Horticulture

All-America Rose Selections: Selections and research.
American Rose Society: Membership information, local societies, and the Rose of the Month.
Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection: Browse collections of botanical images.
Flowering Plant Gateway: Four systems of flowering plant classification.
Forage Information System: A comprehensive resource for forage-related topics, including Extension, research, and teaching information. Produced by Oregon State University.
Garden Aesthetics: Produced by Linda Engstrom, PCC.
Garden Web: Gardens of the world; forums and information files for gardeners.
Global Invasive Species Team: Part of The Nature Conservancy's response to abating the damage caused to native biodiversity by the human-facilitated introduction of non-native, harmful invasive species. This website provides many resources designed to help all conservationists deal most effectively with invasive species.
How to Identify Trees: Friesner Herbarium, Butler University Tree Identification Website.
OSU Extension Service: Gardening information.
Pacific Northwest Home Gardener: Links and advice for the local climate.
Parasitic Plant Connection: Browser Order/Family pages; many photos.
Plant Care.Com: Database of over 2000 indoor houseplants. Subscription required for full access.
PLANTS Database: National Resources Conservation Service, USDA. Search by state. Lists available include noxious weeds, plants endangered in the United States.
Seed Germination Database: Browse alphabetical list from the Backyard Gardener.
TreeBASE: Database of phylogenetic knowledge.

Search the Library Catalog

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Journals

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:52:20 -0700

American nurseryman

Curtis's botanical magazine

Horticulture

Landscape management

Databases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:56:40 -0700

Horticulture_Video

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:49:18 -0700

CPCC Horticulture Tip: "Iris Dividing," from YouTube.

Video Links

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:36:49 -0800

Form and Textural Contrast in Garden Design and Plant Selection, a 51-minute video by Dan Hinkley, through the University of Washington's UWTV channel.

Plants: Science Animations.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.