Sierra Vista Area Gardeners Club
LINKS
Arizona Cooperative Extension University Of Arizona-Tucson, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Arizona Flora and Fauna Image Gallery The Arizona Flora and Fauna Image Gallery is an online collection of plant, animal, and plant disease images. It was a collaborative effort between University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The plants are listed by both common and scientific names.
Arizona Native Plant Society The Arizona Native Plant Society is a statewide nonprofit organization devoted to Arizona's native plants. The site has information on rare native plants, invasive plants, conservation and plant laws. there's also a link to another site the society maintains, called Grow Native: Don’t Plant a Pest public education campaign. there are several links to other sites of interest to high desert gardeners as well.
Arizona Range Grasses Their description, morphology and growth patterns.
Arizona Weeds, An Illustrated Guide by Kittie F. Parker.
Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture, (Baja AZ), is a 501c3 non-profit organization working to increase local sustainable food production and marketing in southern Arizona.
Beneficial Insects for the Garden Information and images of beneficials for the garden by the Galveston County Master Gardeners.
Botanical.com has a great index of herbs and other plants. There's also a smaller index of poisonous plants, some conversion tables and recipes. Includes the hypertext version of "A Modern Herbal",written in 1931 by Mrs. M. Grieve.
Botanique: portal to gardens, arboreta and nature sites.
Butchart Gardens: a national historic site in Canada; a 55 acre garden located in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Cochise County Master Gardeners research based horticultural information appropriate for Cochise county environments about gardening, food production, landscaping, native plants and environmental stewartship.
Compostguide.com: a complete guide to composting.
Desert Survivors is a Tucson retail outlet for native plants, but what makes it unique is that many of its employees are adults with disabilities. It was founded in 1981 by Dr. Patterson, a Tucson psychologist. The nursery grows and sells only bioregional species that are found within 500 miles of Tucson.
Diamond JK Nursery is a nursery in Sonoita, AZ which specializes in native and native adaptive plants for the arid desert of the Southwest. They also carry plants that do well in the arid desert elevation such as fruit trees, shade trees, shrubs and bedding plants. Their site includes a summary of selections, including yard art and pots. There's also recipes from the garden and an article on how to protect plants from deer.
Dirt Doctor, The, Howard Garret Natural Organic Gardening and Living.
Emily Compost an Internet plot with a garden of information!
Gardener's Network is dedicated to providing gardeners with an Internet community to deliver comprehensive lawn and garden information, content, and resources. There's a huge "how to grow" section as well as jokes, kid's stuff and a garden mall of products and services for gardeners.
Gardening in Water a great site put out by our own Angel Rutherford. It has several articles on pond keeping as well as others on high desert gardening. It also has links to water gardening sites, nurseries and Cochise County Master Gardeners.
GardenWeb.com virtual library Gardening links galore! A wealth of information on composting, landscaping, houseplants & pests.
Growing Herbs in the Home Garden extensive resource on growing herbs. Includes historical information, advice on growing, harvesting and preserving herbs and then information on individual herbs.
Herbarium of the University of Arizona a database of over 150,000 plant specimens, most from Arizona.
High Country Gardens Garden Center and Gardening Tips.
History of Gardening Timeline includes historical information from the fields of gardening, horticulture, farming, agriculture, botany, natural history, and ecology.
iVillage Garden Web The Internet's Garden & Home Community.
Kew Gardens Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, London England.
Kitchen Gardeners International promotes the localist food of all, globally. It is a nonprofit group, founded in Maine. It's mission is to empower individuals, families, and communities to achieve greater levels of food self-reliance through the promotion of kitchen gardening, home-cooking, and sustainable local food systems.
Little River Nursery A local wholesale operation that sells cacti and wildflowers at Sierra Vista Farmer's Market and the SV Swap Meet. They sell only local plants that will adapt to our climate. the site offers many pictures of cacti and wildflowers as well as critters. You also can send your gardening questions to them for answers.
National Gardening Association News, expert advice and references for US gardeners.
Orchids-how to grow How to grow and care for orchids including tips and information to grow eye-catching orchids.
Organic Gardening Growing organic from A-Z and green solutions.
Organic Kitchen Huge resource for organic food producers, restaurants, markets, vineyards and organic. Also has thousands of recipes.
Plantcare.com Indoor Houseplants database of over 2600 species and genera of indoor plants.
Cheri Melton's Potting Shed Cochise County Master Gardener, educator and labyrinth enthusiast; Cheri is all of these and her website gives you information on all these topics and so much more. If you want to plant your first garden, find gardening basics here. If you'd like to plant according to the lunar calendar, check out this site. A little quirky at times, but packed full of gardening information.
Poisonous Plants Informational Database, Cornell University.
Rain Barrel Guide How to use rain barrels for water collection.
Sunset Magazine Climate Zones In addition to the USDA hardiness zones, Sunset Magazine also has climate zones used by many gardeners. It's also the climate zones used in their very popular "Western Garden Book".
The African Violet Society of America, Inc: International society with members nationally and locally in the US. Has a magazine, events, library, faqs, and venders online.
The Master Gardener Journal University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County.
Several Tucson Garden Clubs are listed at this link.
Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Membership news and events as well as a large database of cacti and succulents and a plants forum.
Vegetable MD Online Cornell University site of vegetable diseases with pictures. Includes disease alerts and links to other sites of interest. there's also a plant disease diagnostic clinic.
Virtual Library of Botany and Plant Biology enormous virtual library of botany and plant biology sites and resources.
Web Garden, Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective, originally developed by Ohio State University; now merged with several other collections. Includes images, videos, faqs. glossary and a search engine.
Wildflower Information Wildflowers classed by type, region of the US, years of growth and habitats. Wildflowers can be sorted by common or botanical name, color, height, North american growing region, USDA zone, sun or shade preference, years of growth, soil preference or moisture needs.
Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona descriptions and photos of over 350 species of wildflowers from Tucson and surrounding Pima county Arizona. Has wildflowers coded by color and includes scientific and common names. there's also a section on poisonous plants and links to toher wildflower sites.