January and February in the garden? In Indiana, it’s usually January and February in the garden catalogs. Most serious gardeners – and even those who just want to add a few new plants to their yard – will be busy planning and researching, trying to decide which plants to choose. Here are some trusted on-line resources that can help your research:
The Kemper Center for Home Gardening at Missouri Botanical Garden has lots of information on the web. Go to http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/alpha.asp to find a list of plants by their scientific name. You can browse by common names, too. Just click on “Common Names” in the ribbon at the top of the page. This website provides information on individual plants, including on a number of specific cultivars. The St. Louis climate is somewhat similar to that of Indianapolis, so a lot of the information is directly applicable.
If you’re looking for information on trees and shrubs, try the University of Connecticut Plant Database http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/. You can select plants by their common or scientific names. The information appears to the left. Just click on one of the picture thumbnails, and it will be enlarged into the center panel.
Once you’ve decided which plants you want, where can you buy them? Many will be available in local garden centers. If you’re looking for something unusual, you may find a source on this website https://plantinfo.umn.edu/arboretum/default.asp, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries. You’ll have the best results if you search for the scientific name (spelled correctly of course). I’ve used this site to find lots of unusual plants including tropicals, houseplants, and landscaping plants.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
This is just a test to see if it works!
Post a Comment