LINKS - MORE RESOURCES GARDENS & CLUBS

Public Gardens

• Bloedel Conservatory
• British Columbia’s Gardens (Public & commercial gardens around Vancouver & Victoria)
• Darts Hill Garden Park
• GVRD Regional Parks
• Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden
• Glendale Gardens & Woodland (Horticulture Centre of the Pacific)
• Riverview Horticultural Society (Check the site for public tree walks)
• Summerland Ornamental Gardens
• UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research
• VanDusen Botanical Garden
• The Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden

Botanical Reference

• Backyard Insects
• BC Flora (A searchable database of BC's plants maintained by the UBC Botanical Garden)
• BC Government Ministry of Agriculture & Lands Pest Management site
• Bug Guide
• Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
• E-Flora BC (An Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia)
• Fine Gardening's Guide to Pronouncing Botanical Latin
• Online Plant Guide (More than 8,000 digital images)
• Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada
• Plant Explorers (A resource for individuals who photograph or paint plants)

Gardening & Horticulture

• Centre for Urban Horticulture
• Gardening BC (All purpose gardening site with Brian Minter)
• Garden Works (Lots of local gardening news and tips)
• Great Plant Picks (Award winning plants for BC & the Pacific North West)
• Heritage Perennials
• I Can Garden (A Master Gardener from Alberta has put together an entertaining site which includes tips on landscaping & virtual garden tours)
• Puyallup Research & Extension Center (Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott’s site at Wash. State Univ.)
• Plant Amnesty (Information about pruning and landscape maintenance)

Seeds

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
• BC Seed Security Project
• Thompson & Morgan Seeds
• Tomato Bob (Over 400 Varieties of Rare and Unique Heirloom Tomato and Vegetable Seeds)
• VanDusen Seed Collectors' Store (Buy seeds on-line)
• West Coast Seeds

Gardening Clubs & Societies

• Alpine Garden Club of BC
• BC Council of Garden Clubs
• Central Vancouver Island Botanical Garden Society
• Fraser Pacific Rose Society
• Native Plant Society of BC
• Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society
• Peninsula Garden Club
• Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
• Vancouver Hardy Plant Group
• Vancouver Rhododendron Society
• Vancouver Rose Society

Master Gardeners Groups

• Atlantic Master Gardeners Society
• Edmonton Master Gardeners
• Guelph and Wellington County Master Gardeners
• Ontario Master Gardeners
• Oregon Master Gardeners
• Sarnia-Lambton Master Gardeners
• Toronto Master Gardeners
• Washington State Master Gardeners
• Whatcom County Master Gardeners

Specialty Nurseries & Suppliers

Download the updated list of SPECIALTY NURSERIES in Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the islands by clicking on the words above or scrolling down the to bottom of the page. Be sure to check ahead before visiting, as they may not be open during regular retail hours or may open by appointment only. Please e-mail us if you wish to suggest any nurseries.

International Botanical & Horticultural Sites

• American Horticultural Society
• HDRA Organic Gardening (Umbrella organization for organic gardening in Europe with good information & ideas)
• Royal Horticultural Society (This site has an easy-to-use section with answers to garden & plant problems)
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  (UK)

Educational Opportunities

• Kwantlen College Bachelor of Science in Integrated Pest Management (As well as diplomas & certificates in horticultural subjects)
• UBC Botanical Garden Courses and Lectures
• UBC Certificate in Garden Design
• VanDusen Botanical Garden Education

Other Interesting Sites

• Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Kootenay Gardening (Earth friendly gardening in the Kootenays)
• Wild About Gardening (How to attract wildlife to your garden, using drought tolerant & native plants)

MGABC FACT SHEETS http://www.mgabc.org/content/master-gardener-fact-sheets

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