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Plant Databases, Horticultural Information, Associations, and Education

  • American Horticultural Therapy Association
  • American Conifer Society (conifer database & pictures)
  • Andrew Chatto's Research (links between plants and their natural habitats)
  • Connecticut Botanical Society (Conncecticut / New England Wildflower database & pictures)
  • Cooperative Extension System; University of Maine (gardening tips & resources)
  • Cornell University Horticulture Department
  • Flower Company, The (uncommon annuals database)
  • Garden Gate (roots of botanical names)
  • Gardens Illustrated Magazine (international gardening magazine)
  • International Plant Science Center (Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden)
  • J. L. HUDSON, SEEDSMAN
  • Klehm's Song Sparrow (plant database, good pictures)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (native plant database search & pictures)
  • Maine Soil Testing Service
  • North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS)
  • Plainview Farm (database, excellent pics)
  • Plants For A Future (database search)
  • Southern Maine Community College (Horticulture program course list)
  • University of Connecticut (woody plant database)
  • University of Illinois (lots of great information)
  • USDA Plant Database
  • Van Berkum Nursery (perennial plant database)
  • Van Berkum Nursery (plant usage lists & charts)
  • Vegetable Varieties for Maine Gardens (plant list)

Plants, Seeds, Tools, Accessories, Farms & Markets (Retail, Portland Maine area)

  • Allen Sterling and Lothrop (Falmouth, ME)
  • Broadway Gardens (South Portland, ME)
  • Estabrook's (Yarmouth & Scarborough, ME)
  • Fiachre (a gardener's boutique in Portland's Old Port)
  • Genest Windham Landscape and Masonry Center (Windham, ME)
  • Landscaper's Depot & Garden Center (Westbrook, ME)
  • New England Organics earthlife Compost, Mulch & Soils (Portland, ME)
  • O'Donal's Nursery (Gorham, ME)
  • Old Ocean House Farms (Cape Elizabeth, ME)
  • Origins Fruit, LLC (Portland, ME)
  • Plainview Farm (N. Yarmouth, ME)
  • Portland Farmers' Market (Portland, ME)
  • Risbara's Greenhouse (Portland, ME)
  • Roosevelt Trail Garden Center (Windham, ME)
  • Skillin's Greenhouses (Falmouth, Brunswick & Cumberland, ME)
  • Snell Family Farm (Buxton, ME)
  • Snug Harbor Farm (Topiaries, Succulents, imported terra-cotta, in Kennebunk, ME)

Plants, Seeds, Tools, Accessories (Online & Retail outside the Portland Maine area)

  • Barnel U.S.A. (tools)
  • Botanik: garden, style, home (Summerland, CA (near to Santa Barbara))
  • Cricket Hill Garden: Tree Peonies (Thomaston, CT)
  • Entwood Bonsai Nursery (Burnham, ME)
  • Fedco Co-op: Seeds, Moose Tubers, Organic Growers Supply, Trees, and Bulbs (Waterville, ME )
  • High Country Gardens: Seeds for water-wise "xeric" plants
  • J. L. HUDSON, SEEDSMAN
  • John Scheepers Flowering Bulbs
  • John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
  • Kitazawa Seed Co: Asian Vegetable Seeds
  • Longfellow's Greenhouses: large variety of annuals (Manchester, ME)
  • Lunaform of Maine: all-weather concrete garden planters & urns (West Sullivan, ME)
  • New England Wildflower Nursery: native plants (Framingham, MA)
  • North Creek Farm: specializing in hardy Roses (Phippsburg, ME)
  • OESCO Inc. online (Garden & Orchard Tools & Equipment)
  • Prairie Moon Nursery: Specialized Native Plant Seed Mixes
  • Prairie Nursery: Specialized Native Plant Seed Mixes
  • Roaring Brook Nurseries (
  • Seeds of Change: extensive range of organically grown vegetable, flower, herb and cover crop seeds
  • Seedsavers: heirloom vegetable seeds
  • Sunnyside Gardens: perennials (Turner, ME)
  • Tierra-Derco International (tools)
  • TJ's At The Sign Of The Goose (Cape Neddick, ME)
  • Yorks Hardy Rhododendrons (Bath, ME)

Conservation, Ecological Design, Sustainability, Native Plants, Green Roofs & Preservation

  • Biomimicry: Ask Nature (How would nature solve green building challenges?)
  • Earth Pledge (information and promotion of sustainable practices)
  • IPM Access Ecological Design & Maintenance (Integrated Pest Management, Low Maintenance Landscaping)
  • Gardening to Conserve Maine's Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid
  • Garden Conservancy, The
  • Green Roofs 101 (information on organic greenroof architecture)
  • Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
  • J. L. HUDSON, SEEDSMAN ("Preservation Through Dissemination")
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (native plant database search & pictures)
  • LakeSmart (resources to help you create a healthy Maine landscape
  • Landscape for Life (sustainable strategies and practices for the home gardener)
  • Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
  • National Association for Olmsted Parks
  • Native Plant Recommendations for Maine
  • New England Wetland Plants (plant lists for NATIVE SEED MIXES for Restoration, Conservation, and Erosion Control)
  • New England Wildflower Society's Native Plant Conservation Program
  • Pierson Nurseries: specializing in wetland plants (Biddeford, ME)
  • SITES (Sustainable Sites Initiative)
  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Wild Ones (promoting native plants & natural landscapes)

Gardens, Arboretums & Public Places

  • Aberglasney Gardens (Carmarthenshire, Wales)
  • American Community Gardening Association
  • Anderson Japanese Gardens (Rockford, IL)
  • Arboretum at Fort Williams Park (Cape Elizabeth, Maine)
  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
  • Asticou Azalea Garden & Thuya Garden (Mount Desert Land & Garden Preserve, Maine)
  • Bloedel Reserve (Puget Sound, state of Washington)
  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  • Chelsea Physic Garden (London, England)
  • Chicago Botanic Garden
  • Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (Boothbay Harbor, ME)
  • Cultural Landscape Foundation
  • Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Freshkills Park (New York, NY)
  • Garden In The Woods (Native Plant Garden outside Boston in Framingham, MA)
  • High Line, Friends of The (New York, NY)
  • Huntington Botanical Gardens (near to Pasadena, CA)
  • Innisfree Garden (Millbrook, NY)
  • Japanese Tea Garden, in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, CA)
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Gardens (Austin, TX)
  • Longwood Gardens (near to Philadelphia, PA)
  • Lost Gardens of Heligan (St.Austell, Cornwall, England)
  • Lotusland Botanic Garden (Santa Barbara, CA)
  • Millennium Park (Chicago, IL)
  • New England Greenway Vision Plan
  • Polly Hill Arboretum (on Martha's Vineyard, MA)
  • Portland Japanese Garden (Portland, OR)
  • Portland Trails (list & info for Portland Maine area trails
  • Project for Public Spaces
  • Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (London, England)
  • San Francisco Botanical Garden
  • Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
  • Stonecrop Gardens (Cold Spring on the Hudson, NY)
  • Tower Hill Botanic Garden (Boylston, MA)
  • Viles Arboretum (Augusta, Maine)
  • Wave Hill Public Garden (Bronx - New York, NY)
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia (Acadia National Park, Maine)
  • Winterthur Gardens (Winterthur, DE)

Art, Architecture, Craft & Design

  • archINFORM (international architecture database)
  • Architalx (lecture series)
  • Architizer (an inspiring peak at contemporary international architecture)
  • Art New England Magazine (Exhibition listing)
  • Art Walks Guide (Greater Portland, Maine)
  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
  • Houzz (Landscape Home Design Ideas & Photos)
  • Inhabitat - Architecture (a forum for investigating emerging trends)
  • Inhabitat - Landscape Architecture (a forum for investigating emerging trends)
  • Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art
  • Maine Art Scene
  • Maine Center for Creativity
  • Maine Home + Design Magazine
  • Pecha Kucha Night at Space Gallery in Portland (present your designs, thoughts and ideas in a format of 20 slides x 20 seconds each)
  • Portland Museum of Art (current exhibitions, Portland, ME)
  • Prairie Avenue Books (Architecture & Design: Chicago)
  • SALT Institute for Documentary Studies (student work)
  • TED: Ideas worth spreading (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
  • William Stout Architectural Books (Art & Design, Landscape & Urban Planning: San Francisco)

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