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The best part of your gardening will occur outdoors, but here are a few of my favorite places to gain inspiration, ideas, and cool products for your own Ultimate Garden.

The Science of Gardening

http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm

The USDA National Conservation Resource Service features a Web Soil Survey that provides an incredible wealth of information about the soil in surveyed areas.

Great Gardening Blogs

 http://thehomegarden.blogspot.com/

Father, gardener, and plant propagator extraordinaire, Dave shares daily garden experiences and revelations from his Tennessee Home Garden.  This isn't just a blog to be idly read, however:  Dave challenges his readers with plant identification and other quizzes to help educate and keep us all sharp!  A great, informative regional gardening blog.

Other Regional Gardening Sites

http://tnorganics.org/

The Tennessee Organic Growers Association promotes organic, local, sustainable agriculture practices in Tennessee.

 http://www.blueshoenashville.com/nashvillegardens.html

Blue Shoe Nashville offers an urban garden site for the Nashville area which features information and links on organic gardening, local CSAs, sustainable agriculture, and plenty of gardening goings-on.

Heirloom Seeds

http://www.seedsofchange.com/default.asp

Whether you are ready to plant or you just want to learn more about heirloom vegetables, biodynamic gardening, or living organically, Seeds of Change is THE place to begin your research.  They sell hand-collected heirloom plant seeds, and their website is an amazing storehouse of knowledge about gardening in partnership with the earth.  If you have never tasted a fresh, sun-warmed heirloom tomato straight off the vine, go to their site right now and order your seeds.

http://www.seedsavers.org/

Originally begun in 1975 with just two types of seed, Seed Savers Exchange has grown into a non-profit organization of gardeners who carefully save and share their heirloom seeds.  If you find yourself in Iowa, visit SSE's heritage farm featuring a organic preservation garden, heritage orchard, and heritage breed cattle.

http://forums.organicgardening.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/2141078301
Organic Gardening's free heirloom seed swap is a great place to go for hard-to-find heirloom seeds--and plenty of interesting gardeners, some of whom have a lot of experience and insight to offer.

Herbs

 http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/

The American Herbalists Guild is a non-profit education organization that promotes medicinal herbal practice.

http://www.sewisewomen.com/index.php

Southeast Wise Women is a women's herbal conference and course of study with gifted teacher Corinna Wood.  The 2009 conference will be held in Black Mountain, North Carolina.