Naturalist Center's List: Gardening

Website for one of the oldest national gardening associations. Includes sections on youth gardening, Q & A, books, publications, and events.

Library of Congress bibliography on gardening. An extensive list of resources including introductory books, suggested subject headings, specialized titles, associations, and websites.

Non-profit organization whose vision is to make available free educational plant-based materials, grants, and resources that speak to young minds, educators, youth and community organizations, and the general gardening public in five core areas; Website includes FAQS, forums, plant finder, weed finder, and tools such as a Garden calculator and zone finder.

A practical guide to introducing bees to your garden, from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Includes information on both plants and design, as well as bees.

A guide to gardening for children. Includes information about reading seed packets, planning, tools, and special sections on veggies and flowers. Site suitable for children and teachers. Written by the University of Illinois Extension.

Garden for the Environment maintains a nationally acclaimed one-acre urban demonstration garden in San Francisco. The website contains a schedule of their classes and workshops as well as a list of Bay Area resources.

Website for the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. Includes access to their library, resources for students, details of plant collections, events, and information on volunteering. Also includes dates for Saturday plant sales.

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, crop information, automated tools, onward Web links, and references. This information primarily promotes land conservation in the United States and its territories, but academic, educational, and general use is encouraged.

Information for kids about gardening. Includes sections on specific veggies, herbs, and flowers. Also has a glossary.

The archive of Canada's office of urban agriculture. Articles on subjects ranging from worm composting to artificial plants.