Resources

GARDENS

US National Arboretum - (202) 245-2726

3501 New York Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002

http://usna.usda.gov/Information/index.html

 

US Botanic Garden - (202) 225-8333

100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20001

https://www.usbg.gov

 

Dumbarten Oaks -  (202) 339-6401

1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC 20007

http://www.doaks.org/

 

Brookside Gardens - (301) 962-1400

1800 Glenallan Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902

www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/

 

McCrillis Gardens – (302)-962-1455

6910 Greentree Road, Bethesda, MD 20817

www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/mccrillis_gardens.shtm

  

Green Springs Garden Park - (703) 642-5173

4603 Green Spring Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring/

  

Meadowbrook Gardens - (703) 255-3631

9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct, Vienna, VA 22182

https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens

 

American Horticultural Society - 703.768.5700

7931 East Boulevard Drive 
Alexandria VA 22308

http://ahsgardening.org/

 

PLANT IDENTIFICATION

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

USDA Plants Database

http://www.audubon.org/native-plants

  

GARDENING INFORMATION HELP LINES

Master Gardeners of Montgomery County- telephone hotline (301-590-9650) 

18410 Muncaster Road 
Derwood, Md 20855

https://extension.umd.edu/montgomery-county/home-gardening

Garden pests  

bugoftheweek.com

Gardening advice, articles, forum, etc.:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/

List of deer-resistant plants (natives for MD are in bold):
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/hunt_trap/ddmtplants.aspx

Garden fencing to keep out deer and other pests:
https://www.deerfencing.com/