Gardening Forums

These websites listed below provide a means for gardeners to chat back and forth, sharing knowledge, problems and solutions. They often require a user to register with the site before messages may be posted or read. The registration is usually free, and takes only a few minutes. These are only a few of the many gardening forums found on the internet.

A Few Words Of Caution

When you are in a forum, remember that every message you post can usually be seen by everyone else. To avoid potential problems, avoid posting any personal information on these forums, such as your real name, physical address, telephone number, financial information, personal email address, or the like. Identity theft and stalking is a real problem, and it is always best if you are cautious.

The information you find on these sites may or may not be accurate, up-to-date, or even applicable to your gardening situation. Do your own research before taking any action.

Gardening Forums

Ask An Expert Forum. WSU Extension. This is a moderated forum where registered users may post their horticultural questions for others to view and comment upon.

GardenWeb Forums. Published by iVillage Inc. a part of NBC Universal. A commercial website providing gardening information, forums, photo galleries, a gardening glossary, a directory of garden clubs and gardens, and garden products. Of particular interest may be GardenWeb's Northwest Garden Forum, covering issues peculiar to gardening in areas with the mild, damp winters and moderate summers of a maritime climate, as in the northwestern U.S. and Canada's Pacific Coast.

Yahoo! Gardening Groups. Yahoo! Inc. This is the primary Yahoo! gardening group page. Groups are locations where members may post messages and/or share photos or other information with other members of the group. You may search the 1300+ groups under this category for one that matches your interests, or search under a subcategory for more specialized groups. The groups with the most members usually are the most active.

MSN Home & Garden Groups. Microsoft Corporation. MSN's group pages that cover gardening. Allows members to post and read messages. Browse the groups until you find one that interests you, or check out the subcategories for more options.

Helpful Gardener Gardening Forum. Scott Reil Garden Design. This bulletin board allows users to post and read messages on numerous garden topics.

UBC Botanical Garden Forums. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. The UBC Botanical Garden provides these forums for people from around the world to discuss plants and gardening with input from UBC researchers, staff and volunteers and other contributing experts.

A Master Gardener Directory

United States Master Gardener Organizations. The dmoz Open Directory Project, Netscape Corp. This site lists almost 100 official Master Gardener sites in the United States. You might enjoy seeing what is being done by other Master Gardener organizations in the various states.