Best Gardening Websites and Books
These aren't just any links. They are links to some of the best gardening websites in the world! I also include a list of my favorite gardening books.
A Southern Garden (Phillip Oliver) - Classic site by a home gardener.
Audubon Native Plants Database - Learn how to attract birds to your garden.
Garden Humour (David Hobson) - Classic website. Lots of fun.
Kiss the Ground - Biodynamic Agriculture: Farming in Service of Life.
Mulch Calculator - An easy way to figure out how much mulch you need.
National Gardening Association - Plants database and gardening forums.
North American Rock Garden Society - Information and seed exchange.
TendingMyGarden.com (Theresa Martz) - Organic gardening blog.
The Complete Guide to Mulch - Everything you need to know about mulch.
Tom Clothier's Garden Walk and Talk - Seed germination database.
Annie's Annuals - Rare annual and perennial plants. California wildflowers.
Annie's Heirloom Seeds - Non-GMO, open-pollinated, heirloom seeds.
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - Great selection of heirloom vegetable seeds.
Evergreen Nursery - Evergreen trees, shrubs, and other plants.
Farmacie Isolde - Lovely, unique website with 100% open-pollinated seeds.
Heirloom Roses - Virus free, own-root roses.
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman - Rare and uncommon seeds of all types.
John Scheepers Beauty from Bulbs - Daffodils, tulips, lilies, minor bulbs.
Megan's Heirloom Seeds - Open-pollinated vegetable and flower seeds.
Planet Natural - Products and information on organic gardening.
Seed Savers Exchange - Saving America's heirloom seeds.
Select Seeds - Heirloom flower, vegetable and herb seeds and plants.
Wild Boar Farms - Breeder of unusual, open-pollinated tomatoes.
Amy Myers MD - Anti-inflammatory diet for autoimmune disease.
Berkey Filters - Home water filters that fit on your countertop. Terrific!
Centerpointe Research Institute - Holosync meditation technology.
Children's Health Defense - Help support freedom in health care.
Citizens for Free Speech - Learn how to defend your First Amendment rights.
Healthy Traditions - Coconut oil and organic foods. Great company!
Heifer International - Help people feed themselves.
IQAir - There's nothing like having clean air to breathe in your own home!
JP Sears - Need a good laugh in difficult times? Comedy based on truth.
Life Extension - Information and supplements for disease prevention.
Navdanya International - Food, freedom and health. Protecting small farmers.
PeakEnergy.com - Dr. Thomas E. Levy. Blog, books on health & supplements.
Quote Garden - Quotes on every topic under the sun. Comes in handy :)
Self-Compassion Coaching - Life coaching with Diane Linsley.
Selina Naturally - Celtic Sea Salt and other natural products.
South River Miso - The best miso I've ever tried. Great health benefits.
Weston A. Price Foundation - Traditional diets to prevent disease.
Xlear - Xylitol products for sinus and dental health. Xlear nasal spray.
Best Gardening Books
Attracting Native Pollinators by The Xerces Society
Color by Design by Nori and Sandra Pope
Color in the Garden by Nori and Sandra Pope
Contain Yourself: 101 Fresh Ideas for Fantastic Container Gardens by Kerstin P. Ouellet
Designing with Plants by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury
Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs by Michael A. Dirr
Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community by Heather C. Flores
Four-Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman
Gardening for Butterflies by The Xerces Society
Gardening in Containers (Fine Gardening Design Guides)
Growing Roses Organically by Barbara Wilde
Landscape with Roses: Gardens, Walkways, Arbors, Containers by Jeff Cox
Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech
Organic Gardening: Cutting Through the Hype to the 3 Keys to Successful Gardening by Theresa Martz
Tasha Tudor's Garden by Tova Martin & Richard W. Brown
The Bold and Brilliant Garden by Sarah Raven
The Complete Flower Gardener by Karan Davis Cutler
The Hummingbird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds by Donald & Lillian Stokes
The Ultimate Container Gardener by Stephanie Donaldson
Time-Tested Plants: Thirty Years in a Four-Season Garden by Pamela Harper