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Gardening Organizations

Pittsburgh Region

  • Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania
    (Horticultural Society of Western Pennsylvania)
    http://www.botanicgardenwpa.org/
    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.

  • Daffodil and Hosta Society of Western Pensylvania
    http://www.dhswp.org/
    The DHSWP is an educational and social organization dedicated to Daffodils and Hostas. There are educational articles available on their site as well as their events calenar.

  • Grow Pittsburgh
    http://www.growpittsburgh.org/
    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
    http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/
    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
    http://www.oswp.org/
    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. It meets the 3rd Sunday of the month at the Phipps Garden Center at Fifth and Shady Aves in Pittsburgh.

  • Phipps Garden Center
    http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
    provides education in horticulture, gardening, and conservation to individuals, schools and communities in western Pennsylvania.

  • Pittsburgh Garden Railway Society
    http://www.trainweb.org/pgrs/
    A family-oriented group of people who enjoy activities associated with garden railroading: gardening, creating outdoor model train layouts, running our trains, and sharing our ideas and knowledge with others.

  • Pittsburgh Iris & Daylily Society
    http://www.geocities.com/pidsweb/
    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
    http://www.pghrosesociety.org/
    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.

Pennsylvania

  • Back Yard Fruit Growers
    http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dailey/byfg.html
    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
    http://www.pagardenclubs.org/
    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
    http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/mg/
    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
    http://www.pagourdsociety.org/
    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
    http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/
    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
    http://www.plna.com/
    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
    http://www.pawildflower.org/
    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.

United States - General Gardening

United States - Specific Plants

  • African Violet Society of America
    http://www.avsa.org/
    For information on African Violets and other Gesneriads.

  • All-America Rose Selections
    http://www.rose.org/
    A non-profit association of rose growers and introducers dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses.

  • American Clematis Society
    http://clematis.org/
    Includes a buyer's guide that lists growers, a basic guide to growing clematis. Their Clematis Database with detailed information on the various cultivars and species, the USDA zones in which they'll grow, photos, tips, is available to members.

  • American Gourd Society
    http://www.americangourdsociety.org/
    Learn all about growing and using gourds

  • American Hemerocallis Society
    http://www.daylilies.org/
    Information about daylilies and sources for acquiring them.

  • American Rose Society
    http://www.ars.org/
    Founded in 1892, the American Rose Society is an educational, nonprofit organization with over 24,000 members and almost 400 local chapters and affiliates throughout the country that offer rose-related activities and information.

  • California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
    http://www.crfg.org/
    the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world. Their website offers "fruit facts" for many fruits.

  • Herb Society of America
    http://www.herbsociety.org/
    The National Headquarters is located in Kirtland, Ohio (near Cleveland) adjacent to the Holden Arboretum. There are divisions for different regions of the country. Includes fact sheets on various herbs.

  • International Society of Arboriculture: Trees are Good
    http://www.treesaregood.com/
    A website to provide the general public with quality arboriculture, or tree care, related information

  • MidFEx (Midwest Fruit Explorers)
    http://www.midfex.org/
    A non-profit organization of amateur backyard fruit growing enthusiasts in the counties surrounding Chicago.

  • North American Lily Society
    http://www.lilies.org/
    Information on local societies and sources for lilies.

  • OrchidWeb - American Orchid Society
    http://www.orchidweb.org/
    includes features from their publications