Links

Places to Visit

• Awbury Arboretum
• Barnes Arboretum
• Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
• Brandywine River Museum Wildflower Gardens
• Chanticleer
• Graver Arboretum of Muhlenberg College
• Haverford College Arboretum
• Henry Foundation for Botanical Research
• Jenkins Arboretum
• Longwood Gardens
• Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
• Mt. Cuba Center
• Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
• Schmieder Arboretum of Delaware Valley College
• Tyler Arboretum
• University of Delaware Botanic Gardens
• Winterthur Museum and Estate

Seed Starting

Germination Guide from Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, First Supplement, and Second Supplement: these invaluable books by Norman Deno are now available free online!

Garden Walk and Talk has extensive information on germination of seeds of perennials and penstemons.

Tibetan hellebore (Helleborus thibetanus) in a shade garden. Photographed in Philadelphia in mid-February.