USEFUL TOOLS

APPS-

• Garden Compass — Plant + Disease Identifier
• GrowIt — gardening community
• iScape — digital landscaping design made easy
• Leafsnap – Plant identification

CALCULATORS-

• Calculator to estimate materials needed
• Garden Calculator
• Math for Horticulture – Mary Ann Boor, 303 page pdf, math exercises.
• Proven Winners Calculator – give size of space, get # of plants needed and mulch needed.

CALENDARS-

• Memphis Area Master Gardeners Assoc (MAMGA) –planting calendar for vegetables
• Another Planting Guide for Memphis 
• National Gardening Association Planting Guide
• Plant Hardiness Zone Map
• Big Green Planting Calendar for vegetables

CATALOG + SEED COMPANIES-

• Tons of links to organized catalogs
• Botanical Interests – Non-GMO Project Verified Seeds. 600 varieties specially selected for home gardeners, including heirlooms, organics, and open pollinated flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Useful garden tools and supplies.
• Garden Company Reviews–Dave’s Garden–free directory of over 7,000 garden companies worldwide

DIY PLANS + CRAFTS-

• Garden directions –build all things garden related
• Birds & Blooms DIY Garden Projects
• Alabama Cooperative Extension Office facts on Raised Beds
• The Food Project–Great ideas for raised beds
• Galvanized Containers
• Growing Food in 5 Gallon Buckets
• Cement Trough Raised Bed
• The Home Depot cement mixing tubs are stated to be made from PVC. This is a toxic plastic and should not come in contact with food items.
• The Lowe’s cement mixing tubs are made from HDPE. This is a safe plastic that is not known to transmit any chemicals into food or drinks and will not leach any toxic chemicals into soil or water.
• Raised Garden Bed #1-Directions Handout
• Raised Garden with Seat Surround – Directions Handout
• Raised Garden with Overlapped Corners – Directions Handout
• Raised Garden with Roofing Tin – Directions Handout

GRANTS-

• Instrument Grants for Non-profits
• Seed Money

LABELS + TOOLS-

• Lifelong Gardening Tool Book
• Plant Label suggestions

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS-

• Gardening Gone Wild: Composition 101, Fill the Frame
• Lynn Keddie: Composing Photos using Negative Space
• The Luminous Landscape: Positive Use of Negative Space
• Clickin Moms BLog- 7 Ways to Use Leading Lines in Your Photography
• Photobotanic.com – Saxon Holt’s concise tips for photographing gardens  using his stunning photos  to teach the lessons.The images are perfect for dissecting garden design principles and elements.
  • 1.1 – Composition 101:  Fill the Frame
  • 1.2 – Composition Balance in the Frame
  • 1.3 – Finding the Light
  • 1.4 – Garden Appreciation
  • 1.5 – Provocation and Intrigue
  • 1.6 – Photos Tell a Story
  • 2.1 – Framing a Composition
  • 2.2 – Focal Points
  • 2.3 – Leading Lines
  • 2.4 – Point of View
  • 2.5 – Space and Shape
  • 2.6 – Details and Vignettes
  • 3.0 – Think Like a Gardener
  • 3.1 – Design and Space
  • 3.2 – Hardscape
  • 3.3 – Weather, Moods, and Seasons
  • 3.4 – Using the Light
  • 3.5 – Finding a Theme
  • 3.6 – Photographing Garden Plants

PLACEMAKING-

Lots of beautification ideas to make your neighborhood the place you never want to leave.

• America in Bloom
• Beautification of Your Community
• BLDG Memphis (Build.Live.Develop.Grow)
• 101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City
• Shelby County Land Bank Opportunities
• Tactical Urbanism Materials
• Walk Your City