The Gold Medal Plant Award program of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society recognizes trees, shrubs and woody vines of outstanding merit. The Gold Medal Plants database allows you to search and browse all of the winners since the program began in 1978.
Not just for woody plants grown in Connecticut. Search by hardiness zone to find plants hardy in your area. Browse by common name or Latin name. Search page contains many filters so you can refine your search and narrow it to the ornamental traits you are looking for in plants, matched with site characteristics.
Very little information about Coleus cultivars is published in books and articles, but a lot of information can be found on the internet. This information is very scattered and sometimes difficult to find though. This portal has the goal to aggregate this scattered information together, to get a clear overview of the existing cultivars and their availability and also to get some clues about the correct naming of the cultivars.
Website includes photos, characteristics, origin, synonyms, growing tips, patents, lineage, references, awards and more. Find nurseries, breeders, enthusiasts, gardens, etc.
Website includes photos, characteristics, origin, synonyms, growing tips, patents, lineage, references, awards and more. Find nurseries, breeders, enthusiasts, gardens, etc.
Website includes photos, characteristics, origin, synonyms, growing tips, patents, lineage, references, awards and more. Find nurseries, breeders, enthusiasts, gardens, etc.
Click on "All about orchids" for excellent links to orchid basics, culture sheets for commonly grown orchids, pests and diseases, and more. Some of the information is only available to AOS members.
Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources on gardening and greening compiled by the staff of PHS's McLean Library. Information guides for students, adult learners and anyone wishing to learn more about our green world, on a range of gardening and greening topics.
The Consumer Horticulture Center is a Penn State, Department of Horticulture effort to educate consumers in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania about horticulture and gardening-related topics.
The Home & Landscape Horticulture web page from the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension offers current research, publications, workshop and course offerings, and resources for home gardening and the green industry.
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension offers home gardeners extensive, research-based information on many horticultural topics. Information is available through Rutgers Cooperative Extension county offices.
NGA offers the Web's largest and most respected array of gardening content for consumers and educators, ranging from general information and publications to lessons and grants. Be sure to check out their how-to projects and videos.
Collection of guides to print and online sources on topics such as children's gardens, container gardening, fragrant gardens, gardening in the shade, green roofs, landscape renovation, school gardening, cherry blossoms, and winter gardening. Also features guides to general gardening reference materials. From the Library of Congress Science Reference Services.
Each year, the Arboretum staff and Horticulture Committee select three native plants (a tree, shrub, and a fern or wildflower) that thrive in this region and designate them as Green Ribbon Native Plant® selections. These plants represent the species that grow here at the Arboretum and would be beautiful in residential and commercial landscapes throughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
Are you looking for just the right plant for your garden or want to learn more about a specific plant? Use our Native Plant Finder to identify that perfect choice
PHS’s Gold Medal Plant Award program recognizes trees, shrubs, woody vines and perennials of outstanding merit. These plants are evaluated and chosen for their superb eye-appeal, performance, and hardiness in the growing region of Zones 5-7. Many winners are hardy in a much broader geographic range. Search or browse the plants in the Gold Medal Plant database.
Not just for woody plants grown in Connecticut. Search by hardiness zone to find plants hardy in your area. Browse by common name or Latin name. Search page contains many filters so you can refine your search and narrow it to the ornamental traits you are looking for in plants, matched with site characteristics.
