Online Plant, and Planting Information Guide
One of our primary missions at the GPPA is education. We believe that an informed gardener is a happy and successful gardener. Today there are many sources of information online that can help you be your best when you play in the dirt. Here are some of our suggestions for specific information you may need to make your dream garden come to life.
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin DE ©️Liane Schleifer
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Local Garden Societies / Institutional Sites
Atlanta Botanical Garden - Horticulture Page
Atlanta Cactus & Succulent Society
Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
UGA Department of Horticulture, Extension
NonLocal Public Garden Societies/Institutions Sites
American Horticultural Society
The American Rhododendron Society
Cactus and Succulent Society of America
Hardy Plant Society - MidAtlantic Group
International Clematis Society
J.C. Raulston Arboretum (NC State) - videos also helpful: JC Raulston Educational Videos
Mt. Cuba Center - especially Trial Garden Reports which test natives and cultivars considering
pollinators
North American Rock Garden Society
Pennsylvania Horticulture Society
U.S. Plant Hardiness Zone Maps
Garden Oriented Magazines Worth a Look
The American Gardener (Magazine of the American Hort. Society)
Garden Blogs Worth a Look
Dr. Allan Armitage's You Tube Page
The Garden Professors' Blog - especially interesting:
Amend Soil? How to plant perennials, shrubs and trees correctly
Root Washing - The Act, Root Washing - Results
Prairiebreak - Blog of Panayoti Kelaidis (Denver Botanic Gardens)
Walter Reeves - The Georgia Gardener
Great Gardener's Sites for Plant / Planting Information
Edgewood Gardens, the garden of John Lonsdale in Exton PA. John specializes in Cyclamen, Trillium and Galanthus; he doesn't amend, fertilize and he root washes.
