Resources & Links
There is an amazing amount of information available on the world-wide-web and some of that information is unreliable at best. Click on any of the following links to access websites we consider to be good sources of dependable horticultural information. If you have suggestions for additions, please contact us with the URL link you find useful.
American Hemerocallis Society
http://www.daylilies.org
The daylily (the latin name for the daylily plant genus is hemerocallis) has evolved to the point where it is one of the most exciting and popular plant varieties used by home and commercial gardeners.
ANLA (American Nursery & Landscape Association)
http://www.anla.org/
Now in its 128th year, the American Nursery & Landscape Association is the national voice of the nursery and landscape industry.
P. Allen Smith
Van Bloem Gardens is very proud to offer P. Allen Smith Garden Favorites.
P. Allen Smith is an award-winning food, lifestyle and garden expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith 's Garden Home and P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table, and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens. Smith is one of America 's most recognized and respected garden design experts, providing ideas and inspiration through multiple media venues.
Perennial Plant Association
http://www.perennialplant.org/
A professional trade association dedicated to improving the perennial plant industry by providing education to enhance the production, promotion and utilization of perennial plants.
The American Horticultural Society
http://www.ahs.org
The American Horticultural Society (AHS) is one of
the oldest national gardening organizations in the country. Since 1922, we have provided America's gardeners with the highest quality gardening and horticultural education possible.
US Hardiness Zones
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
Use this interactive site to determine your hardiness zone.
USA Freeze/Frost Maps
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/freezefrost/frostfreemaps.html