Working for a Greener District of Columbia

Gardening Information

  Local Gardening Blogs:

• Washington Gardener by Washington Gardener Magazine publisher Kathy Jentz
  

• Sustainable Gardening Blog by DC Urban Gardener Webmaster Susan Harris
  

• Garden Design Online by garden writer and designer Jane Berger
  

• Calendula and Concrete - about an organic veg plot in Rockville by a former Newark Street community gardener.
  

• Biltmore Triangle chronicles the go-green campaign of some plant-passionate folks in Adam's Morgan.
  

• Tangled Branches is the blog of a gardener in Northern Virginia.
  

• The Behnkes Nursery Blog is new and very promising!
  

Other Gardening Blogs and Directories

• Gardenblogs by Region - hundreds to choose from
  

• Garden Voices - daily sampling from the blogosphere
  

• GardenRant - national team blog by 4 gardening writers and guests  (Full disclosure: DC Urban Gardener webmaster is one of them.)
  

Local Environmental and Nature Blogs

• A DC Birding Blog 
  

• The Future is Green
  

• DC Audubon Society 
  

Other Local  Blogs and Sites we Like

• DC Blogs oodles of local blogs
  

• DCist - all about D.C.
  

• DC Bloggers - more local blogs
  

• Metroblogging DC  - still more
  

• Notebook: Washington, D.C.  
  

• DC  Metro Action 
  

• The Slow Cook by DC Urban Gardener prez Ed Bruskie
  

• DCPages.com compiles DC-area resources of all types
  

Good Gardening Magazines:

• Washington Gardener - the D.C. area's only local magazine is packed with good localized information for gardeners of all levels.
  

• Fine Gardening - excellent national magazine for general gardening in formation, plus inspiring photo spreads.
  

• Garden Gate - another national magazine, but this one targeted to beginners.
  

• Garden Design - the high-end glossy national magazine that's all inspiration, almost no how-to information.
  

• Horticulture - lots of plant profiles, well researched articles.
  

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Our articles:

• NEW!  Growing Fruit in DC.  Help us improve this informationa by telling us about your experiences.
  

• Mulch and Mulching includes local sources.
  

• Composting is a compilation of local know-how and local resources.
  

• Beginner's Guide to Growing Food in D.C. is still taking comments - send 'em along.
  

• Rain Barrel Round-Up is another compilation, this time of real-life experiences with rain barrels from contributors across the DC area, North America and even England.
  

• Here's a local Soil Test Round-up on another website written by DC Urban Gardener's webmaster.
  

Lots more online gardening resources are right here.

Books (and a few websites) recommended by DC Urban Gardener Members are right here.