The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.
Phyllis McGinley
How does your garden grow? If you visit sites in this category, you'll be the envy of all your neighbors and friends. From flowers and shrubs and landscaping to vegetable gardens, this category covers a lot of ground!
For the "horticulture connoisseur." Provides links to several articles from The American Gardener. Membership in the AHL and subscription to The American Gardener permit you to order several varieties of seeds for free in the month of January. The member is graced with many other privileges as well.
Provides you with the latest news and trends, editorials and opinions, weather forecasts, happenings in the marketplace, positions and careers (you can post your resume), events, and awards and profiles of people shaping the industry, and more. Provides a form for subscribing to the Floraculture Listserv.
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Enables you to order from budding flower shops across the U.S. and Canada. Many of these florists even provide same day delivery. What distinguishes this service is that that there are no accompanying service or transfer charges, saving you as much as 30 percent.
http://trine.com/GardenNet/BOH/boherb.htm
An international publication for the herb enthusiast and business person. Provides features discussing various aspects related to herbs, including medicinal, decorative, culinary, and more. Offers links to several reprinted articles. Enables you to order magazine, as well as catalogues.
This nonprofit foundation studies the use of herbs in health, environmental conservation, and international development. Provides frequently updated links to the latest herb-related news, features, and information, and other related sites. You can also join and subscribe to their magazine.
http://www.foothill.net/baddog/video1/garden.htm
Site contains many videos, CD's, books, recipes, plants, seeds, and so on, that you can order on gardening and landscaping. Provides links to dozens of other garden-related sites.
An online catalog that describes and enables you to order plants that produce apples, coffee, figs, grapes, herbs, pears, pecans, and so on, as well as some of the lesser-known varieties. Also provides a map of U.S. climate zones, a description of pot sizes, and even a place to read and submit recipes.
http://204.170.202.2:80/landscape/
Tips on how to increase your money-making capacity in the residential landscaping business. Provides suggestions on acquiring leads, sales techniques, developing your own stockyard, and so on. Includes an order form for this helpful book.
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~tross/by/attract.html
Tells its visitors how to plant birdbaths and feeders and situate trees and flowers so as to attract the denizens of the air. Also contains descriptions on the benefits of landscaping for birds, basics of landscaping for birds, plants for wild birds, getting started, as well as a reading list.
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/grnmakrs/gafactsh.htm
Is your goal to restore your land to its pre-settlement appearance? Prevent flooding? Attract wildlife? Sunny? Shady? Wet? This page can help you to answer these questions and others. Also provides a list of suggestions for growing native plants on residential property.
http://spectre.ag.uiuc.edu/~isa/
A WWW resource designed by "The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)" and the University of Illinois Cooperative States Research, Education, and Extension Service (ICSREES)" to assist tree care professionals. Offers links to information at universities and other institutions throughout the world as well as "Arborist News," newsletter of the ISA.
http://www.1stresource.com/t/treedoc/
This is the place to go to find answers to your urban tree questions. Find out about tree diseases and pests, tree topping, and organic bio-stimulants. There is also a directory of professional arborists. The Tree Care Doctor will gladly answer your questions.
http://www.orst.edu/instruct/for241/
From Oregon State University, challenges you to identify coniferous tree types of the Pacific Northwest by use of a "dichotomous key." If you don't have a conifer handy, you can try to identify a pictured "mystery tree." Also provides links to other tree-related sites.
http://www.pacificrim.net/~bydesign/dhaaken.html
How to grow and sell in your own backyard, written by an expert who has been there and done it. For both the entrepreneur and the person simply wanting to improve his or her hobby. Includes instructions on ordering the book and video.
http://www.gardentown.com/chat/chat.html
The dream come true for the virtual garden. Provides a forum for gardeners to ask all kinds of questions (related to gardens, of course!), make comments, and chit chat in general. Constantly updated gardening questions are asked and answered. There is a form for you to post follow-ups or ask your own. Also enables you to order books, bulbs, fountains, and other gardening supplies.
http://www.netusa1.net/~lindley/
Makes the claim that the problems don't lie with gardens, but with the people who grow them. Whether you agree with this observation or not, you'll find some useful information here. The gardener shares her experiences, and offers advice on appropriate gardener clothing, a description of soil types, and types of growing climates. You can also e-mail her with your questions.
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~dansley/
Rated by Lycos as one of the top 5% sites, this contains numerous images, as well as brief but helpful commentary on each subject. Topics range from growing roses to what kind of seeds to plant at a particular time of year. Best of all, the information is kept up to date.
A root is a flower that disdains fame.
Kahlil Gibran
This site enables you to find answers on common problem areas that gardeners face, including grass, weeds, pests, leaves, and a new lawn. The information is quite extensive, and there is a likelihood that you might find your answer here. Can also search the site via keywords.
http://www.acs.oakland.edu/~mjthomas/
This site describes the layout and development of a garden in Michigan which was begun in 1989. The page is divided into three parts: an updated "what's new section;" schematics of both old and new layout; and a virtual tour of the garden and pond. Also provides links to other garden-related sites.
http://gardening.com/Directory/Default.htm
A database of multiple listings, searchable in three ways: select a keyword; a subject (e.g., "Event and Plantcare Calendars"); or region of the U.S. Enables you to further subdivide, or check out the sites. The sites are recommended and reviewed by Garden.com.
http://www.gardenweb.com/spdrsweb/
A compendium of resources for gardeners. Includes virtual tours (such as the Royal Botanical Garden), horticulture information, guides to "botanical correctness" (for example, what is the difference between an angiosperm and a gymnosperm?), magazines, books, and catalogs, gardening software, newsgroups and mailing lists, and keeping up and finding answers.
http://www.lagunabeachca.com/plantman.htm
Courtesy of Laguna Life International, formerly Laguna Life Magazine. Provides a link to a live chat room with gardeners from all over the world by way of a Java applet. Allows you to look into an indexed version of "A Gardener's Notebook." Furthermore, there is an "Ask the Plant Man Index."
Loveliest of lovely things are they/ On earth, that soonest pass away./ The rose that lives its little hour/ Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
William C. Bryant
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/garden.html
Here's a guide on how to grow an organic garden—a garden that provides you with food and medicine—in a space the size of a bedroom. Advice on how to grow the various plants. She even provides a diagram of how her garden looks, as well as its component vegetables.
http://www.getset.com/gardening/
A site that provides assistance in gardening and yard keeping alike. Links to online stores from around the world. There are related links about pond-keeping and aquatic plants (there is much more to gardening than one had ever imagined!). Also links to newsgroups for those into gardens and ponds.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/
Discusses the horticulture program of the University of Texas, but there is much more here than a collection of mundane course descriptions. Provides intelligent commentary on trends in horticulture, technology and horticulture, and so on. Contains links to sites on topics ranging from extension resources at other sites to commercial sites and other resources. Searchable as well.
http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/~MARKETING/MARKET.HTML
A computer information system providing agricultural marketing information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Allows you to search various reports, including fruit & vegetable reports, from cities across the U.S. and world
http://www.jamm.com/strawberry/facts.html
A highly awarded and recognized site. Many facts about strawberries are listed here, and the author even lays down a gauntlet for strawberry inquisitors (although she humbly confesses not to be a strawberry-know-it-all). Includes recipes, growing, tending, and history of the strawberry plant, and links to information on other berries. You can also register for e-mail updates.
A full service, family owned and operated, home and garden center. Provides information on fall gardening, annuals, perennials, trees/shrubs, landscaping, pest control, and so on. Includes a USDA plant hardiness zone map. You can also ask the Green Thumb a question.
http://www.tigerweb.com/garden/index.htm
A page for azalea and rhododendron enthusiasts by a man with the name of Greenleaf. You can read his "Garden Column" with colorful photos of these plants, or you can order the video on planting azaleas and rhododendrons. You can also view QuickTime movies.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Paul_Postuma/
From this site you can download the updated Grow 'Em, Version 4 shareware, which covers the propagation of plants from seeds, composting, fertilizers, and so on. There are new sections on various topics as well as expanded text. Available in VGA and SVGA formats. Several programming utilities are available as well.
http://www.libertynet.org/~bgmap/hardiplm.html
You won't believe this! A palm can grow in Philadelphia! The little known Rhapidophyllum hystrix has been growing in this fellow's backyard for twelve years now. This site contains a description of needle palms, other hardy palms, and other hardy palm links. Pictures are included.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4134/
Ask the Horticulture Guy any and all questions and he'll post the answers in a Q & A section. There is also a section on gardening tips for each of the four seasons. Links to a resume about Horticulture Guy. A glossary is added for you convenience.
http://www.gtii.com/jcsolutions/home.htm
An online magazine for garden growers in northern climates. Includes a constantly updated almanac of weather conditions, a listing of flowering plants as they actually come into bloom in Northern Michigan, insecticide information, articles, a library, and JCS software. This highly award site requires patience for loading but is well worth the wait.
http://www.h2net.net/p/cnetter/rose_tour/index.html
For a collection of some of the best roses on the Internet. Take a virtual tour of this persons rose garden in Colorado. Provides links to other gardens in Colorado. Advice on the growth and care of these beautiful plants abounds. Also see and find out here about the blue rose!
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.
Charles Schwab
Contains advice on lawn care tips, including seasonal maintenance, mulching and composting, proper fuel handling, and other tips. Also provides safe mowing tips, mower repair, a guide to outdoor power equipment, and a ride on the cybermower.
One of the premier trial gardens in North America. You can view the results the trials of New Guinea Impatiens and Spreading Petunias. Also provides discussion of seed and plant sources, garden and plant culture information, events at the garden.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/
First developed at the University of Southern California, the Telegarden is a tele-robotic installation which permits you to remotely take care of plants in a living garden. Members can plant, water, and monitor seedlings. Plenty of descriptive articles can be found here..
For the southwestern desert area. A free service deigned to help people make informed decisions about buying plants. Provides an "adviser," a form you can fill out and get feedback on. Also contains a list of plants with their common and botanical names. A glossary of definitions and terms is helpful.
http://www.chestnut-sw.com/weekend.htm
This weekly electronic magazine promises to be an invaluable tool to the person who loves to garden, but can't seem to find the time. Subscriptions to this resource are free. Provides a daily garden tip, facts on seeds and starting them, links to resources and weather in the U.S., Canada, a resource center, weather lore, and a FAQ sheet.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1329/
From a newspaper columnist in Minnesota, useful for gardeners everywhere, but geared towards gardeners in the north. Contains downloadable articles. The search engine, "Greensheets," enables you to do keyword searches for horticultural fact sheets.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1329/butterflies.htm
You probably never knew that butterflies prefer flat, single, daisy-like flowers. Or that hummingbirds prefer red, trumpet-like flowers. A list of the particular plants that attract these creatures is included. Photos abound.
http://www.intrepid.net/~richier/pwt.htm
Ever plant a seed upside down and wonder why the plant still grows right-side up? Find out in "Plant World Today." This resource covers issues related to gardening as well as chemical aspects of plant responses.
Ever consider—er—pondering how to start your own pond? Contains links devoted to research, planning, building, tips, a library, and other links. Even provides a FAQ on questions not related to ponds (such as, "What do I do when my fish get too big?").
http://www.gardengatepress.com/
This site will benefit those gardeners living in Texas, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Contains information on wildlife, natives, tropical varieties, aquatics, landscaping, herbs, and perennials.
http://pathfinder.com/@@dmpKhwcAK116O*rh/cgi-bin/VG/vg
A searchable database of almost 3,000 plant species suitable for North American horticultural practice. You can search by name or attribute. Foe the latter, the breakdown is as follows: lighting, drainage, type, height, color, and blooming season.
http://www.mobot.org/welcome.html
A server map with the sites hosted at the Missouri Botanical Garden. It has numerous features, describing the flora of North and South America, Asia, Africa, and other climates. Also has links to a reading room, virtual tours, plants in bloom, a scientific bookstore, and much more.
This is a professionally run online see plant, and accessory business. Contains information on products, seasonal collections and holiday gifts. Click over to the "Garden Escape" magazine which includes tips, resources, and much more. Includes catalogs with plenty of photographs. Ordering items is a snap.
A packed online magazine for home and garden design. Contains information on gardening, remodeling, decorating, and design. You can browse their magazine and search the contents of the entire site. Don't miss your chance to order a free copy of the LivingHome CD-ROM, Issue 1—the follow-up to their award-winning Premiere Issue.
http://pathfinder.com/@@ttlWqAcANl16O*rh/vg/Magazine-Rack/Sunset/sunset.html
This journal contains information of interest to Gardeners west of the Rockies. Contains feature articles archived all the way back to 1994. Allows you to do a keyword search of Sunset. Also has a monthly checklist and notebook.
This magazine is directed towards folk living in the eastern states. Has well-laid out and well-photographed articles covering topics such as herb crafting and cooking with basil.
