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Resources Care and Planting of trees and Shrubs. Deer Resistant Trees and Shrubs. Flower Color and bloom time in Zone 5/6. Interesting Leaf Color, Shape and Fall Color. You may have already been there and done that, but just in case you haven't; some sites that may speed up a search. Plant and Gnome is not responsible for the content of any external websites and does not receive any 'kickbacks' for linking you to them. The Garden Watchdog is a neat web site that offers independent reviews of mail order garden nurseries. You can rate us or read what people say about us by following the link below. Rate Plant and Gnome at the:
Home page: http://gardenwatchdog.com/ Want to find out more about PayPal our Credit Card processor ? Event Websites Vandalia Heritage Series Garden Festival held in Charleston WV, April: http://www.wvculture.org/ WV State Folk Festival held in Glenville WV, June: http://etc4u.com/folkfest/index.html
Garden Information Seeking advice about gardening in your area. Some regional
Extension and
University sites. WVU Extension: www.ext.wvu.edu/ Ohio University:
www.ag.ohio-state.edu/ University of Kentucky:
www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/homehort2.html University of Maryland:
www.agnr.umd.edu/mce/ Virginia Tech University:
www.ext.vt.edu/resources Penn State University:
http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/exten.html Deer resistant gardening. A very comprehensive and good article on deer
resistant trees, shrubs and perennials, can be find
at the WVU
Extension site. The following site has quite a database of
plants and advice for designing gardens; http://www.mydeergarden.com/ Plants, Nurseries, Arboreta Georgia University Professor and woody plant authority, Dr Michael Dirr, has
a site
worth looking at to keep abreast of new plant introductions; http://www.nobleplants.com/ We have never brought anything from these guys but we are often asked to ship
West of the Rockies. This nursery has an extensive catalogue and ships all over the
US. http://www.forestfarm.com/ Visiting this site from Ireland or the UK? My old friends at Future Forests supply lots of interesting plants by mail
order;
http://futureforests.net/frames.htm Some of the hottest perennials start their lives up a mountain in WV under
the guidance of impresario Barry Glick. Really a wholesale nursery, but offers a
sample tray to the public, and great pictures of extensive plant collection; and
Hellebores.
http://www.sunfarm.com/index.phtml
http://www.floralacres.com/default.htm This one is a mail order, for those
of you who can't get 'Daylilly's' out of the bloodstream. Over 700 varieties, and a A.H.S. Display Garden.
We are more fond of the pick your own Blueberries. Charleston WV gardeners may also find plants and inspiration in the 3/4 acre
display garden at local garden center Terrasalis.
http://www.terrasalis.homestead.com/index.html Visiting Gardens is always helpful to see how plants grow and look out of a pot. WVU is
starting a Botanical Garden in Morgantown, WV; http://www.wvbg.org/ A National list of arboretums and gardens can be found at: http://www.aabga.org/ Growing children or inspiration to get them there; http://www.kidsgardening.com/ Business Charleston's Design Shop and Local Artist: http://www.markwolfedesign.com/ National Green Business Network:
http://www.coopamerica.org/CABN/connections/ Organizations Charleston Garden Club:
http://www.homestead.com/kanawhagardenclub/index.html WV Citizen Interest Group: http://www.wvcag.org/ |
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