
At the Library
Books about drought-tolerant plants
Books about low maintenance gardening
Books about landscape architecture & design
In My Community
London Orchid Society
The London Orchid Society was formed in 1976 to promote the cultivation of orchids.
Old East Gardeners Club
Join the garden club and learn about horticulture, attend workshops, exchange seeds and make new gardening friends.
Friends of the Coves Subwatershed Inc.
Check out the many helpful hints, programs and services for greening your garden.
Master Gardeners of Ontario
Master Gardeners of Ontario is an organization dedicated to providing horticultural information to the public. Start your own group, be a volunteer or attend a conference.
Websites
Botany.com
An online gardening encyclopedia. Provides information on plants, cultivation, propogation, pests and diseases, plant varieties and hybrids, as well as climate zones.
Composting Council of Canada
This national non-profit organization provides a great site for discovering and learning about composting as well as providing news and education initiatives on composting and building a sustainable environment.
DoItYourself: landscape planning
Loaded with information on landscape features and challenges.
GardenGuides.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about composting but were afraid to ask. GardenGuides Provides basic cultural information and photographs for herbs, vegetables, annuals, perrenials and bulbs. Also includes seasonal garden care information and techniques.
Seeds of Diversity Canada
A non-profit group of Canadian gardeners who save seeds from rare and unusual garden plants for the purpose of preserving the varieties.
USDA Plants Database
From the United States Department of Agriculture, this website provides access to information and photos about the vascular plants, mosses and lichens of North America.
Webgarden
A searchable database of over 20,000 fact sheets. A dictionary of plants with links to images and descriptions.
Trillium Gardens
A good source of plant and garden information for our specific growing region.