http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/tags/botanical+garden/default.aspxTags: botanical gardenenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2008/09/10/great-resources-for-gardening-in-the-lower-midwest.aspxWed, 10 Sep 2008 21:38:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:493banksoftheohio@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=493http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2008/09/10/great-resources-for-gardening-in-the-lower-midwest.aspx#comments<p><img width="116" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ervdinrbIov-YM:http://www.laddarboretum.org/images/buttons/leaf%2520detail_red%2520maple.jpg" height="116" style="float:left;" alt="" />My all-time favorite gardening website is that of the<a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=missouri%20botanical%20garden"> Missouri Botanical Garden</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#39;m a&nbsp;frequent visitor to the&nbsp;<em>Plantfinder</em> and <em>Plants of Merit</em> databases&nbsp;accessible on its <a href="http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantinfo.shtml">Gardening Help</a> page as I look for trees, shrubs, and perennials that are well suited for our <a href="http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html">USDA plant hardiness zone</a>.</p> <p>I haven&#39;t yet visited this famous St. Louis attraction, but I <em>have</em> spent the day at the <a href="http://www.bernheim.org/">Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest</a> just south of Louisville.&nbsp; It&#39;s trails and test gardens are another treasure trove for gardening information and ideas&nbsp;here in the Ohio River Valley.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=493" width="1" height="1">botanical gardenarboretumgardening