• Looking for references to local landscapers? Visit the Vermont Nursery & Landscape Association website for a list of reputable members. (Master Gardeners cannot recommend individual landscape businesses).
• Looking for a list of Vermont Garden Nurseries? Visit this website. (Master Gardeners cannot recommend individual nurseries).
• Beginning Gardening - by Cynthia Gilhooly, Certified UVM Master Gardener
• Soil Testing
• USDA Plant Zone Hardiness Map
• USDA Zones 3 & 4 Planting Schedule (PDF)
• USDA Zones 5 & 6 Planting Schedule (PDF)
• New England Wildflower Society - Simple Key for Plant Identification

National Extension websites that provide science-based solutions for garden pests, weeds, disease problems, plant/insect i.d.

• Cornell University - Home Gardening Resources
• Oregon State University - Science based solutions for garden pests, weeds, and disease problems in one easy-to-navigate place.
• Ohio State: Home, Yard & Garden Factsheets
• University of Maryland Home & Garden Info. Center
• UMaine Home & Garden IPM website
• UNH Education Center - Great Factsheets!
• University of CT Home & Garden Fact Sheets
• University of Minnesota Yard and Garden Info. Center
• Clemson Cooperative Extension - Home & Garden Info. Center
• What's Wrong With My Plant? - Univ. of Minnesota - Diagnose problems in the yard & garden caused by insects, diseases & non-living factors. 
• Find A Plant - Search engine/Plant Toolbox for all plants - University of  Extension, North Carolina

Flooding Resources

• Flood-Recovery Guidance for Lawns & Gardens
• After the Flood: Tips on Edible Garden Plants

Climate Change

• Do Not Sell! Ornamental invasive plants to avoid with climate change - UMass.edu
• Climate Change webinars - Living A Sustainable Lifestyle: Tea & Talk
• Gardening with Climate-Smart Native Plants in the Northeast - Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Mangement
• Climate Change and Agriculture in Vermont (pdf)

Composting General

• Composting in Bear Country - VT Fish & Wildlife Dept.
• Public Library Kids Workshop: It's A Worm's World: Vermicomposting - Created by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Composter Center
• Composting Made Simple (You Tube video) Central VT SWMD
• 5 Tips to Keep Animals Out of Your Compost (YouTube video) Central VT SWMD
• Act 148 (YouTube video) Central VT SWMD
• Installing a Green Cone (YouTube video) Central VT SWMD
• The Dirt on Compost (pdf) - A Guide to Backyard Composting, VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• 5/06/19 Home Composting: How You Can Manage Food Waste on 'Across The Fence'
• Compost With Confidence booklet - aimed at residents (PDF) - New 3/19
• How To Compost video, by Sujata Gautam-VT Master Composter/LRSWMD volunteer
• Health & Safety Guidance for Composting in the School Setting - Cornell
• Health & Safety Guidance for Small Scale Composting - Cornell
• A Solid Waste Guide for Invasive Plant Matter (PDF)
• The Composting Council Research & Education Foundation
• Persistent Herbicide Information for Horse and Livestock Owners (PDF)
• Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting (PDF)

Composting Factsheets

• Composting Food Waste: How To Get Started
• Backyard Composting of Food Waste: It's As Easy As 1:3
• Composting With Worms (PDF)
• Backyard Composting (PDF)
• Improving Garden Soils with Organic Matter (PDF)
• Composting for Farmers (PDF)

Vermont State Government

• Waste Management Division, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources - Department of Environmental Conservation
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Compost Center
• Vermont Solid Waste Districts

Vermont Non-Profit

• Composting Association of Vermont
• Food Works: Two Rivers Center for Sustainability
• Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
• Vermont Community Garden Network

Vermont Commercial

• Champlain Valley Compost (CVA), Charlotte
• Vermont Compost Company, Montpelier
• Green Mountain Compost
• Grow Compost
• Vermont Natural Agricultural Products (MOO DOO, etc.)

Compost Bins

• Designs for Composting Systems (PDF)
  • Includes plans for a Wooden Box Bin, Wood and Wire Three-Bin Turning Unit, Cinder Block Bin, Cinder Block Turning Unit, Wire Mesh Bin, Snow Fence Bin, Garbage Can Composter, Worm Composting Bin, Compost Mound, Compost Pockets and Mulch
• Designs using wooden pallets
  • How to build a $15 shipping pallet compost bin
• Stacking sides system
  • Building an easy to assemble and disassemble compost bin

• Public Library Kids Workshop: It's A Worm's World: Vermicomposting - created by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Compost Center
• Gardening Activity Guide: A resource to promote vegetable and fruit gardening with young children, North Carolina State University
• Harvest Tips Series, presented by Joyce Amsden, UVM Certified Master Gardener
  • Harvest Tips for Drying Flowers (video)
  • Harvest Tips for Preserving Herbs (video)
  • Harvest Tips for Canning Tomatoes (video)
  • Harvest Tips for Perfect Pickling (video)
  • Harvest Tips for Raspberry Freezer Jam (video)
  • Harvest Tips for Dehydrating Veggies, Fruits & More (video)

• Make Your Own Mini Wildlife Pond (pdf, includes a video) - by Madeline Chamberlain, EMG Intern
• UVM 4-H Spring Gardening Series - Fruits - by UVM Extension 4-H & Master Gardener Programs
• Let's Plant for Pollinators! (pdf) - by Julia Parker Dickerson, UVM Extension Master Gardener
• Bee Pollinator brochure/handout (tri-fold) - provided by Cheryl Frank Sullivan and Margaret Skinner of the UVM Entomology Research Lab
• Beginning Gardening (pdf)  Power Point - presented by Cynthia Gilhooly, Certified UVM Master Gardener 
• Pollinator Resource List - by EMG Elizabeth Manning with research by Cheryl Frank Sullivan and Margaret Skinner of the UVM Entomology Research Lab
• How to Propogate with Cuttings - by Madeline Chamberlain, EMG Intern
• National Extension Projects Site - Educational Outreach videos and materials
• Emerald Ash Borer Presentation, by Elise Schadler, VT Forests, Parks & Rec, Program Manager (see presentation notes on next line)
• Emerald Ash Borer Presentation Notes, by Elise Schadler
• Gardening for Hummingbirds, Butterflies & Moths, (pdf) by Maryland Master Gardener Program
• Indoor Herb Gardening (pdf) by EMGs Carol Holmquist & Liz Parker
• Climate Change - Action Plan - Full Presentation (pdf) by EMG Carol Holmquist & Priscilla McKinney
• Prestigious Pollinators Presentation,  (pdf) by EMGs Cindy Heath & Donna Thomas (see video recording below)
• Okemo Valley TV recording of Prestigious Pollinators Presentation (video)
• Okemo Valley TV Fletcher Library Compost Workshop (video) presented by Certified Master Composter Hamilton Gillette

• Harvest Tips for Drying Flowers (video) - presented by Joyce Amsden, UVM Master Gardener
• Tips on Scouting for Herbaceious Perennial Diseases - Leanne Pundt, UConn Extension
• Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites - University of Minnesota Extension
• Disease Resistant Annuals & Perennials - Purdue University Extension
• Flower Fact Sheets - UMass Amherst
• Impatiens Downy Mildew (PDF)
• Perry's Perennial Pages
• Plant Bulbs Now for Spring Bloom - by Bonnie Kirn Donahue, UVM Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
• The Jerusalem Artichoke: An Unsung Hero - by Nadie Van Zandt, UVM Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
• Amaryllis: A Gift That Keeps On Giving - by Nadie Van Zandt, UVM Extension Master Gardener Volunteer

• Pruning Fruit Trees - UMass Extension
• Apple Cultivars for Vermont
• New England Tree Fruit Management Guide - University of New Hampshire
• Small Fruit Leaf Analysis - by Vernon Grubinger, UVM Fruit & Berry Specialist
• Michigan Crabapples Guide (pdf) - Michigan State University - Cooperative Extension Service
• New Fruit IPM Fact Sheet Series - UMass Amherst
• Tree Fruit Diseases
• Cornell Fruit Gardening Resources
• VT Vegetable & Berry Grower Page
• Fruit Fact Sheets - UMass Amherst
• Home Fruit Spray Schedule - UNH

• Harvest Tips for Preserving Herbs (video) - presented by Joyce Amsden, UVM  Master Gardener Volunteer
• Growing Herbs Indoors
• Indoor Herb Pests
• Using Summer Dried Herbs & Flowers - by Bonnie Kirn Donahue, Certified Master Gardener Volunteer
• Healthy Cooking With Fresh Herbs - by Purdue University/Extension

Houseplant Hero Video Series with UVM Extension Master Gardener Judy Mirro 

• Angel Wing Begonia (Begonia coccinea), aired on Across the Fence, April 2023
• Asparagus Fern (Asparagus setaceus), aired on Across the Fence, Mar 2023
• Coffee plant, aired on Across the Fence, 2023
• Euphorbia, aired on Across the Fence, August 2023
• Hibiscus, aired on Across the Fence, 2023
• Keep or Compost Your Houseplant, aired on Across the Fence, Mar 2023
• Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis), aired on Across the Fence, Mar 2023
• Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum), aired on Across the Fence, Mar 2023
• Pothos (Epipremnum aureum), aired on Across the Fence, Feb 2023
• Repotting an Orchid, aired on Across the Fence, Apr. 2023
• Snake Plant (Dracaena trifasciata, formerly, samsevoeroa), aired on Across the Fence, Feb 2023

Indoor Plant Insects - University of Maryland

Indoor Plant Diseases - University of Maryland

Selection & Care of Indoor Plants - University of Maryland

Diagnose Indoor Plant Problems - University of Maryland

Caring for Houseplants - University of Missouri

• Greenhouse Pests, Biological Controls/Natural Enemies & Plant-Mediated IPM Systems - UVM Entomology Research Laboratory
• What's Bugging You? New York State IPM/Cornell CALS
• What Insect is this? University of Minnesota Extension
• Boxelder Bugs (Boisea trivittata (Say) (PDF) by Margaret Skinner, UVM Entomologist
• Insect Pests of the Home Vegetable Garden - Mississippi State University
• Home Invasions of the Insect Kind, by Ann Hazelrigg
• Identification & Management of White Grubs in Vermont's Greenscapes
• Grow Smart Grow Safe Guide to Choosing Safer Garden Products
• Beneficial Insects of NH Farms & Gardens (PDF)
• The Bug Book - a garden field guide (PDF)
• Swede Midge Info Center-Cornell
• BugGuide.net
• Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Bradysia spp.) Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Green Stink Bugs (PDF)
• Grubs in Vermont (PDF)
• Invasive plants and pests in Vermont
• Leek Moth (pdf) - Scott Lewins & Vic Izzo, UVM College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Northeast SARE
• Managing Stinging Wasps, Bees and Hornets (PDF) by Margaret Skinner, UVM Entomologist
• National Pesticide Information Center
• Spongy Moth, Lymantria dispar update (formerly known as Gypsy Moth) (PDF) - Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
• Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar)Video (by Margaret Skinner-UVM Entomologist)
• Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Fact Sheet (PDF) - updated June 2022
• Spotted Wing Drosophila in the Home Garden - by Ann Hazelrigg
• Spotted Wing Drosophila - by Vern Grubinger
• Spiders in Vermont

• Vermont Invasives website
• Do Not Sell! Ornamental invasive plants to avoid with climate change - UMass.edu
• Methods for Disposing Non-Native Invasive Plants - University of New Hampshire
• Asian Jumping Worm or Snake Worm
  • Asian Jumping Worm Homeowners Guide (pdf)- Adapted with permission from Cornell University
  • Plant Sale Guidelines to Minimize the Chance of Jumping Worm Spread (pdf) - Ann Hazelrigg, Josef Gorres & Robilee Smith
  • Jumping Worm Resources - UMassAmherst
• Gardening with Climate-Smart Native Plants in the Northeast - NE Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Management
• Invasive Plant Control Contractors (pdf)
• How to Battle Japanese Knotweed & Win (pdf) - by Dottie Sundquist, Bennington Chapter EMG volunteer
• Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants & their Native Look-Alikes - an identification guide for the mid-Atlantic - published by Delaware Dept. of Agriculture
• Proper Disposal of Invasive Plant Material - VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• Spotted Lanternfly - VT Invasives
• Spotted Lanternfly - Cornell Cooperative Extension

• White Grubs (Family Scarabaeidae): A Serious Lawn Pest (June 2023)- Margaret Skinner, UVM Extension Entomologist
• What's Wrong With My Lawn - UMass Amherst
• New England Regional Nitrogen & Phosphorus Fertilizer & Associated Management Practice Recommendations - For Lawns Based on Water Quality Considertaions (pdf)
• Soil Fertility & Fertilization Guidelines for Lawn Turf in Vermont (pdf) - Sid Bosworth, UVM Extension Professor
• Home Lawn & Garden Lawn Fact Sheets - UMass Amherst
• Lawn Renovation & Establishment  (pdf) - created by UVM Extension Master Gardener Helpline Volunteers
• Lawn Management in the Fall (pdf) - Sid Bosworth, UVM Extension 
• Moles in the Lawn, Control - Iowa State University
• White Grub Control in Turfgrass - Iowa State University
• Moles: Damage Management - Iowa State University
• Turfgrass - Improving the environment one turf at a time - Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Grubs In Your Lawn - Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Ants in Lawns - University of Massachusetts Amherts
• Weeds and Your Lawn - Cornell Cooperative Extension
• White Grubs (Family Scarabaeidae): A Serious Lawn Pest (6/23) - Margaret Skinner, UVM Extension

• Grow Wild? Bringing Habitat Home
• Native Perennials and Shrubs for Vermont Gardens - The Nature Conservancy, VT Invasives
• Native Plant Finder - National Wildlife Federation
• Native Plants Database - Audubon 
• What You May Not Know About Those April Flowers, by Margaret Renkl, NYTimes Opinion Writer
• Landscape Plants for Vermont (order the book)

• Integrated Pest Management Overview brochure - UVM Extension Master Gardener
• Dormant Oils - Answers for All - UConn Extension
• Bio-Integral Resource Center - The Integrated Pest Management Specialists - Answers to your pest control questions
• Greenhouse Pests, Biological Controls/Natural Enemies & Plant-Mediated IPM Systems - UVM Entomology Research Laboratory
• IPM News and Events Roundup - A weekly collection of IPM news, webinars, employment and funding opportunities and more from the NE IPM Center. To join the list, please send a request via e-mail to NortheastIPM@cornell.edu. . 
• How to Identify, Prevent & Manage Plant Problems - University of Maryland
• Glyphosate: Farming, Health & The Environment - Vt. Dept. of Agriculture
• National Pesticide Information Center

Regarding free seeds, starter plants, assistance with home gardening grants, etc.  – the Vermont Community Garden Network collaborates with another agency called Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity on organizing a free plant give away in late May. The VCGN calendar also provides information on seed swaps. Here is a phone number you can call to talk with them directly - To reach the VCGN staff, call (802) 861-4769 about the above opportunities.

Plant Sales – Some of the local Master Gardener Chapters host annual plant sales every year early in the season. For more information, please email Deb Heleba @  debra.heleba@uvm.edu

• Safe Practices for Plant Sales - Nadie VanZandt, Certified Master Gardener  Volunteer
• Plant Sale Guidelines to Minimize the Chance of Jumping Worm Spread (pdf)
• Winter Garden Planning - by Suzanne Freitas, NW Chapter Master Gardener Volunteer
• Tips for Choosing Grow Lights - by Nadie VanZandt, Certified Master Gardener Volunteer
• Starting Seeds at Home - University of Maine

• Find A Plant - Search Engine/Tool for all plants - University of North Carolina Extension Master Gardener
• Edible Weeds on Farms - Northeast Farmers Guide to Self-Growing Vegetables - published by Northeast SARE
• VT Center for Integrative Herbalism - great resource for contacting them regarding plants that are/are not safe to eat
• Plants Poisonous to Livestock - Cornell CALS
• Common Poisonous Plants and Plant Parts - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
• Poisonous Plants Resources - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
• ASPCA - Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants List for Animals

• Organic Site Preparation for Wildflower Establishment - Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
• Maintaining diverse Stands of Wildflowers Planted for Pollinators - Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
• Planting for Pollinators: Establishing a Wildflower Meadow from Seed - UNH
• Restoring Your Woody-Invaded Meadow to Conservation Meadow - The Nature Conservancy
• Gardening for Pollinators & Beneficial Insects - Resources for the Home Gardener - produced by UVM Extension  Master Gardener Volunteers/Pollinator Group
• Attracting Beneficial Insects to Promote Biodiversity - by Cat Buxton, Certified UVM Master Composter & Food Systems Consultant
• Encouraging Pollinators in Vegetable Gardens - by Karen Burke, Certified UVM Master Gardener Volunteer
• Improving Pollinator Habitat in HOA's - by Karen Burke, Certified UVM Master Gardener Volunteer
• UVM Extension Pollinator Resources - Laura Johnson, UVM Extension Pollinator Support Specialist
• Bringing in Un-BEE-lievable Beneficials - Cheryl Frank Sullivan & Margaret Skinner, UVM Entomology Research Lab
• Pollinator Resource List 2021 - Gathered by the UVM Extension Master Gardener Pollinator Working Group
• Prestigious Pollinators Presentation (pdf) - by Cindy Heath & Donna Thomas, UVM Extension Master Gardeners (see video recording below)
• Okemo Valley TV recording of Prestigious Pollinators Presentation (video)
• Gardening for Hummingbirds, Butterflies & Moths (pdf) by Maryland Master Gardener Program
• Let's Plant for Pollinators (pdf) - by Julia Parker Dickerson, UVM Extension Master Gardener
• Bee Pollinator brochure/handout (tri-fold) - provided by Chery Frank Sullivan & Margaret Skinner - UVM Entomology Research Lab
• Un-BEE-lievable Beneficials - Awareness Sign (pdf), by Cheryl Frank Sullivan, UVM Entomology Research Lab
• Attract & Recognize Your Pest Fighting Pollinators & Other Beneficial Insects, by Cheryl Frank Sullivan & Margaret Skinnner - UVM Entomology Research Lab
• Habitat Plants for Pest Management, by Bonnie Kirn Donahue, EMG Volunteer
• Gardening with Climate-Smart Native Plants in the Northeast - Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change Management
• Vermont Pollinator Pallette with Common Names (pdf) - Jane Sorensen, UVM Adjunct Faculty Lecturer
• Homestead Pollinator Habitat Guidelines & Options for the Homescale (pdf) - Jane Sorensen, UVM Adjunct Faculty Lecturer

• Soil Testing - UVM Soil Testing Lab
• Soil, Gardening, and Your Health - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (soilSHOP)
• Create a Biodiverse Garden for Ecological Resilience (pdf) - by Wendy Sue Harper, Ph.D., Associate Faculty Prescott College, WSH Consulting
• Does Your Soil Get A Passing Grade? - by Nadie VanZandt, UVM Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
• Killing Cover Crops in Urban Farms and Gardens, Build your cover crop plan with an effective termination strategy - Michigan State University
• Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd edition - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
• Interpreting Your UVM Soil Test Results - by Dr. Vern Grubinger, UVM Vegetable and Berry Specialist
• Interpreting Heavy Metals Soil Tests - by Dr. Vern Grubinger & Prof. Don Ross

• Disposing of Leaf Litter in Tick Country - by Nadie VanZandt, UVM Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
• Information on Ticks in Vermont - Vermont Dept. of  Health

• Fungal Cankers of Trees - Sustainable Urban Landscapes - Iowa State University
• Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites - University of Minnesota Extension
• Boxwood Health (pdf)
• Branch Out Burlington Tree Resources
• How To Kill A Tree (PDF) (Arbor Day Foundation)
• How to Plant a Bare Root Tree (video) - presented by VJ Comai, Burlington City Arborist
• How to Plant Your Bare Root Trees (pdf) - provided by Branch Out Burlington
• Maple Problems (PDF)
• Mulching Trees & Shrubs - by The Morton Arboretum
• Our VT Woods - an online resource center for healthy forests
• Proper Mulching Techniques - by ISA & Trees Are Good organizations
• Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) (July 2021, pdf) - by Margaret Skinner, UVM Extension Entomologist
• Tree and Shrub Fact Sheets, UMass Amherst
• Vermont County Foresters
• Find An Arborist
• Vermont Forest Health Insect & Disease Observations Newsletter - this newsletter is provided every Spring, Summer, Fall. To sign up and receive this newsletter, email Jenny Lauer @ jenny.lauer@vermont.gov   Visit this link to view a previous newsletter - provided by the VT Dept. of Forests, Parks & Recreation
• Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Resources
• Winooski Conservation District Tree Sale
• Vermont Tree Selection Guide (PDF)

• Getting Started With Vegetable Gardens (pdf)
• Visit Gardening During COVID-19 for more resources on planning and planting vegetables
• Raised Bed Gardening (pdf) - Oregon State University Extension
• Growing Seedlings Under Lights - Cornell University

• Growing Tomatoes in Vermont

• 5/12/2023 - New Virus Alert - Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus
• Tomato Problems in the Home Garden (PDF)
• Blight Resistant Varieties (PDF)
• Late Blight of Tomato & Potato: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• A Few Key Points About Late Blight (PDF)
• Symptoms of late blight (with images)
• Tomato Plant Sources in Vermont (PDF)
• Tomato Disease ID Key by Leaf Symptoms
• USABlight.org

New England Vegetable Management Guide - UMass Amherst
Vegetable Gardening in Small Spaces  - UMaine Coop. Extension - Excellent raised bed resources
Vegetable Disease Fact Sheets - Cornell
Vegetable Fact Sheets - UMass Amherst
VT Vegetable & Berry Grower Page

• Does Vinegar Kill Weeds? - Montana State University
• Are There Alternatives to Glyphosate for Weed Control in Landscapes? - NC State Extension
• Weed Identification-Photo Gallery - Vermont Wildflower Farm
• Weeds and Your Lawn - Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Weeds - Suppressive Groundcover - Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Ohio Perennial & Biennial Weed Guide - Ohio State University
• Weed Herbarium - UMass Extension
• Preen weed i.d.
• Weed ID Guide
• Common Pasture Weeds & Grasses in Vermont (PDF)
• Plant and Flower Identification - VT Wildflower Farm
• Is this plant a weed? - University of Minnesota

• Got Bats? - Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
• Recognizing Sapsucker Damage in Yard Trees - Mississippi State University, Extension
• Sapsucker Damage on Woody Plants - UofA Research & Extension
• Woodpeckers - Penn State Extension
• Deer and rabbits and mice, oh my! - MSU Extension
• Wildlife Management Factsheets - UMass Amherst
• Deer Resistant Trees and Shurbs
• Nuisance Wildlife Control - Trusted source for sound, legal & responsible wildlife control & damage prevention advice.