GARDEN RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO MASSACHUSETTS:
USDA Zone Hardiness Map for Massachusetts
UMASS EXTENSION
Garden information page for consumers
UMASS Extension Landscape Fact Sheets
PLANT SOMETHING
Consumer Gardening site in Massachusetts
GARDEN PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS:
Deer Resistant Plants
This is list is a terrific resource. Keep in mind Rutgers in NJ is at least a zone warmer than us, but this is as accurate as we have seen.
How to Transplant a Tree
This is a decent transplanting video. We use & sell burlap because it holds the soil and bio-degrades so you can leave it in the hole. We can order you or rent you a tree spade if you do not own one.
JAPANESE MAPLE
Repairing broken snow-damaged plants
BITTERCRESS
What’s that dainty white flowering weed in April?
info from Penn State University
Japanese Knotweed Removal – for homeowners
Japanese Knotweed Removal – for roadsides
ROSE SLUG OR ROSE SAWFLY
Knockout Roses and other roses leaves turning tan in June
VEGETABLE AND EDIBLE GARDENING ON THE SOUTH SHORE MASSACHUSETTS:
Vegetable Garden Fact Sheets
almost every topic you can think of from the University of Massachusetts
Growing Your Own Fruits Fact Sheets
almost every topic you can think of from the University of Massachusetts
HYDRANGEA INFO:
What type of Hydrangea do I have?
watch this before the video below
Why Doesn’t My Hydrangea Bloom?
please watch the Hydrangea ID one first
LAWN CARE INFO
Lawn Care Fact Sheets
almost every topic you can think of from the University of Massachusetts
PLANT LISTS AND PLANT CARE:
PERENNIAL GARDENING:
HOW AND WHEN TO DIVIDE PERENNIALS
University of Minnesota
Misc. Garden Resources:
New England Plant Wetland Cross Section
Gardening in the Shade:
Growing Plants Indoors:
Growing Vines:
KENNEDY’S COUNTRY GARDENS:
DROUGHT AND WATERING INFORMATION:
Dry, Dry, Dry!
Resources for Landscapers
Watering Guidelines for Successful Plants
by Chris Kennedy, MCH
Indoor and outdoor residential water conservation checklist
The role of the irrigation audit in water conservation
Turf irrigation and water conservation
Maximizing irrigation efficiency and water conservation
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE SUPPLIERS:
GARDENS, GARDEN SHOWS, ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.:
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES WE LIKE:
South Shore Habitat for Humanity
The 3/50 Project – Save Your Local Economy
