General Gardening Resources

·     Idaho Master Gardener Handbook—A wealth of information—straight from Master Gardener Training.

       Gardening Fact Sheets for Home Gardeners in Western Washington  – These WSU fact sheets contain the wisdom and knowledge of past and current Extension Educators and Master Gardeners with updated information from WSU research on these topics.

·       WSU Hortsense  –  A compilation of fact sheets for managing common landscape and garden plant problems.  Search by cultural problems, diseases, and insects; or by vegetables, fruit trees, ornamentals, lawn, and weeds. These fact sheets are for managing plant problems with Integrated Pest Management practices. They include cultural controls and  Washington-registered pesticide information.

·       WSU Pestsense  –  A compilation of fact sheets for managing common  indoor pest problems. Search by type of pest. These fact sheets outline Integrated Pest Management practices including cultural, mechanical biological, and chemical methods. The pesticides listed are examples of products that are  legal for use in Washington.

·       Plant of the Week  – Plant profile and pictures (USDA).  Check the hardiness of any plant for your particular area.

·       Native Plant Guide    – King County site with native plant list and photos.

·       Washington Native Plant Society

·       PNW Landscaping  – WSU plant lists and choices for landscaping in the PNW. [PDF]

·       Gardening, Lawn & Landscape  (OSU) – Ask an Expert! Links to a variety of gardening topic sites at OSU with articles and events of interest

·       Great Plant Picks  – Searchable database and recommendations for a comprehensive palette of outstanding plants for the maritime Pacific Northwest