Links & How Tos

Plant catalogs & databases

United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database

Plant Selection Program, Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series, University of Minnesota

Perennial Resources, design & encyclopedia

Bailey Nurseries

Easy Elegance Roses

Endless Summer Hydrangeas

Monrovia

Terra Nova Nurseries Perennials

Walters Gardens, Inc. Perennial Library

Houseplant care database

University of Minnesota Plant Info, collection of plant databases


Fresh Cut Flowers
Drummers Floral

Len Busch Roses, care of cut flowers

Bloomin’ Blog & Ask a Bloomin’ Expert


How To…
How to grow houseplants with the University of Minnesota

Grow Houseplants, care, culture with Texas A & M Extension

Start Seeds Indoors with the University of Minnesota

Use Native Plants in the Garden, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Backyard Conservation, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Home Vegetable Gardening, Kitchen Gardens International

Mulch, what, when and how much?, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Plant a Shrub, Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series, University of Minnesota

Plant a Tree, Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series, University of Minnesota

Pruning Trees & Shrubs, comprehensive guide from University of Minnesota

Recycle Plastic Plant Pots & Trays in Minnesota

Maintain woody plants like trees, shrubs, vines and more, Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series, University of Minnesota

Know when to prune, University of Iowa Extension


Water Gardens
 Aquascape Ponds

International Water Garden Society

Protect against invasive species, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

PondCare


Gardening Resources

Garden Minnesota Consumer Resources & Guide , Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association

American Horticulture Society

Backyard Habitat for Birds & Other Wildlife

Diagnose plant diseases

Gardening with kids for parents and teachers

Iowa State University Extension

Minnesota Horticulture Society

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

National Gardening Association

Shrub selection tool

United States Department of Agriculture Home Gardening

University of Minnesota Extension Gardening

Garden Design Inspiration, Monrovia Nurseries

Design, plant selection, techniques, implementation & maintenance,
Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series, University of Minnesota


Products, Ideas & more Resources
Bonide, disease, insect & pest repellants and controls

Como Park Conservatory, St. Paul

Espoma, Natural Gardening Solutions

Garden Minnesota
 Check us out in the Minnesota Grown Directory

North Star Stone & Masonry (Mankato Brick), landscape hardscape supplies

SunGro Horticulture

Versa-Lok, retaining wall systems idea book