Links

San Francisco Bay Area gardens open to the public

• The Ruth Bancroft Garden
  www.ruthbancroftgarden.org
  
• University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden
  www.mip.berkeley.edu/garden/
  
• Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
  www.strybing.org
• Tilden Botanical Garden
  http://www.nativeplants.org
• Dunsmuir Historic Estate
  www.dunsmuir.org
  

Nurseries

• Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
  www.berkeleyhort@sirius.com
  
• East Bay Nursery
  www.eastbaynursery.com
  
• Orchard's Nursery
  www.orchardfirstatorchardnursery.com
• Cal Flora Nursery
  1-707-528-8813
• Western Hills Nursery
  1-707-871-3731
• Annies Annuals
  www.anniesannuals.com
• Yerba Buena Nursery
  www.yerbabuenanursery.com
• Magic Gardens
  www.magicgardens.com
  

Seed Companies

• Totally Tomatoes
  www.totallytomato.com
  
• Shepherd's Garden Seeds
  www.shepherdseeds.com
• Territorial Seed Company
  www.territorialseed.com
  
• The Cook's Garden
  www.cooksgarden.com
• Horizon Herbs
  www.horizonherbs.com
• Chiltern Seeds
  www.chilternseeds.co.uk
• Nichols Garden Nursery
  www.nicholsgardennursery.com
• Select Seeds
  www.selectseeds.com
• Seeds of Change
  www.seedsofchange.com
• Larner Seed Co.
  www.larnerseeds.com
  1-415-868-9407
  

Horticultureal Supplies

• Orchard Supply Hardware
  www.osh.com
  
• Hummert International
  www.hummert.com
  
• American Soil
  www.americansoil.com
• Diamond K Company
  1-925-284-4477
  
• Irrigation Equipment Co.
  1-510-841-9651
  
• The Urban Farm Store
  www.urbanfarmerstore.com/index.html
  
  

Current Horticultural Topics of Interest

• Organic Gardening
  supak.com/org.html
  
• Composting
  www.mastercomposter.com
  
• Sudden Oak Death
  camfer.CNR.Berkeley.EDU/oaks/
  

Associations

• California Native Plant Association
  www.cnps.org/index.html
  
• California Horticultural Society
  www.calhortsociety.org
  
• Bay Area Gardener
  www.gardens.com
• Mediterranean Garden Society
  www.MediterraneanGardenSociety.org
  
  

Plant Sources

• Encyclopedias
  www.hcs.ohio-state.edu:90/interactive/search.html
  www.sierra.com/sierrahome/gardening/encyc/
• Keying out plants
  colby.edu/info.tech/B1211/PlantFamilyID.html
• Seed Germination
  www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/tm.html
• Biological Control
  www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/
  http://www.birc.org