Learning Resources
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General Gardening
Savvy Gardening
The Gardener Magazine
West Coast Weeds - Gardening Guide 2022
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ghKhsNJNzfRfnhCuwFrumpa0jkFXXFGB/view?usp=drivesdk
University of Saskatchewan Gardening
Annuals
Botany
E-Flora BC Glossary of Botanical Terms
https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/ifbc_glossary.html
Botany Videos
U Sask - Glossary of Botanical Terms
https://biolwww.usask.ca/rareplants_sk/root/htm/en/researcher/5_gloss.php
Design
The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Small Spaces
Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau
Garden Design
Landscape Plants, Oregon State University
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/
The New Perennialist (© Tony Spencer and The New Perennialist)
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
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
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
Perennials
Heritage Perennials, Perennials.com
http://www.perennials.com/ (NOT SECURE)
Canadian Peony Society
The American Dahlia Society
Phoenix Perennials Plant Encyclopedia
Seeds/Propagation
The Prairie Gardeners Go-To for Seeds
Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau
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
Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of Illinois
Weeds/Invasives
Canadian Council on Invasive Species
Alberta Invasive Species Council
Alberta Invasive Species Council - 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
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)