Re: Looking for website

**G* L* <g*@gmail.com>**

possibly garden history society?  http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/
individual plant societies such as Camellias, Rhododendrons, Herbs
Various books like Where plants get their names or Garden Shrubs and their
histories
Best, Geri

On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Duane Campbell <dcamp911@gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend divides gardeners into three categories:  growers, collectors,
> and historians. After viewing my garden for the first time, he asked, “So,
> which are you – a collector or a historian?”
>
> He had a point, and I am a bit of both.. When I get a new plant, I want to
> have everything else in the genus. But more important, when I get a new
> plant, I want to learn everything about it – who bred it, when, what its
> heritage is, who grows it and where and how. Dave’s Garden is pretty good
> for amateur personal experience on growing specific plants, but I have
> found no website that gives good history, even for patented plants. If I
> Google a plant, eventually (but not always) I can dig out the information,
> but commonly only after several pages of hits. Is there a good single site
> for plant history?
>
> Duane Campbell
> Syndicated garden columnist
> Author: Best of Green Space; 30 Years of Composted Columns
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