Helpful Links

For your convenience, we've gathered some of the resources we refer to again and again.

	CowPots American-made biodegradable plant pots. We use them for many of our perennials and single-plant vegetables and herbs.
	Donahue's Clematis The #1 clematis propagators. This web site contains all the answers to your questions about the beautiful clematis plant.
	Maine Board of Pesticides Control Pests can be insects, weeds, fungi, mice and other animals, or microorganisms, like bacteria and viruses. Before you swat, stamp, or spray, know your enemy and, most importantly, know that it is an enemy, and not a beneficial or harmless plant or animal.
	Maine Dept. of Agriculture Division of Plant Industry: Maine's plant regulatory agency, responsible for protecting the State's plant resources from the introduction and spread of regulated insects and diseases. You will find up to date information on pests and diseases, along with the IPM approach to control it. Here is a direct link to their updated Invasive Plant Lists.
	Nature's Source We use this all-purpose plant food for everything we grow. Bring in empty your containers for refills.
	Nourse Farms This website has helpful videos for growing and pruning blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries.
	Proven Winners High performance plants to improve you garden. They offer gardening advise, combination recipes for containers and hanging baskets, as well as a plant search engine.
	Simply Beautiful This website by Ball Seed offers gardening advice, combination recipes for containers and hanging baskets, and a plant search engine for thier Simply Beautiful line of plants.
	UCONN Plant Database A searchable data base containing, trees, shrubs and vines. Search by Latin name or common name, results with photos and cultural information.
	University of Maine Cooperative Extension Every gardener should have this site bookmarked, it is the most valuable resource for the gardeners in the State of Maine.
	University of Maine Home & Garden IPM The intent of these pages from the Cooperative Extension is to help people in Maine identify pests that are found in and around the home and garden, and to provide information on how to control them, when necessary.
	Walters Gardens Features a fantastic perennial plant database which includes photos, specific plant requirements and the companion plants that will complement one another.