We hope you enjoy the information on the following sites.  If one of these links is broken, or no longer valid, please let me know.

http://www.herbsociety.org The Herb Society of America is a good resorce for herb lovers

The following links are broken down into certain topics:

Native and non natives- exotics and invasives:

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/invspinfo.shtml List of invasive plants for Virginia from the Department of Conservation and Recreation

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/ invasive list of exotics from the National Park System.

http://www.ma-eppc.org/ This link is for the Mid Atlantic Exotic Plant Pest Center which focuses on our region

http://plants.usda.gov/  Natural Resource Conservation Service database which is searchable for native plants

Gardening for special needs:

www.gardenforever.com  for those of us who creak and moan more than we used too. It also is a great site for those of us who have a have a disability and are not ready to give up our favorite hobby  or passion. 

www.gardenguides.com a great community of gardeners

Educational sites:

www.beagleridgeherbfarm.org  this will take you to our environmental education site

http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/urban/composting/worm.html a great site for many things but this particular link will help answer lots of vermicomposting questions

www.virginiamasternaturalist.org  for a list of chapters in your area of the state

http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/  This site is full of information which will help you plan, plant and then certify your property as a Certified  Backyard Habitat

http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/  Audobon now has a certification program for bird friendly properties. Is your yard bird friendly?

http://www.hort.vt.edu/hhg/ Hahn Horticulture Gardens at VT in Blacksburg. An educational site for master gardeners ( as well as non).

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/  Great site for trying to identify Butterflies which visit your garden

http://www.xerces.org  in praise of pollinators... this site will show you the importance of bees, butterflies and all those" pests" to whom we rely on for our fruits and vegetables.

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8513.htm  see just how many plants are edible, this is a quite extensive list.