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American Begonia Society Resources & Links

Plant Societies

ABS Branches and Other Groups

• ABS Branch Directory
• Astro Branch, Houston, TX
• Delaware Valley Branch Website
• Begonia Society of the Palm Beaches

Other Begonia Links 

• Australian Begonia Society
• Blackmore & Langdon Ltd.
• Brad Thompson's Begonia World
• Canterbury Begonia Circle, New Zealand
• East of Scotland Begonia Society
• Palm Hammock Orchid Estate
• Scottish Begonia Society
• Weidners'
• Laurie Gray Bounsall's BegoniaWeb

Other Sites and Gardens 

• Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
• Hobby Greenhouse Association
• Plant Delights Nursery
• Gardens to Visit - A collection of New Zealand gardens

Begonia Information

• Soil mixes from the Joan Coulat - Sacramento Branch
• Growing notes from the Joan Coulat - Sacramento Branch

Books 

Begonias by Mike Stevens, 2002 
96 pages, over 95 color photos (11 full page). 
 

Includes: History and Key Discoveries; Culture of Non-tuberous Begonias; Sub-groups and Cultivation of Tuberous Begonias; Large Flowered Tuberhybrida in Containers Year-round; Basket Begonias; Begonias in the Garden; Pests, Diseases and Disorders; Fertilisers and Soils; Watering; Propagation; Creating your own Hybrids; Bibliography; Appendices: Exhibiting your Plants; Useful Addresses.  Canada & US: ISBN 1-55297-551-7 (pbk);  price: Can$16.95/US$16.95.  ISBN 1-55297-552-5 (hardback); price: Can$22.95/US$22.95. Publisher: Firefly Books. Release March, 2002. New Zealand: ISBN 1-86953-496-4. Price: NZ$29.95.  Publishers: David Bateman Ltd.  Australia: ISBN 1865344964.  Publisher: Lothian Books.  Price: A$29.95. Release April, 2002.

Other places e.g. U.K. or those having difficulty in sourcing a copy please contact the author at : m.i.stevens@xtra.co.nz for details of how to purchase other than through the web.