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Friends

Appalachian Sustainable Development
Tree Haven, Warren Hill’s School of Bonsai
River Road Farms, Specialists in Espalier
Tim Hensley, Master Grafter/Curator of Heritage Apples
American Chestnut Foundation
Four Seasons Garden Center

Jobs

Horticulture and Landscape Design Career Guide
VHCC Office of Career Planning and Placement
Jobs in Horticulture

Government

Virginia Cooperative Extension
Tennessee Cooperative Extension
Virginia Department of Forestry

Industry

Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
Virginia Turfgrass Council
American Nursery and Landscape Association
Tennessee Flower Growers Association
Green Industry Specialists of Virginia
Virginia Green Industry Council
 

Landscape Ecology

National Wildlife Foundation’s Backyard Habitats Program
National Wildlife Foundation’s Schoolyard Habitats Program
Natural Resources Conservation Service Backyard Conservation Program
The Wild Ones, an organization of natural landscapers
The Wild Ones Handbook ("how to" garden for wildlife)
Environmental Protection Agency's green landscaping information Mid-Atlantic
Virginia Native Plant Society

Resources

International Society of Arboriculture
American Orchid Society
The American Hemerocallis Society

USDA Hardiness Maps

http://ahs.org/publications/usda_hardiness_zone_map.htm
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jhtml?catref=cat170008

 

AHS Heat Zone Map

http://www.ahs.org/publications/heat_zone_map.htm

 

Schools

Virginia Tech
University of Tennessee
Academic Common Market

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