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- Texas A&M Horticulture Department: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ (All things horticultural)
- Texas A&M Forest Service: http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/ (A great resource for identifying trees among other tree-type things)
- Plant Answers: https://aggie-hort.tamu.edu/plantanswers/answers.html (An archive of gardening information)
- Aggie Publications on Insects, Pests, and Diseases: https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/ Click on ‘Browse by Category’ to get started.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: https://www.wildflower.org/ (Has a great database of native plants.)
- Rainwater Harvesting: https://www.rainbees.com/
- Rainwater Harvesting Consulting: https://texsunn4.wixsite.com/harvestrain
- Plants for Bexar County and South Texas: https://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/earth-kind-horticulture/best-plants-for-bexar-county-south-texas/
- Pollinator Gardens:
- Creating Pollinator Gardens: https://www.bottlestore.com/beesandhoneycreatingpollinatorgardens
- Fragrances for Pollinator Gardens: https://www.fragrancex.com/fragrance-information/flower_fragrances_that_attract_bees_and_butterflies_to_your_garden.html
- Guide to Gardening for Pollinators: (Thanks to Conner for the link!) https://www.kremp.com/guide-to-flower-gardening-for-pollinators/
- Gardening and Pest Fact Sheets: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/grow-green
- Texas Oak Wilt: https://texasoakwilt.org/
- Native American Seed Source: https://seedsource.com/
- Wildseed Farms: https://www.wildseedfarms.com/
- Be creative–try topiary! (Thanks to Ms Parker’s class for the link!) www.topiarytree.net/resource-
center/which-plants-make-the- best-topiaries.html - Neil Sperry’s Gardens: https://neilsperry.com/
- The Dirt Doctor (Howard Garrett) : https://www.dirtdoctor.com/
- Save the Bees: https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/
- How to Sharpen Tools: https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/sharpening-knives-scissors-and-tools/
- How to Build a Raised Garden Bed: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2010/10/E-560_raised_bed_garden.pdf
- Texas Superstar® Information: texassuperstar.com
- A potpourri of information for the Central Texas gardener: https://www.centraltexasgardener.org
- Weed Identification: https://aggieturf.tamu.edu/turfgrass-weeds/
- Gardening with kids: https://www.raleighrealtyhomes.com/blog/gardening-with-kids.html
- Gardening Basics:https://couponfollow.com/research/diy-gardening-and-landscaping-ideas
- Plant Identification: A collection of sites to help identify plants (Thanks to 9-year old Cassie Price for the link): https://www.avasflowers.net/preview/flower-identification-resource-guide
- Area Master Gardener Sites:
- Bexar Master Gardeners— https://www.bexarmg.org
- Gonzales Master Gardeners— http://www.gonzalesmastergardeners.org/
- Guadalupe Master Gardeners— https://guadalupecountymastergardeners.org/
- Hays Master Gardeners– https://txmg.org/hays/
- Hill Country Master Gardeners— https://www.hillcountrymastergardeners.org/
- Travis Master Gardeners— http://www.tcmastergardeners.org/
- Victoria Master Gardeners— http://txmg.org/victoria