Resources & References

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There are so many great resources and references out there for gardeners! Below is a list of some favorites identified by your Master Gardener colleagues and Extension educators.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Extension Garden website http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden

Extension Master Gardener Program

http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/master-gardener/

Forest Resources https://www.forestry.umn.edu/

Hahn, J. and Johnson, G., “How to hire a tree care professional”, University of Minnesota Extension Garden https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/how-hire-tree-care-professional

Fruit website http://fruit.cfans.umn.edu/

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Plant Information Online http://plantinfo.umn.edu/

My Minnesota Woods http://www.myminnesotawoods.umn.edu/

Plant Elements of Design plant selection database http://landscapeplants.extension.umn.edu/

Poison Ivy - https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/weed/woody/poisonivy.html

Pruning trees and shrubs - https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/pruning-trees-and-shrubs#trees-and-shrubs-to-prune-after-blooming-1336761

Spivak, M. “Why Bees are Disappearing”, TED Talk, filmed June 2013. http://www.ted.com/talks/marla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing/transcript?language=en#t-488773

Weisenhorn, J., “How to find help with a home landscape”, U of M Extension Yard & Garden News. https://extension.umn.edu/lawns-and-landscapes/landscape-design#how-to-find-help-with-your-landscaping-project-1561810

ASSOCIATIONS, PUBLIC GARDENS & INSTITUTES

American Horticulture Society (AHS) https://ahsgardening.org/

American Public Garden Association http://www.publicgardens.org/

International Society of Arboriculture http://www.isa-arbor.com/

Minnesota State Horticultural Society http://www.northerngardener.org

Missouri Botanic Garden http://www.mobot.org/

LeafSnap http://leafsnap.com/

iNaturalist - https://www.inaturalist.org/

Wild Ones https://wildones.org/chapters-2/chapters-in-minnesota/

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES & OTHER UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

Cornell University Extension – Garden-based Learning http://gardening.cce.cornell.edu/?_ga=1.252901705.1973548026.1455998757

Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Drift - This agency regulates the use, application, storage, sale, handling and disposal of agricultural chemicals. https://www.mda.state.mn.us/pesticide-fertilizer/regulation-inspection-enforcement

Minnesota Department of Health – Environments & Your Health https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/index.html

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/nr/

Minnesota State Horticultural Society (MSHS) http://www.northerngardener.org/

Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) http://www.gardenminnesota.com/

University of North Dakota – Lawns, Gardens and Trees https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/horticulture

University of Wisconsin Extension Horticulture https://hort.uwex.edu/

US Department of Agriculture http://plants.usda.gov/

OTHER RESOURCES

ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants for Pets http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants

Minnesota Wildflowers https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/

National Tree Benefit Calculator http://www.treebenefits.com/calculator/index.cfm

Seed Savers http://www.seedsavers.org/

BOOKS & ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

Capon, B. Botany for Gardeners, 3rd edition, Brian Capon, Portland, OR. 2012.

Cranshaw, W., Garden Insects of North America, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 2004.

Dewolf, G., Taylor’s Guide to Houseplants, Taylor’s Gardening Guides, 1987.

Dirr, M. A., Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing, LLC., Champaign, IL. 1998.

DiSabato-Aust, Tracy, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. Timber Press, Inc., Portland OR. 2000.

Evans, E., Plants for Bees, Publication, University of Minnesota Department of Entomology, 2014. https://www.beelab.umn.edu/flowers.

Gleason, M. et al., Diseases of Herbaceous Perennials, APS Press, St. Paul, MN. 2009.

Gordon, D., Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest, University of Minnesota Press. 1997.

Hahn, J., Insects of the Northwoods, Kollath + Stensas Publishing, Duluth, MN. 2009.

Heger, M. et al., Growing Perennials in Cold Climates, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN. 1998, 2011.

Henderson, C., Landscaping for Wildlife, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1987.

Holm, Heather, Pollinators of Native Plants, Pollination Press LLC, Minnetonka, MN. 2014

Hoss, R. et al., Growing Roses in Cold Climates, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN. 2012.

Lonnee, D. et al., Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in Cold Climates, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN. 2011.

Meyer, M. et al., The Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN. 2007.

Meyer, M.H., Ornamental Grasses for Cold Climates, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN. 2012.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Insect Pollinator Best Management Practices for Minnesota Yards and Gardens, 2014.

https://www.mda.state.mn.us/pesticide-fertilizer/best-management-practices-pollinators-their-habitat

Royer, F. and Dickinson, R., Weeds of the Northern US and Canada, Lone Pine Publishing and University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, Alberta. 1999.

Kowalchik, C., Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA. 2000.

Sibley, D. A., The Sibley Guide to Trees, Random House Pubishing, New York, NY. 2009.

Smith, W., Orchids of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1993.

Smith, W., Trees & Shrubs of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Press. 2008.

Tepe, E., The Edible Landscape, Voyageur Press, Minneapolis, MN. 2012.

The Xerces Society for Insect Conservation, Pollinator Plants – Great Lakes Region. http://www.xerces.org/publications/plant-lists/pollinator-plants-great-lakes-region

Vance, F.R. et. al, Wildflowers of the Northern Plains, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN. 1984.

Watson, Ben, “Hybrid or Open Pollinated”, National Gardening Association. http://www.garden.org/subchannels/care/seeds?q=show&id=293&page=1

White, J., Taylor’s Guides to Orchids, Taylor’s Gardening Guides, 1996.