Gardening Resources
Public Gardens & Arboretums
The Garden Conservancy Open Days Programs
Various locations
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury NY 11568
The New York Botanical Garden
200th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458
Planting Fields Arboretum
1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
945 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
Wave Hill Gardens and Cultural Center
4900 Independence Ave., Bronx, NY 10471
Sustainable Gardening & Native Plants
Go Native Long Island
Gardeners and stewards concerned about overrun of non-native plants
Homegrown National Park
Call to action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting natives and creating new ecological networks
>>Register your garden
Long Island Native Species Management
Coordinated by LINPI in an effort to further prevent and manage invasive species
Long Island Native Plant Initiative
All volunteer effort of over 30 non-profit organizations, government agencies, nursery professionals and citizens to protect the genetic integrity & heritage of Long Island native plant populations
>>Current Plant List
Pollinator Pathway
Establishing pollinator friends, habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies and birds.
ReWild Long Island
Sustainable landscaping for biodiversity and climate resilience through education, enablement and eco-system development.
Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators (SAP)
A collaboration of area organizations working together to build pollinator pathways in Suffolk County
Xerces Society
International nonprofit that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats
Gardening Websites
Cornell CALS (College of Agriculture & Life Sciences) Gardening Guidance
A Way To Garden by Margaret Roach
Rutgers Weed Directory
Garden Forever
The Mulch: Plant. Grow. Share.
Books
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Michael A. Dirr
Roses without Chemicals, Peter Kukielski (Timber Press, 2013)
Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening: A Gardener's Guide to Growing Flowers, Matt Mattus (Cool Spring Press, 2020)
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition, Tracy Di-Sabata-Austin (Timber Press, 2017)
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, Thomas Rainer, Claudia West (Timber Press, 2015)
Gardening Publications
Fine Gardening Magazine
Horticulture--The Art and Science of Smart Gardening
In Her Garden
Garden Gate
Northern Gardener
Recommended Local Services
Emerald Magic Lawn Care, Inc
Craig den Hartog, President (craig@emeraldmagic.com)
631-286-4600
Lawn care, seeding specialist, plant health care, bedding maintenance, poison ivy control
(SM 9/2024)
P&B Trees Care & Preservation Inc.
Pedro 631-415-8991 pbtrees@gmail.com
Tree services (pruning, removal, land clearing, stump grinding). Free estimates.
(SM 9/2024)
Tree Believers
631-864-5514
Ron Strauss, Master Arborist
631-551-4864
(MA 2/2025)
Recommended Nurseries
Fantastic Gardens
631-475-7118
67 Avery Ave, Patchogue, NY 11772
(Alex Calamia 6/2026)
Botanical Associations
All-America Rose Selections
American Bamboo Society
American Clematis Society
American Conifer Society
American Daffodil Society
American Dahlia Society
American Fern Society
American Gloxinia and Gesneriad Society
American Hemerocallis Society
The American Hibiscus Society
American Horticultural Society
The American Hosta Society
American Iris Society
The American Ivy Society
American Rhododendron Society
NY Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society
The American Rose Society
The American Violet Society
Bromeliad Society International
The Heather Society
National Chrysanthemum Society USA
North American Native Plant Society
North American Rock Garden Society
Gardening Organizations
Garden Writers Association of America
The Garden Conservancy
National Gardening Association
Federated Garden Clubs of NYS
>>Member password for 2nd District is "bloom"
https://gardening.org/ways-to-use-wood-ash/
>>"20 Brilliant ways to use wood ash in the garden." by Mary Ward. March 6, 2022
Government Resources
National Resources Conservation Administration
NYS Integrated Pest Management
US Dept of Agriculture Plants Database