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Online Forums (not part of UBCBG)

Here are other forums recommended by readers of the UBC Botanical Garden forums. Feel free to check out the links, add your comments or submit your own link suggestions by clicking the button on the right and discussing them on the forum. These links are provided as a service to the public and do not constitute endorsement by UBCBG.

ArboristSite.com
Industry message board for arborists, with one section for public questions. Ad-supported and sponsor-supported.

Link location Arboristsite.com
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Ask an Arborist
Focus on UK woody plants. Ad-supported.

Link location Ask an arborist
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

BackyardGardener.com
Garden forum where subscribers support each other resolving gardening problems, opinions and plant identification.

Link location Garden Community Support Forums

Submitted by mcalpin1
Submitted date 12 Aug 2009; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

BBC Gardening Message Boards
A UK focus. Number of posts might look small, but they've recently moved to a different message board system, so they are starting anew. Currently contains areas on Allotment Gardening, Garden Design, Garden Clinic and BBC's Television Garden offerings.

Link location BBC - Gardening Messageboard - Home
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Bonsai: Internet Bonsai Club
Watch, learn, read and contribute to discussions with some of the worlds most experienced bonsai artists. Bonsai questions answered. How to tackle pests and diseases. Pots and potting. Suiseki, Viewing Stones and Scholars' Rocks. Beginners are especially welcome.

Link location Internet Bonsai Club
Submitted by KevB
Submitted date 25 Jan 2010; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Bonsai Nut
Large forum with sections on trees, styling, displays, selling and other bonsai-related special interests, also a section of articles and tutorials. US site privately set up and managed. Use is free; site is ad supported and donations are requested.

Link location Bonsai Nut
Submitted by Labreapits
Submitted date 4 Aug 2016; last confirmed 4 Aug 2016

Botanical Art and Naturalist Illustration
Yahoo Group "dedicated to the realistic portrayal and documentation of plants and flowers (the Botanical Arts) and natural science subjects (Naturalist Arts, Wildlife Arts, Scientific Illustration)." Much less active group than in its earlier years.

Link location Yahoo! Groups
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 26 Sep 2007; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Botanikai Fórum
A Hungarian botanical forum, managed by forum member Lila Pereszke; it contains different topics, like plant ID topics, plant of the year topics, botanical questions, etc., just like the UBC forum. The subforum for Hungarian plants is at Milyen hazai növény?. A picture gallery is also a part of the forum (Képgaléria - Botanikai Fórum).

Link location Botanikai Fórum; or Google-translated to English
Submitted by Lila Pereszke
Submitted date 31 Aug 2017; last confirmed 12 Nov 2019

CafeGarden.com
Was Blossom Swap, which was ad supported; not sure that's the case now. General gardening discussion forums.

Link location Cafe Garden

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin; name and link updated by wcutler
Submitted date 31 Oct 2005; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Canadian Gardening Forums
Canadian Gardening magazine's discussion forums. Tends toward discussions on eastern Canadian gardening. Ad-supported.

Link location Canadian Gardening Forums Home - Canadian Gardening
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Citrus: Hobby Citrus Growers
Forum for helping citrus enthusiasts prosper in their quest to produce fruitful trees.

Link location Citrus Growers Forum :: Index
Submitted by Junglekeeper
Submitted date 25 Nov 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Carnivorous plants: Ontario Carnivorous Plant Society
Discussions about carnivorous (insect-eating) plants.

Link location Home | Ontario Carnivorous Plant Society

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 25 Oct 2006; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Dave's Garden
For Gardeners, By Gardeners". Comprehensive set of discussion forums with a lot of activity. Number of other useful resources for gardeners on-site. Membership on Dave's Garden is free and allows you to participate in dozens of forums, plus PlantFiles, BugFiles, BirdFiles, the Garden Watchdog, maintain a personal garden diary, trade list, and many other features. A paid subscription is optional and provides access to the most popular forums and additional features, all in an ad-free environment.

Link location Gardening Forums - Ask Gardening Questions at Dave's Garden
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Facebook Plants Identification Group
There is a crowd-sourcing group on Facebook, with 92+ thousand members, many from Europe.

Link location Plant Identification
Submitted by Andrey Zharkikh
Submitted date 21 Apr 2017; last confirmed 21 Apr 2017

GardenBreizh.org
Exotic and tropical plants and gardens for all climates". In French.

Link location Discussions sur les plantes exotiques et tropicales pour tout climat - forums gardenbreizh

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 21 Apr 2008; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Garden Buddies
General gardening discussion forums. Very active membership.

Link location Gardenbuddies.com

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 31 Oct 2005; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

GardenStew
General gardening discussion forums. Members can have weblogs.

Link location Gardening Forums & Blogs - Garden Stew

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 31 Oct 2005; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Garden Tenders
A friendly community with forum, blogs, photos, and other ways of communicating with other gardeners. Based in Canada, but there are people from all over. Still has plenty of room to grow.

Link location GardenTenders Gardening Forums | GardenTenders.com :: gardening community
Submitted by thanrose
Submitted date 04 Feb 2010; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Garden Web
GardenWeb is one of the oldest, largest and most comprehensive garden forums. Hundreds of different discussion areas. These forums are now part of Houzz.

Link location The GardenWeb Forums - GardenWeb
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Gardeners Corner
Subtitled "The Friendly Gardening Forum", from the UK.

Link location Gardeners Corner - The Friendly Gardening Forum
Submitted by wcutler
Submitted date 22 Nov 2015; last confirmed 22 Nov 2015

Grapes: MGGA Cold Climate Grape Growing and Wine Making
Viticulture for cold climate citizens from the Minnesota Grape Growers Association.

Link location Minnesota Grape Growers Association
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 21 Feb 2008; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Growing on the Edge
International forum for exotic gardening enthusiasts. Mostly threads about hardy tropical plants, includes lots about palms also. Seeks donations via PayPal.

Link location growingontheedge.net - Index page
Submitted by Carol Ja
Submitted date 31 Oct 2007; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Hardy Tropicals UK
Forum of the Hardy Tropicals website, promoting the use of exotic plants in general gardening. Seems to be an active forum.

Link location Hardy Tropicals UK • Forum Home
Submitted by Gaz
Submitted date 25 Nov 2008; last confirmed 12 Nov 2015

Helpful Gardener
General gardening. Lots of organic gardening. Large forum with many categories and a lot of posts per day.

Link location GARDEN FORUM • HelpfulGardener.com
Submitted by thanrose
Submitted date 04 Feb 2010; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Hostas and General: Hallson Gardens
Forums from Hallson Gardens nursery. General gardening, but emphasis on hostas and perennial plants.

Link location Hallson Gardens • Index page
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 31 Oct 2005; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

National Gardening Association
The website at garden.org is sponsor and ad supported. The US association has over a million members, and claims to be the largest social media website dedicated exclusively to gardening. The site has over 100 discussion forums.

Link location Gardening Discussion Forums - Garden.org
Submitted by Silver surfer
Submitted date 2 Feb 2019; last confirmed 2 Feb 2019

Orchards: Home Orchard Society
Growing Good Fruit at Home

Link location Home Orchard Society Forums - Index page
Submitted by CielidhTime
Submitted date 8 May 2014; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Orchid Board
Comprehensive website for the care and propagation of orchids.

Link location Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web !
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

OrchidTalk Orchid Forum
Large discussion forum with articles about orchid care.

Link location OrchidTalk Orchid Forums - Grow Orchids!
Submitted by wcutler
Submitted date 14 Mar 2017; last confirmed 14 Mar 2017

Palms: Northwest Palms Discussion Board
Palms and subtropicals in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Link location Palms and The Tropical Look
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

PalmsNorth.com
Cold-hardy plant forum.

Link location PalmsNorth.com :: Index - Cold Hardy Palms & Cactus Message Board Forum
Submitted by desertman
Submitted date 30 Jun 2004; last confirmed 12 Nov 2015

PalmTalk.org
International Palm Society forums. Heavily Florida-California, but genuinely international. Quite active.

Link location PalmTalk
Submitted by Dave-Florida
Submitted date 1 Jul 2007; last confirmed 12 Nov 2015

Pflanzenbestimmung - Plant Determination
German forum for identification of wild plants from Europe, but also other plants including ornamentals, ferns, mosses, mushrooms.

Link location Pflanzenbestimmung - Pflanzenbestimmung
Submitted by Lila Pereszke
Submitted date 31 Aug 2017; last confirmed 2 Sep 2017

PlantsWorld.net
Here you can discuss any topic regarding plants.You can also upload photos of your plants, and exchange experience with other members. Registration is free.

Link location Plants World › › Home
Submitted by thanrose
Submitted date 04 Feb 2010; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Rock Gardens: Scottish Rock Garden Club Forums
Focus on alpine and rock garden plants.

Link location Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Submitted by Daniel Mosquin; link updated by wcutler
Submitted date 30 Oct 2005; last confirmed 3 Nov 2015

Roses and General: Moosey's Country Garden Forums
General gardening discussion forums with a special section on roses. Moosey is the gardener/owner of a country garden in New Zealand. Ad-supported.

Link location Mooseys Country Garden Forums - Index page

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 31 Oct 2005; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Royal Horticultural Society's Bulletin Board
A decent sized board, tapping into the knowledgeable folks of the RHS.

Link location Forums - My Garden

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 23 Jan 2006; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

The Garden Forums
General gardening forum with emphases on Ornamental Gardening and Edible Gardening.

Link location The Garden Forums • Index page

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 03 Feb 2010; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015

Unusual Plants
Ad-free forum with discussions on a wide range of plant and gardening topics

Link location Plant Fora - Plant Discussion Board

Submitted by Daniel Mosquin
Submitted date 02 Feb 2010; last confirmed 5 Nov 2015