Garden Resources

Online Resources and Apps

Insect Indentification:

• Bugguide.net

• Earthbox Insect Identifier

Plant Disease Indentification:  

• What’s Wrong with My Plant from University of Minnesota

Native Plant Information:

• Native Plant Selection

• Native Plant Hand-out from NY DEC

• Alternatives to Invasive Plant Species

• Regional Native Plant “Starter” List

• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Recommended Native Plant List for NY

Rain Gardens & Shoreline Buffer Gardens:

• Blue Thumb Planting for Clean Water

• Native Plants for New England Rain Gardens Hand-out

• A How-to Manual for Homeowners from the University of Wisconsin

General Gardening Info:

• Interactive Hardiness Zone Map from the USDA

BTG recommended  Attractions Nearby

(within 2 hours of Chautauqua Institution)

• Holden Arboretum (Kirtland, OH)

• Cleveland Botanical Garden (Cleveland, OH)

• Tom Ridge Environmental Center (Erie, PA)

• Asbury Woods Nature Center (Erie, PA)

• Roger Tory Peterson Institute (Jamestown, NY)

• Buffalo Botanical Gardens (Buffalo, NY)

• Audubon Community Nature Center (Frewsburg, NY)

• Panama Rocks Scenic Park (Panama, NY)

• Nannen Arboretum (Ellicotville, NY)

• Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (Erie, PA)

Gardens of Chautauqua Map of the Grounds

• BTG Garden Map and Garden Description