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GARDENS
FUN LINKS
ORGANIZATIONS
MAGAZINES
ART
COMMERCIAL SITES
RESOURCES
OTHER LINKS
REGIONAL EXTENSION SERVICE LINKS

GARDENS

UNITED STATES

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston, Mass. Increasing the knowledge of woody plants since 1872. A friend told us about this garden and website.

Botanique.com (www.botanique.com) - You cannot do any better than this. All of North America's gardens, arboretas, and nature sites. They didn't miss anything. This is the best site to find all your botanical gardens of your state. Easy to use.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (www.bbg.org) - Not as well known as the NY Botanical Garden but it truly has many surprises.

Callaway Gardens ( www.callawaygardens.com ) - Located in Pine Mountain, Ga. Has a great web site, nice gardens, conference center, butterflies.

Chicago Botanic Garden (www.chicago-botanic.org) - With over 300 acres this garden is a whopper. After entering the main building there is a peaceful walk on the bridge over the marsh. Nothing is crowded here. Much to see and enjoy. Even television segments are taped in the learning building.

Missouri Botanical Garden (www.mobot.org)

New York Botanical Garden (www.nybg.org) -A serious site for serious gardeners. But, you'll learn a lot! They have all the information pretty much covered. Take an afternoon and search away.

UNITED KINGDOM

Kew Gardens (www.rbgkew.org.uk) - It is the ultimate garden. Plan for a long day. It's conservatories are beautiful.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (www.rbge.org.uk)

Ness Botanic Gardens (www.merseyworld.com/nessgardens) - Liverpool - many thumbnails and garden photos. May take a bit to download the site.

CANADA

The Butchart Gardens (Canada) (www.butchartgardens.com)

FUN LINKS

GoOrganicGardening.com - Tips and resources for growing vibrant, healthy, gardens - naturally.

The Garden Geeks are professional gardeners in the St. Cloud, Minnesota area. They plant, prune, weed, design, purchase and clean.

Crocus sativus is a plant vegetation reversed. Flowering from 4 to 12 flowers, held in early October to mid November, by region and weather. (Le Crocus Sativus est une plante à végétation inversée. La floraison de 4 à12 fleurs, a lieu de début octobre à la mi novembre, selon les régions et les conditions météorologiques.)

The Spirit of Gardening - Over 3,500 Quotations, Poems, Sayings, Quips, and Proverbs for Gardeners and Lovers of the Green Way. Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

The Grow Spot (http://www.thegrowspot.com/). It's a free community for folks who are interested in all things related to gardening, organic gardening, growing their own food and more.

Mike's Backyard Garden - I created this web page to share with fellow gardeners my efforts and my passion for gardening. As you will see, I have a passion for Lilies and have recently become interested in the Hemerocallis or Daylilies.

Bird Feeder and Bird House Guide - Provides free information about attracting wild birds into the backyard. Gives reviews about the various bird feeders available.

Images from Birmingham Botanical Gardens - Freelance photographer Larry O. Gay, from Bessemer, AL has created a website of flower close-ups from the Birmingham Botanical Garden.

Rain Barrel Guide - All about harvesting water with rain barrels. A guide to collecting rainwater for your lawn and garden.

Compost Guide - A complete guide to composting for the yard and garden. With additional articles on humus, leaves, hay, worms, and tea.

A Casual Approach to Gardening - A casual approach to gardening in the Southeastern region of the United States is a labor of love for plants in general, and especially for the cultivars of Japanese Maples.

The Green Gardener personal web site: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/6123/

The Gardener's Net - Top 10 signs that you've gone over the garden edge.

www.sexybloomers.com - dedicated to the romance and comedy of gardening.

The Dragonfly Website ( www.dragonflywebsite.com ) - How wonderful. A great discovery into the dragonfly world. If you like taking courses on-line, this may be for you.

www.butterflywebsite.com - Wow. What a beautiful site. With over 600 images this site will keep you busy. If you love those jewels in the sky, you'll love this one.

Dirtdoctor.com (www.dirtdoctor.com) - Who is Howard Garrett? For Texans, he's the one! One will have an opportunity to view seven of his books. Want to know more about organic gardening? Check out this site.

Garden Humor (home.golden.net/~dhobson) -What a funny site. You will enjoy his daily diary (Soiled Reputations) and can even receive it via e-mail. Receive a certificate of being a crazy gardener and you are off to another world. How did he get rid of his zucchini this year? Why was all the town in a dither about his topiary? Find out. Enjoy.

AAA Ornamentals (www.hostas.com) - Although this ultimately is a sales site, there is everything you would like to know about hostas here. And a few extra tid-bits. Fun and entertaining at the same time.

John Shelley's Garden Center ( www.gdnctr.com ) - More than your usual nursery center page - has news, commentary, articles, tips, and weather.

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center ( www.npwrc.usgs.gov ) - I love their pages on butterflies.

ORGANIZATIONS

Horticap, at Bluecoat Wood Nurseries (in the UK) specialises in providing beautiful gardens in which people with learning difficulties can learn how to garden and study horticulture.

Teesside Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society - Basic cultivation advice for several types of plants with picture galleries. Also with information about the BCSS Teesside Branch organization and events.

The Edible Schoolyard - The Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, CA. has an organic garden and landscape which is wholly integrated into the school’s curriculum and lunch program.

New Jersey Weed Gallery - Good site for weeds run by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Weed Science Society of America at http://www.wssa.net .

Division of Agronomy and Soil Science at the University at New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
www.une.edu.au/~agronomy/

American Horticultural Society (www.ahs.org) - The best there can be. This organization has created one of the better organizational sites. Much can be learned from their endeavors.

National Wildlife Federation (www.nwf.org) - A wonderful site to fully understand the work of the NWF.

The Nature Conservancy (www.tnc.org) - Definitely an organization to support.

Seatle-Tilth Association (www.seattletilth.org) - A very earthy site.

Master Gardener Site (www.mastergardeners.com)

Nation's Biological Information System (www.nbii.gov)

American Botanical Council Online (www.herbalgram.org)

American Environmental Health Foundation (www.aehf.com)

The Compost Resource Page (www.oldgrowth.org/compost/)

www.rachelcarson.org - Rachel Carson site by her biographer.

www.monticello.org - Monticello - The Home of Thomas Jefferson

Rodale Organic Gardening ( www.organicgardening.com )

US Food & Drug Administration - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/
and the USFDA Poisonous Plant Database http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/plantnam.html

Penn State Department of Horticulture "Dept of Horticulture College of Agricultural Sciences
( http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu )

American Fern Society (http://amerfernsoc.org) - an 100 year old organization. If you love ferns I would be in touch with these people.

MAGAZINES

Rodale (www.rodale.com) - They have been around forever and organics always will. Very earthy and sensible. They have their own publishing company and many books to offer.

ART

Ellen Schiffman - Capturing the beauty of nature in works of art.

Pooktre Tree Shapers - They grow trees into all sorts of things: chairs, tables, mirror frames and art pieces.

Cityworm - red wiggler worms in every kitchen, composting art, and more!

Arborsmith Studios (www.arborsmith.com) - Oregon plant sculptor.

Palms of the World (www.palmsoftheworld.com) - What a beautiful site. One cannot imagine the love this person must have for palms.

Coral Castle (www.coralcastle.com) - Have you ever been to such an amazing feat? Right here in the USA! Find out.

COMMERCIAL SITES

Wychwood Forestry - Tree Surgeons and Arboricultural Specialists providing tree diagnosis, preservation, replanting and tree surgery services.

Hometown Seeds "More Garden for your Dollar"

Garden Landscaping Roger's Gardens is the source for all your Christmas Decorations and home decor. We sell Christopher Radko ornaments, holiday decorations and Christmas collectibles, and home accents.

Plumeria Paradise - Plumeria Cuttings, Seeds and Plants - Exotic Plumeria imported and grown from all regions of the Pacific Rim. Perfect for the subtropical climate of Florida

Summer Hill Seeds - A seed supplier featuring rare and hard-to-find flower seeds at an affordable price.

Garden Fountains - Our Garden Fountains are a popular amenity for gardens large and small. The pleasant flow of water helps block background noise and enhance the tranquility and peacefulness of your outdoor areas.

jmbamboo - Bamboo Nursery. Cold hardy bamboo for privacy screens, a tropical look in the landscape, and exotic beauty in the garden.

Big Plants - We love plants. Along with giant bamboo we grow many other plants that give our gardens a tropical look. Most (but not all) are "giant plants" and get very large in one season.

Tulip World - Tulip World is the fastest growing online shop for Dutch tulip bulbs, a directory with a bulb database searchable by name, genus, species and flower colour in addition to a bulb care glossary, and interactive Bulb Explorer.

Heirloom Tomatoes - They offer over 60 varieties of organically grown heirloom tomato seeds that are very difficult to find in any of the major seed catalogs.

eNature.com - Acquired by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the nation’s largest conservation group, the for-profit eNature site operates independently, but now shares unparalleled content and nature discovery tools with the non-profit NWF.org.

Plant Care .com - Encyclopedia and extensive database of houseplant information. World's largest database on "How to Care for Houseplants".

Sunshine Farm & Gardens - Uncommonly rare and exceptional plants for the discriminating gardener and collector.

StetCorp - "Tomorrow's Ecology Today" and today's site, tomorrow. Interesting products when they get there site up and running.

RESOURCES

Organic garden tips at Goorganicgardening.com
Go organic garden! Read information and stories on organic gardening, find safe and effective pesticide and herbicide recipes, and learn how to garden the natural way.

Plant Swap ( http://www.plantswap.net/ ) is a completely free site for gardeners to organize community plant swaps (where they trade or give away plants/seeds they have propagated in their gardens).

The Flower Expert is the one stop destination on the internet that presents the readers an opportunity to learn and satiate their curiosity about flowers.

AUSTRALIA

www.organicdownunder.com - Organic Gardening From Down Under, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The objectives and the aims of this site are, to encourage organic vegetable growing. It outlines the basic facts on how easy it is for beginners to have fresh vegetables, which are also chemical free, growing in their own gardens.

Gardening and Horticulture (www.acs.edu.au/hort) - This is an interesting Australian Site. It's nice to see what they are doing down under.

AUSTRIA

www.botanik.univie.ac.at/ - Institute of Botany & Botanical Garden of The university of Vienna - most interesting is the herbarium information

DENMARK

Asperupgaard is a garden dominated by hundreds of rhododendron, many species. 70 different magnolias. Old roses and wild roses. Alpines, etc. Over 700 photos.

FRANCE

www.unine.ch/jardin - Jardin Botanique de l'Universite et de la Ville de Neuchatel

www.jardin.ch/default.htm - a French gardening site (in French)

IRELAND

Irish Gardeners Forum - This versatile forum provides help from fellow gardeners and the opportunity to discuss all the best gardening techniques again specific to Ireland.

A Small Irish Garden (www.esatclear.ie/~emal/) - Such a wonderful garden. Great incentives and good ideas.

CANADA

Bouctouche Farmers Market - Gardening articles, tips and advice, plus crafts, recipes and more. We are more than just a market!

I Can Garden.com - The best and most informative Canadian gardening website.

Seeds of Diversity, Canada - Canada's heritage seed program.

www.prairielinks.com - This is the best place to start for Western Canada Agriculture.

UNITED KINGDOM

The Royal Horticultural Society - a good search site to find any plant in the UK, or to find events or gardens in the UK.

Museum of Garden History (www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/) - The best site ever for English gardening. visit where Captain Bligh is buried.

Gardening - UK (www.gardening-uk.com) - Just about everything you would want to know about UK gardening.

Henry Doubleday Research Association - The Organic Organisation

UNITED STATES

The Helpful Gardener - The Helpful Gardener brings the pleasure of gardening to your home. It has a growing list of helpful gardening articles that are written by a popular garden lecturer from Connecticut, Scott Reil.

Farm & Garden Services - is a web-based resource which promotes and supports sustainable agriculture. Farm & Garden Services promotes the stewardship of our natural resources, local food production, and sustainable communities. Farm & Garden Services works to educate consumers about the connections between the food we eat and the land and people who produce it.

Organicgardening.com

Henry Doubleday Research Association - The Organic Organisation

GT Flowers! - What started out as a little personal research project has turned into a directory with hundreds of Flowers sites.

The Southern Great Lakes Gardener - While primarily focused in the zones 5a to 6a areas of the southern Great Lakes region, this site includes gardening information that is useful to gardeners in other regions as well, with emphasis on an organic, earth-friendly approach.

Northern Gardening - Northern Gardening is a practical resource for all gardeners--especially those in a cold climate.

www.earth911.org - An excellent site to get information about recycling. Check out your own area via zip code.

Wormwoman - Mary Appelhof's site for worm composting resources.

Topline Whsle Dist Co - Worms, vermicomposting, worm equipment, worm supplies, worm books and lots of worm information.

http://www.citygardening.net/ - Resources for the city gardener.

www.seedswapper.com - non-commercial seed swapping site.

Agri-Growth International Inc. ( http://www.agriorganics.com ) Environment safe, natural certified organic fertilizers and growing products for horticultural, hydroponics, agricultural and gardening applications.

HydroMall - ( http---www.hydromall.com ) a searchable database contains over 700 hydroponics store listings worldwide, InfoCart product information inquiry system, and an abundance of hydroponics articles and links.

The GetSet! Gardening Page is here to assist you in finding information about gardening and yard keeping in all its many varieties.

Lewis Gardens - Your resource for gardening and the care of perennials.

Osteospermum, The African Daisy site. The biggest resource in the world of this wonderful daisy plant that originates from South Africa. This is a great resource site, a good looking garden site, and a technically great website.

Gardenscape is an information resource for the home gardener and for the professionals in the gardening, landscape, and nursery industries.

Florida Gardener ( www.floridagardener.com ) - Your online source for gardening in the sunshine state.

The Gardener's Network ( www.gardenersnet.com ) - Information, content, and community.

www.GoToSeed.com - Discover diversity in your own garden. A growing database of seed varieties from suppliers around the world.

Rochester Gardening (www.rochestergardening.com) - has information for the Northeaster USA gardener, plus access to plant & garden information worldwide through lists of more than 2,200 categorized web links.

The Tropical Hibiscus: "Queen of the Tropics" ( www.trop-hibiscus.com ) - If you're going to specialize in hibiscus, this is definitely a site to go visit.

Tao Herb Farm ( www.taoherbfarm.com )

Garden Forever ( www.gardenforever.com ) - Lots of articles

Garden Guides ( www.gardenguides.com )

www.botanical.com - Home page of "A Modern Herbal"

"The RollerFeeder, Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder Designed with Songbirds in Mind."

Gardening - An online resource for lovers of gardening. Over 135,000 plant names listed.

Garden Center Nursery - Exotic flowers, plants, shrubs, garden tools, and accessories. Garden and patio furniture, bonsai trees, water fountains. Garden Center Showplace has everything for your garden under one roof.

Garden Supply (www.frostproof.com) - Buy your lawn and garden supplies at Frost Proof Growers with thousands of products like Greenhouses, gazebos, hand tools, safety products, agriculture equipment and so much more for the gardeners and agriculture industry.

Landscape Design at About.com - Tips on landscape design, supplemented with pictures. Learn about yard maintenance, organic approaches, attracting wildlife and landscape design techniques.