eGarden Resources
Sharing the Knowledge
The following links are helpful in the planning and execution of garden-based curriculum. This is a living list and we'll keep adding to it for the benefit of all! If you have a garden resource link to share, please email it to DavisLearningGarden@gmail.com
Have a Garden Question?
The Master Gardeners of Orange County are trained to help educate residents of Orange County to become better gardeners. Use their website or email/phone hotlines to answers any garden questions you may have.
- UCCE Master Gardener Hotline: 714-708-1646
- Master Gardener Email: hotline@uccemg.com
- Master Gardeners Website
Davis Learning Garden Workshop Information
- Learning Garden support team - services and contact information
- Learning Garden Irrigation Layout - irrigation type for each plot
- Garden Education Resource List - from Master Gardeners of Orange County Workshop (5/22/2013)
- Top 10 Cool Weather Vegetables - from Master Gardeners of Orange County Workshop (5/22/2013)
Curriculum Ideas
- National Environmental Education Curricula
- List of classroom projects on many subjects
- Lesson plans from Agriculture in the Classroom website:
- Garden calculators
- Garden, Farm and Food Literature lists
- Garden Art activities from the National Garden Association
Garden Guides
- Vegetable planting guide for Southern California
- Southern California monthly gardening guide from the LA Times
- Another Southern California monthly gardening guide from LA Garden Blog
- Southern California Water Wise gardens
- Irrigation Guide
California Natives
- California Native Plant Society has chapters throughout California. The Orange County chapter lists resources and workshops.
- OC chapter website.
- List of California Native Plants, includes botanical name as well as common name as well as pictures.
- Searchable database of natives cross-referenced with where they can be purchased at California Native Plant Link Exchange
Birds, Bees, Butterflies, and Other Pollinators
- Pollinator Friendly planting guides
- Monarch Butterfly website
- Monarch Butterfly activity downloads
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...Insects
- Integrated Pest Management
- Natural Enemies Gallery
- Pests in Gardens and Landscapes: Invertebrate Pests
- Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects
- Pinterest gallery of Beneficial Insects
