Gardening Guides

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced gardener, these guides offer the information you need to grow vegetables and plants in a variety of locations. From locating your hardiness zone to planting a flower garden, these gardening resources cover everything you need to know for a successful harvest.

An easy-to-use reference for gardeners, this month-by-month guide offers tips and advice on a variety of tasks. Chapter 1 covers basics like soil and sunlight, while chapter 2 dives into extending the growing season and seed starting. A chapter on vegetable varieties, cloches and keeping critters out of the garden rounds out this useful resource.

Creating a Beautiful Flower Garden: Tips and Tricks for Success

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden connects people and plants through displays, educational programs and research. Their website includes a tool to determine your plant hardiness zone, which will allow you to choose the right plants for your area. They also have articles on a variety of topics, including sustainable gardening and growing a variety of herbs.

Aggressively Organic: your gardening expert is a popular sustainability-lifestyle magazine that features articles on gardening and homesteading. Their website includes a crop-by-crop vegetable gardening guide, as well as articles on gardening for beginners and a wide variety of other topics.

The University of Illinois Extension has a gardening section that includes fact sheets on fruit, flower and vegetable gardening; information on trees, shrubs and lawns; and tips on pest control. Their website also contains a section for diagnosing gardening problems, and a list of links to outside organizations that can help you with specific issues.