Gardening Resources

Gardening Books

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• Green Conspiracy Garden Planner (Etsy)
• Books About Landscape and Planting Design
  • The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden by Roy Diblick
  • From Art to Landscape: Unleashing Creativity in Garden Design by W. Gary Smith
  • Kiss My Aster: A Graphic Guide to Creating a Fantastic Yard Totally Tailored to You by Amanda Thomsen
  • The Four-Season Landscape: Easy-Care Plants and Plans for Year-Round Color by Susan Roth
  • The Nonstop Garden: A Step-by-Step Guide to Smart Plant Choices and Four-Season Designs by Jennifer Benner
  • Gardening with Foliage First by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz
• Books About Native Plants & Naturalistic Planting Design
  • Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West
  • Naturalistic Planting Design The Essential Guide by Nigel Dunnett
  • Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Doug Tallamy
  • New Naturalism: Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant home Garden by Kelly D. Norris
  • The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
  • Planting: A New Perspective by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury
• Misc. Gardening Books
  • The Weekend Garden Guide: Work-Saving Ways to a Beautiful Backyard by Susan Roth
  • The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley
  • Cool Flowers: How to Grow and Enjoy Long-Blooming Hardy Annual Flowers Using Cool Weather Techniques by Lisa Mason Ziegler
  • Garden Rooms: Create and Decorate Outdoor Space by Catriona Tudor Erler and Linda Bellamy
  • Cultivating Garden Style: Inspired Ideas and Practical Advice to Unleash Your Garden Personality by Rochelle Greayer
  • Principles of Gardening: The Practice of the Gardener’s Art by Hugh Johnson (great overall reference book for new gardeners)
• See Also: My Favorite Gardening Books for 4 Season Gardeners

Water, Soil, etc.

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• Soaker Garden Hose
• Taklife Expandable Water Hose
• Melnor Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler
• Tree Mulch Ring Weed Preventer
• Treegator Slow Release Watering Bag for Trees
• Easy-Read Magnifying Rain Gauge
• 7 Day Digital Programmable Timer – great for grow lights or managing watering schedules.
• Soil Test Kit Meter (test soil pH, moisture and sunlight)
• Rapitest Soil Test Kit

Fertilizers & Weed Prevention

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• Espoma Products: I have used several Espoma products and would recommend this company if you are interested in using organic fertilizers that work in harmony with nature.
  • Espoma Plant-Tone All Purpose Fertilizer
  • Espoma Bio-Tone Starter Plus Plant Food
  • Espoma Organic Weed Preventer
  • Espoma Weed Preventer Plus Lawn Food
• Bonide Burn-Out Weed Killer – made with natural ingredients, this type of weed killer doesn’t work as well as chemical ones and may need multiple applications to be effective. I still use it because it’s safe for people, pets and the environment.
• Dr. Earth Flower Girl Bud & Bloom Booster (People & Pet Safe)
• Nature’s Care Organic Bone Meal by Miracle-Gro
• Propane Torch Weed Burner

Order Trees, Plants & Bulbs Online

• Nature Hills Nursery
• Fast Growing Trees
• BloomingBulb
• Read This Before Ordering Plants Online
• Check out 9 Online Nurseries You Can Trust (and 1 You Can’t)

Gift Ideas, Kits, Subscription Boxes

• Plant & Garden Subscription Boxes from Cratejoy
  • Bloomin’ Bin – A gardening subscription box for all skill levels. From $7.75/mo.
  • My Garden Box – Creative and crafty garden collections. Includes live plants and everything else you need. From $35.50/mo.
  • The Succulent Source – Succulents and Cactus of the Month – 5 unique succulent and cactus plants. From $27.00/mo.
  • Succulents Monthly – Get a high-quality, curated collection of succulent plants, pots, media, and fun gardening goodies! From $17.41/mo.
• Craftsy – Unleash Your Creativity Project kits, supplies and video content to help you master what you love.

Gardening Courses

• My Online Garden Design Courses
• Into Vegetable Gardening? Check out Ron Finley Teaches Gardening

Gardening Tools

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• Dewit gardening tools – Dewit makes wonderful, high-quality gardening tools. I have had them for years.
• Fiskars stand up weed puller – I absolutely love this weeder and use it all the time.
• Fiskars transplanting spade – This is a great multi-purpose, high quality garden shovel.
• Sun Joe Electric Tiller and Cultivator (16″ 12amp) – I really like the combination of power and ease of handling with this tiller.
• HytekGro LED Grow Lights – 45W panel grow lights I use these and like them a lot.
• Slim Soft Ties – These are flexible wires wrapped in a green rubber coating. Great for tying up your plants while blending into the landscape.
• Thick Kneeling Pad – Great to have to protect your knees and keep yourself comfortable and dry.
• Dewalt 20v Lithium Drill Driver/Impact Combo Kit
• EGO Power+ 21″ 56V Electric Lawn Mower
• WORX Cordless String Trimmer
• Dual Chamber Tumbling Composter Bin
• Gorilla Cart Garden Dump Cart
• Laser Distance Measure by Bosch