Spring+Warm Weather=Gardening Time

 
Hi All,

You might not be able to recognize it from todays' weather, but spring is here. Over the last few weeks we've been getting less rain and more sun in this area and that's great for backyard gardeners.  Central Nassau - and from what I hear from patrons at the reference desk - and our patrons are ready for a traditional spring that is full of warm weather, sunny skies and blooming flowers.  Bring it on!!!!

So, without further ado, I've found a really excellent gardening site called Treehugger.com. Click here for a link to the site. 


The site has an excellent article titled '10 Great Gardening Websites You Must Read' - which is basically a list of 10 high-quality, unbiased, current gardening websites.  One of which is 'Kitchen Gardeners International'.  Tabs on the homepage of the KGI site include 'Education', KGI Garden Planner and more.

Other sites that Treehugger covers include the Royal Horticultural Society, You Grow Girl, and Plants are the Strangest People.

Plants Are the Strangest People (aka PATSP) is a self-proclaimed 'long-winded but frequently humorous blog about houseplants or working in a garden center'.  The blog has been around since 2007 and is well-written, interesting and darn clever.  The clever part is self-evident from the tab entitled  'Praise for PATSP From Spambots'. 

And finally, indulge me for a shameless plug...here it goes.


Finally, the library is hosting a program on Thursday, April 18th at 6:30pm called 'How Does Your Garden Grow?'  The program will be held in Room E and we are expecting a large turn out.  So, be sure to register for the program ahead of time on the library Calendar of Events page.  Click here for the link to that page.

Here's to all your gardens blooming and for all your plants growing abundantly this Spring.

Enjoy the sites!
Stu

Gardening Websites

Hi All,

Spring has sprung and the sun seems to be shining - occasionally anyway. With the coming of spring, homeowners everywhere on Long Island hope to have their lawns looking better than they did during November, December, January and February period.

With that introduction out of the way, I'd like to discuss - in some detail - one of the really, really excellent, educational and easy-to-navigate gardening websites that internet users can find on the web. Its name is...The National Gardening Association and you can click here to get to the site.

The National Gardening Association has a very, very helpful website - click here for a link to the site. When you visit the site, immediately on the left side of the screen you'll see a link for 'Expert Advice'. Individual links under this category include, Plant Finder, Weed Library, Gardening Articles, Q&A Library, How-To Projects, How-To Videos, Pest Control Library, Food Garden Guide and Plant Care Guides. Click on any of the previous links to go to that particular topic.

When you visit the site, you can connect to links at the top of the page like, 'Themed Gardens', 'Kids Gardening', 'National Garden Month', and 'Research'. You can also search the site by clicking on the dialog box at the top right of the homepage that says 'Search NGA'.

The site is national - I suspect that you already knew that - but one part of the site is very interesting if you are interested in getting information for different regions of the country. On the homepage, scroll down about halfway down the page and click on the link that says 'Regional Gardening Reports'. Click on this link for the current report - which deals with Hummingbirds. Meanwhile, back on the homepage, you can tailor the reports you see by entering your zip code in the dialog box.

Finally, from the homepage you can connect to other garden related links as varied as 'Garden News' and 'Tip of the Day' (the link wasn't working the night that I created this blog entry...)

Enjoy the gardening - hope your flowers and bushes grow as fast as you want them to!

Regards,
Stu

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