Helpful websites:
UMASS-Amherst Soil Testing Lab: www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest
Garden Gate magazine: www.gardengatemagazine.com
Fine Gardening: www.finegardening.com
Dave's Garden: www.davesgarden.com
And of course...Google! www.google.com
there is very little you can’t find on Google!!
Gardening Books I've Found Useful:
Crockett’s Flower Garden by James Crockett This was my bible for the first 10 years I gardened
American Mixed Border by Ann Lovejoy
Excellent writer – although in Pacific Northwest, almost all plants mentioned can be grown here
Self Taught Gardener by Sydney Eddison
A wonderfully inspiring dirt–under-the-nails gardener who loves daylilies and has masterfully designed garden in Connecticut
Gardening for a Lifetime by Sydney Eddison
Wise words from a woman who loves her land, her gardens and faces the aging dilemma straight on and gives great advice on how you can too
The Ever Blooming Flower Garden by Lee Schneller
Lots of good advice on continuous bloom
Designing with Perennials by Pamela Harper
A classic for anyone wanting a great perennial garden
Alan Lacy --Anything written by this former NY Times
columinist is worth reading, he truly romances the garden!
Rodale’s Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
A handy reference
The Well Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy D'Sabato Aust
If you own no other perennial book, this would by my pick. Real hands-on advice on planting and pruning techniques