Resources

3 Essential Steps to Hiring a Landscaper - key points to consider when looking for a landscaper. Also provides nice list of links to landscaping organizations.

Informative Videos:

Why Bees are Disappearing

Forums:

Helpful Gardener: Browse numerous topics or ask questions on all things gardening. Requires an account to post.

Seed and Planting Materials:

Fedco Seeds - Organic heirlooms and hybrids that do their best in the Northeast.

High Mowing Organic Seeds - Over 600 varieties, some grown locally on their Vermont farm.

Pinetree Garden Seeds - Vegetables, flowers, tubers and plants including organics. Seeds are sold in smaller quantities more attractive to the home gardener.

Select Seeds - Specializes in old-fashion and unique heirloom flowers, including organics.

Thyme Garden Herb Company - Herb seeds and plants for culinary and medicinal uses.

General Gardening:

Gardening Basics - everything you need to know to start gardening! Good information for the novice, and a great resource for educators looking to implement a gardening program.

Growing Wisdom - covers a wide variety of topics including organic gardening, lawn care, tools, and garden design.

Horticulture Magazine - gardening tutorials, plant information and more.

Homeowner's Guide to Landscaping and Gardening - provides many useful resources for projects, inspiration, and conservation.

Kid's Gardening - a resource by the National Gardening Association that provides help with school gardening, family gardening, grants and fundraising, etc.

Plant Something! - consumer website by the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association and Massachusetts Flower Growers’ Association. Flower and vegetable tips and resources just for the Massachusetts gardener.

Bird Friendly Gardening:

Grow Native Massachusetts - Great resource for information on native plants and their instrumental role in supporting birds, butterflies and other wildlife.

National Audubon Society - Offers a database where you can enter your zip code to find a list of bird friendly native plants for your area.

Pollinator Gardens:

Pollinator Partnerships

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services - Pollinators

Vegetable Gardens:

Gardening Tips and Resources - instructive site for vegetables, herbs, flowers and more. Nice resource to help schools and children learn how to garden.

In My Kitchen Garden - A fun site with tips and yummy recipes for your garden bounty.

New England Vegetable Management - a site for commercial vegetables growers from the University of Massachusetts. Great information on soil practices, pest management and much more.

Small Space Vegetable Gardening - Nice site for the gardener working in small spaces. Discusses ways to plant to economize on space, soil requirements and vegetable choices.

Veggie Gardener - a "how to" site with tips and tricks for growing your veggies.

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