Learning Resources

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General Gardening

Savvy Gardening

https://savvygardening.com/

The Gardener Magazine

https://gardenermagazine.ca/

West Coast Weeds - Gardening Guide 2022

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ghKhsNJNzfRfnhCuwFrumpa0jkFXXFGB/view?usp=drivesdk

University of Saskatchewan Gardening

https://gardening.usask.ca/index.php

Annuals

Botany

Design

The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Small Spaces

Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau

Garden Design

https://www.gardendesign.com/

Landscape Plants, Oregon State University

https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/

The New Perennialist (© Tony Spencer and The New Perennialist)

https://thenewperennialist.com/resources/

Edible Gardening

Edible Paradise: How to Grow Herbs, Flowers, Vegetables in any Space
By Vera Greutink

Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work
By Mel Bartholomew

The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Vegetables

Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau

Vegetable Gardening Master Class with Robert Pavlis

MGAA Handout - Growing Micro-greens

Houseplants

Insects/Pests/Diseases

Bees

U of C - Bumble bees of Calgary

https://mgaab.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bumble_Bees_of_Calgary_V1.pdf

Alberta Native Bee Council

https://www.albertanativebeecouncil.ca/

Bee Matter Manitoba

http://beebettermb.ca/pollinator-friendly-plants

The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Pests & Diseases By Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau

U of Sask - Removing Black Knot

https://gardening.usask.ca/articles-and-lists/articles-diseases/disease-blackknot.php

MGAA Handout - Protecting our Pollinators

 

Native Plants

Alberta Native Plant Council

https://anpc.ab.ca/

Guide to the Common Native Trees and Shrubs of Alberta

https://open.alberta.ca/publications/1711129

Minnesota Wildflowers: a guide to the flora of Minnesota

https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/

Native Plant Trust GO BOTANY

https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/

Perennials

Heritage Perennials, Perennials.com
http://www.perennials.com/ (NOT SECURE)

Canadian Peony Society

https://peony.ca/

The American Dahlia Society

https://www.dahlia.org/

Phoenix Perennials Plant Encyclopedia

https://www.phoenixperennials.com/plant-encyclopedia/

Seeds/Propagation

The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Seeds

Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau

MGAA Handout - Seed Saving

Watch “Toilet Paper Tube Seeding Pots” on YouTube

Soils/Compost

The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Soil

Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau

Trees/Shrubs

The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Trees & Shrubs

Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau

American Conifer Society

https://conifersociety.org/

Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of Illinois

https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/tree_index.htm

Weeds/Invasives

Canadian Council on Invasive Species

https://canadainvasives.ca/

Alberta Invasive Species Council

https://abinvasives.ca/

Alberta Invasive Species Council - Take Action

https://abinvasives.ca/take-action/

Miscellaneous

Plant Identification/Lookup

Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs

https://bgss.ca/directory/plants

Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

University of Connecticut Plant Database

https://plantdatabase.uconn.edu/

World Plants

https://www.worldplants.ca/

Wildflower Database

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/

AWES | Agroforestry and Woodlot Extension Society of Alberta

https://www.awes-ab.ca/species/

https://www.awes-ab.ca/species/

Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN)

https://www.gbif.org/dataset/3f8a1297-3259-4700-91fc-acc4170b27ce

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

https://plants.usda.gov/home