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Welcome to our gardening resources page! With so much information online, it can be hard to know where to start. We’ve put together this list of some of our most used resources and publications to help keep these favorites in one easy place.

Looking for something else? Reach out to the Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Durham County at mastergardener@dconc.gov – we’re here to help!

Table of Contents

General

North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook (Excellent overview of all things gardening in North Carolina)
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Tool Box (Find pictures and detailed information on over 4700 plants)
How to Use the Plant Toolbox (Including how to use the “Find a Plant” feature to find the perfect plant for your garden!)

Useful Websites and Resources

Durham Garden Forum (Monthly seminar series for gardeners beginner to advanced)

Soil Testing and Health

Información sobre muestras de suelo y césped – Formulario de envío (Soil Sample Submission Form and Testing Overview)
Envió de una muestra de suelo (Sending a Soil Sample)
Como encontrar los resultados de las muestras de suelo (Finding and Understanding Soil Sample Results)
Ejemplo de un informe de suelo (Soil Sample Results Example)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Insect Orders

Weed Identification and Control

Weed ID

Native Plants / Pollinators / Promoting Wildlife

Bird Friendly Habitat (from New Hope Bird Alliance)
Native Plants for Bird Friendly Habitat (from New Hope Bird Alliance)
Native Plants for Birds (from New Hope Bird Alliance)
Plantas nativas para las aves (Native Plants for Birds – New Hope Bird Alliance)
Plantas endémicas para las aves (Endemic Plants for Birds – New Hope Bird Alliance)

Wildlife (Nuisance)

Vegetable Gardening

Vegetable Gardening 101 (Links to multiple publications)
Vegetable Gardening Overview (Links to multiple publications)
Guía de horticultura para principiantes (Vegetable Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide)

Vegetable Planting Calendars

Calendario para sembrar vegetales (Vegetable Planting Calendar)

Specific Vegetable Information

Tomato Grafting

Growing Fruit

Small Fruits

Lawns / Turf

Turffiles
Carex for the Mid-Atlantic Region (in case you’re looking for a turf alternative!)

Trees and Shrubs

All About Trees
Before the Cut

Specific Garden Concerns

Shade Gardening
Plants for Shade
Shade Gardening
Container Gardening
Plants Grown in Containers
Rain Garden
Backyard Rain Gardens
Waterwise and Drought Tolerant Gardening
Plants that Tolerate Drought
Make Every Drop Count – Seven Steps to a Waterwise Landscape

Propagation

Propagation

Composting / Vermicomposting

Compost de residuos de jardín, huerta y alimentos (Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards)

Materiales en español

Información general Ayudando a que su jardín crezca (Helping Your Garden Grow)
Suelo Información sobre muestras de suelo y césped – Formulario de envío (Soil Sample Submission Form and Testing Overview)
Envió de una muestra de suelo (Sending a Soil Sample)
Como encontrar los resultados de las muestras de suelo (Finding and Understanding Soil Sample Results)
Ejemplo de un informe de suelo (Soil Sample Results Example)
Plantas Nativas Plantas nativas para las aves (Native Plants for Birds – New Hope Bird Alliance)
Plantas endémicas para las aves (Endemic Plants for Birds – New Hope Bird Alliance)
 Vegetales Guía de horticultura para principiantes (Vegetable Gardening: A Beginner’s Guide)
Calendario para sembrar vegetales (Vegetable Planting Calendar)
 Composting Compost de residuos de jardín, huerta y alimentos (Backyard Composting of Yard, Garden, and Food Discards)

If you find a broken link or other problem with one of these resources, please e-mail ashley_troth@ncsu.edu.