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Phantom's Gardening Tips and Links

Phantom Information Sheets

Attracting Butterflies

Blueberries

Climbing Roses

Divide and Transplant

Figs

Fruit Trees

Grapes

Healthy Lawns

Hummingbirds in your Landscape

Ornamental Grasses

Planting Roses

Pollination for Fruit Trees

Pruning Roses

Watering

Wet Area Plants

PEST INFO

Vegetable Garden Tips from Briana (download)

Schedule for starting vegetable seedlings indoors

Schudule for direct seeding vegetables outdoors

Product Information

Coast of Maine Videos - short, informative introductions to their most popular products, so you can choose what's best for your gardening needs

    Bar Harbor Blend Premium Potting Soil - Great for containers

    Quoddy Blend Lobster Compost - Perfect for veggies, lilacs & roses

    Penobscot Blend Compost & Peat - Annuals, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs


RESOURCE WEB LINKS FOR PHANTOM GARDENERS:

Plant ID information

Univ. of Conn Plant Database  (trees / shrubs / vines)

Sunny Border     (perennials / grasses / ferns)


Invasive plant information

Invasive Plants Council of NYS
NY Flora Atlas
Invasive Plants Atlas of New England
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation


Arboretums and Public Gardens      Get Inspired!!

Landis Arboretum

Arnold Arboretum

Planting Fields

Mountain Top Arboretum
Cornell Plantations

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Old Westbury Gardens

Garden In The Woods (New England Wildflower Society)

Wave Hill

Innisfree

Longwood Gardens
Dumbarton Oaks

Winterthur

Historic Hudson Valley network  of historic sites in the Hudson Valley


Local gardening information

Cornell Univ. Cooperative Extension Columbia County
Cornell Univ. Cooperative Extension Dutchess County
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Hudson Valley Tree Fruit Newsletter
NYSAE Hudson Valley Lab
Hudson Valley GardenWeb Forum
Cornell U. soil testing for home gardeners
Columbia Co. CCE soil testing for home gardeners
Columbia County 4-H


Suppliers

Campania International (pottery)
Coast of Maine (organic soil products)
Garden Wood (furniture)
Kessel's Nursery (plant material)
Spring Meadow Nursery (plant material)
Sunny Border (plant material)


Local general information

About Town Dutchess
Historic Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley Net
Northern Dutchess Community Showcase
Rhinebeck Chamber of Commerce
Rhinebeck.com
Town of Red Hook
Village of Tivoli


Local institutions
Bard College
Hudson Valley Raptor Center
Upstate Films


Environmental groups
Audubon New York
Environmental Advocates of NY
Hudson River Foundation
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York League of Conservation Voters
Riverkeeper
Sierra Club New York
Scenic Hudson




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