Gardening

KPL staff-selected resources. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Staff Recommends

The Michigan Gardener's Companion : An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Great Lakes State  by Rita HenehanGuide to Michigan Vegetable Gardening  by James FizzellAvant Gardeners : 50 Visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape by Tim RichardsonBlue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes : Recipes From a Modern Kitchen Garden by Jeanne KelleyP. Allen Smith's Container Gardens : 60 Container Recipes to Accent Your Garden  by P.  Smith

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Databases (most require KPL library card)

InfoTrac All Using PowerSearch

Magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, ebooks available in the library or at home with your KPL library card or with your Michigan Driver's License or ID by going to Mel.org
Includes Computer Database; Custom Newspapers; General Reference Center Gold; Grand Rapids Press; Expanded Academic ASAP; General Business File ASAP; Legal Trac; InfoTrac Onefile; Health Reference Center Academic ASAP

NetLibrary

Michigan eLibrary collection of ebooks.

Oxford Reference Online

Quick facts on a variety of subjects, including quotations, English and bilingual dictionaries, art and architecture, encyclopedias, timelines and subjects such as food and drink, computers, sciences, economics, history, law, mythology, performing arts, politics and social science, math and religion.

Newspapers and Magazines

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Better Homes and Gardens

Horticulture

House and Garden

Organic Gardening

Community Resources

Adopt A Park

Phone

To provide volunteers with flowers to plant and maintain in city parks, as long as flower supplies last.

Bonsai Society of Kalamazoo

Phone 269-731-3850

To practice, teach, exhibit, and promote the art of Japanese bonsai and Chinese penjing.

Kalamazoo Garden Club

Phone 269-381-0393

To promote gardening, flower arranging, landscape design, conservation, the study of nature, and environmental concerns.

Kalamazoo Garden Council

Phone 269-375-1708

Area youth gardening; maintenance of Crane Park Arbor Day projects; Kalamazoo in Bloom and Greens sale; tomato taste off in fall; flower show every other year; directory of members; library of garden information; flower arranging classes; garden shop for members.

Michigan State University - Kalamazoo County Extension Service

Phone 269-383-8830

Nutrition programs for limited resource families; food safety; breastfeeding peer counselor; support for grandparents raising their grandchildren; 4-H Program; youth development; volunteer opportunities; agriculture; livestock/crops; groundwater; commercial and home horticulture; master gardener program; community development; leadership development; natural resources.

Southwest Michigan Landscape Association

Phone

To promote horticulture (specializing in growing and planting nursery stock), grounds maintenance, and landscape design.

Southwestern Michigan Iris Society

Phone 269-624-1968

o expand knowledge, education, and appreciation of iris gardening and culture; to encourage youth in gardening and iris hybridization.

Wild Ones - Kalamazoo Area Chapter

Phone 269-381-4946

Ecosystem restoration; assistance with community and school projects involving natural resources; "plant rescues" of valuable species which would otherwise be destroyed by development; education and promotion of natural landscaping.

Websites

American Horicultural Society

Information about their awards, gardening tips, membership opportunities, press releases, FAQ's, and publications.

Garden Gate

Offers gardeners and nature lovers links to informative and interesting horticulture sites around the world.

Garden Web

Offers gardeners and nature lovers links to informative and interesting horticulture sites around the world.

Gardening Launch Pad

Friendly to the home gardener.  Includes plant profiles, gardening tips, articles, retail links, and much more.

Plants Database

Photos and descriptions of cultivated plants with cultivated care and growth information.

The National Gardening Association

Online resources about gardens, flowers, and landscaping, including access to articles, thousands of FAQ's, online courses, seed swaps, a school garden registry, and plant images.

The Telegarden

This tele-robotic installation allows users to view and interact with a remote garden filled with living plants. Plant, water, and monitor the progress of seedlings via the movements of an industrial robot arm.

Web Garden

A wide variety of online resources including a searchable plant database, gardening tips, images, FAQ's, & a glossary of terms & names.


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heirloom tomatoes

Heirloom tomatoes at the Kalamazoo Farmers' Market. Learn how to grow your own. 

Photo: Kristin Beadle