reading. These links have been selected with the intention of providing high-quality, non-biased information suitable for the general public. However, UMass Extension offers and suggests no guarantees as to the accuracy or usefulness of the information provided by other organizations and websites.
New England Extensions, other Government Agencies and Universities
UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program
The UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Team operates
within the Agriculture and Landscape
Program of UMass Extension. The
team works closely with the UMass
Extension Turf Team and
the UMass Extension Integrated
Pest Management Team to
educate landscape, nursery and turf professionals by providing programs
and research-based information on the best horticultural practices and
technology for environmental stewardship in nursery and landscape management.
UMass Extension Bookstore
Find many unusual and informative publications on gardening-related
topics, plus links to on-line publications.
University of Massachusetts Extension Home Horticulture links
Links to a variety of home gardening web sites.
University
of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Education Center
Check the FAQs or Fact Sheets for home and garden questions, or
send your question by e-mail.
University
of Maine Cooperative Extension Publications Catalog, Lawn & Garden
More than 680 UMCE publications, many available in HTML or PDF,
in addition to printed and available through catalog orders. Also
has information on UMCE newsletters and Emergency Response fact
sheets.
University
of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Family, Home & Garden Education Center
Fact sheets available on topics from backyard livestock to wood heat.
University
of Rhode Island Landscape Horticulture Program GreenShare factsheet index
Information on insect and animal pests, fruit, yard and garden,
landscape, ornamentals, trees and shrubs, vegetables and turf.
University
of Vermont Extension - Vermont Master Gardener
Seasonal tips, articles, book reviews, and links of interest to gardeners.
Massachusetts
Department of Food and Agriculture: Home Gardening - Vegetables
Home gardening, from bedding plants to weeds, plus common garden
pests and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Vegetable section
has information on 27 vegetables, asparagus to yams.
United
States Department of Agriculture: Home Gardening
The Home Gardening section includes information on gardening,
fruit production, and landscaping, plus backyard conservation,
plant hardiness zones, organic vegetable gardening, and much more.
Home
and Garden Information Center (Clemson University)
Hundreds of pages of research information on landscapes, gardens,
and indoor plants; insects, diseases, and other problems; food
safety and preservation. Available in HTML and PDF files. Search
for specific words is also available.
Web Garden - Horticultural and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective (The Ohio State University)
Plant Facts - an international resource for answers to your plant
questions; two-minute text and video tutorials; plant dictionary
with photographs; plus a "pocket gardener" - download
your own set of plant guides and photographs.
Organizations and clubs
Berkshire Botanical Garden
The Berkshire Botanical Garden is a country garden featuring plants
that thrive in the Berkshires. You can visit the garden with the
virtual tour on the website.
Boston Gardens
Timely information on many gardening topics plus a calendar of
related events, tours, plant sales, lectures and exhibits.
Ketzel
Levine's Talking Plants
Audiofiles of the NPR radio program plus written summaries on
many topics as varied as water-wise gardening and how good plants
escape into the wild and become aggressive invaders. You can send
questions to the weekly Q&A.
Massachusetts
Horticultural Society
Information on news, events, education and research, job and volunteer
opportunities, and more.
National
Garden Clubs, Inc.
Provides education, resources, and networking opportunities to
promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and environmental
responsibility.
The
National Gardening Association
Regional reports, Q & A library, article library, how-to projects,
pest control library, and much more.
New
England Wild Flower Society
Promotes the conservation of temperate North American plants through
conservation, education, research, and horticulture. Website has
information on courses, events, the Garden in the Woods, jobs,
links, publications, and more.
Northeast
Organic Farming Association (NOFA), MA Chapter
Farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote healthy food,
organic farming practices, and a cleaner environment. The Website
offers information on conferences, genetic engineering, community
gardening, organic lawn care practices, and more.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
The
Worcester County Horticultural Society operates Tower Hill Botanic
Garden in Boylston, Mass. Explore the distinctive gardens on
the Web site.
Western
Massachusetts Master Gardeners
Links to many gardening, pest management, and botanical sites.
Wildflower Center
The Native Plant Information Network’s goal is to assemble
and disseminate information that will encourage the cultivation,
conservation, and preservation of wildflowers and other native
flora throughout North America.
Fruit
All
About Apples
Got an apple question? Send it in!
Northwest
Berry and Grape Information Network
Information from Oregon State University on fruit growing, research,
markets and trade, resources, and news, divided into Northwest
Resources, U.S. Resources, and Global Resources.
Pruning
and Training Fruit Trees
An online slide show from PennState Agricultural Sciences.
Small-Scale
Fruit Production: A Comprehensive Guide
An on-line manual for people who wish to produce fruit on one
acre or less, and who are not licensed to use pesticides.
Companion planting
Insect
Control: Companion Planting
Repel harmful insects and attract useful insects with companion
planting. Suggestions from the Insect Control Branch of the Winnipeg
Community Services Department for plants that attract, repel,
or trap insects from ants to yellowjacket wasps.
Trees and shrubs
Gardenline:
Trees and Shrubs
Fact sheets from the University of Saskatchewan on 31 tree- and
shrub-related topics, including choosing trees and shrubs, tree
problem diagnosis, espalier, and winter injury.
Vegetables
Average First and Last Frost Dates for Massachusetts
Average first and last frost dates for Boston, Greenfield, Haverhill, Hyannis, New Bedford, Rochester, and Springfield as compiled by the National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Gardenline:
Vegetables
Fact sheets from the University of Saskatchewan on 34 topics,
from blackleg to warm season vegetables go undercover.
PlantFacts
Ohio State University's searchable fact sheet database. Guides
from 46 universities and government institutions across the US
and Canada. Over 20,000 pages of Extension fact sheets.
Turf
University
of Massachusetts Turf Program
Information sources for home gardeners and landscapers in addition
to information for professionals in the turf industry.
AgNIC:
Turfgrass
The Agriculture Network Information Center of Penn State University's
searchable list of topics and connections to information for each
state.
