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Gardening Organizations

Pittsburgh Region

  • Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania
    (Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania)
    Founded in 1988 and incorporated as a 501(c)3 organization in 1992, The Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania’s purpose is to develop the region’s first comprehensive botanical garden, focussing on displays of regional flora, horticultural and environmental education, and research into botanical issues of regional importance.
  • Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania
    The Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania is one of the oldest botanical organizations in the country which has met and served as a resource of knowledge on the flowers of Pennsylvania since 1886. This is accomplished with the help of professional and amateur botanists, monthly meetings and weekly fieldtrips.
  • Burgh Bees

    Burgh Bees aims to introduce beekeeping to Pittsburghers in order to promote bees and beekeeping and in so doing, stewardship of the environment.
  • Community Garden Clubs
  • Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest
    An environmental non-profit organization whose vision is to be a leader in creating a healthy, attractive and safe urban forest by inspiring and engaging citizens to maintain, plant and protect trees.
  • Grow Pittsburgh
    A Special project of the Penn State Cooperative Extension whose goal is to model, teach, and facilitate sustainable urban agriculture within the Pittsburgh region.
  • Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
    A research division of Carnegie Mellon University that specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation.
  • Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania
    The Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to advance the propagation, horticulture and preservation of orchid species and hybrids through research, education and scientific endeavors.
  • Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
    provides education in horticulture, gardening, and conservation to individuals, schools and communities in western Pennsylvania.
  • Pittsburgh Garden Experiment
    A forum for city farmers in Pittsburgh where you can learn about urban food production and what's working here in Pittsburgh.
  • Pittsburgh Iris & Daylily Society
    A club that holds six to eight meetings a year and publish a quarterly newsletter. They also usually sponsor accredited shows - iris in late May and daylily in mid July.
  • Pittsburgh Rose Society
    The official site of the Pittsburgh Rose Society with information about growing roses in Western Pennsylvania and links to sources for roses not available from local nurseries.
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Pennsylvania

  • Back Yard Fruit Growers
    An informal association based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Check out their various focus groups (garlic and habaneros). There are also great links to related websites on their page.
  • Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania
    The GCFP is a not-for-profit volunteer organization of 6,700 Pennsylvania garden club members: women, men and youth who share interests in gardening, civic beautification, floral design, conservation of natural resources, environmental and legislative issues through local clubs. The local clubs are grouped into 11 districts. The GCFP is a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
  • Penn State Master Gardener Program
    The Master Gardener program was established to assist Cooperative Extension in reaching the consumer horticulture audience. The program provides interested individuals with extensive training in many phases of gardening. In return, partcipants dedicate volunteer time to teaching other home gardeners. Training and volunteer service are coordinated at the county level by extension agents, horticulture assistants, or volunteers.
  • Pennsylvania Gourd Society
    The Pennsylvania Gourd Society is a state-wide non-profit organization consisting of gourd lovers of many varieties - from novice gourd gardeners to experienced hand-pollinators, from budding artists to juried fine artists, and different kinds of gourd crafters.
  • The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
    The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1827 and producer of the Philadelphia Flower Show, an annual event in March that attracts thousands of visitors and gardening enthusiasts.
  • Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association
    Members include production nurseries, landscape contractors, landscape maintenance maintenance firms, garden centers, florists, and interiorscape firms. The site provides current information on legislative/regulatory issues, member benefits, and educational opportunities.
  • Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
    The Pennsylvania Native Plant Society (PNPS) is a not-for-profit organization that helps people learn about and enjoy native plants found in Pennsylvania. It sponsors numerous field trips throughout the state and publishes a quarterly newsletter for members.
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United States - General Gardening

  • American Community Garden Association
    Their mission is to promote community gardening because: "community gardening improves people’s quality of life by providing a catalyst for neighborhood and community development, stimulating social interaction, encouraging self-reliance, beautifying neighborhoods, producing nutritious food, reducing family food budgets, conserving resources and creating opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy and education."
  • American Horticultural Society
    The American Horticultural Society (AHS) website includes information about joining the society and purchasing its publications, one of which is the bimonthly American Gardener.
  • American Society for Horticultural Sciences
    For professional gardeners (horticulturalists).
  • Garden Writers Association
  • National Garden Bureau
    The National Garden Bureau is dedicated to the dissemination of accurate information so that home gardeners can successfully grow flowers and vegetables from seed. Check here for the latest varieties!
  • National Garden Clubs, Inc.
    This federation of federations of garden clubs has links to the various state federations
  • National Gardening Association
    The National Gardening Association offers expert advice and gardening articles on their website (they even have a weed library. They also have blogs by region.

United States - Specific Plants

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International

  • Royal Horticultural Society
    The Royal Horticultural Society is now the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Offers information on plants and gardening.