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The Small Commercial Garden

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.

Sage Hall

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.

The (no) Problem Garden

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.

The Armchair Gardener

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

Ask Earl, the Yard Care Answer Guy

http://www.yardcare.com/

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.

Mikes Back In the Yard

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.

Garden Site Reviews

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.

Garden Spiders Web

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.

The Garden Department

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

Gardening as an Anarchist Plot

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.

Get Set! Yard and Gardening Site

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.

Aggie Horticulture

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.

Market Information System

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

The Strawberry Facts Page

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.

Green Thumb Corner

http://www.hht.com/horns

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.

Greenleaf Gardens

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.

Grow Em Home Page

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.

The Hardiest Palm

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.

Horticulture Guy

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.

The Leelenau Grower

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.

A Tour of My Garden

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

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

http://opei.mow.org/

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.

Penn State University Horticulture Trial Garden

http://Garden.cas.psu.edu/

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.

The Telegarden

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..

The Plant Advisor

http://www.plantadviser.com/

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.

Weekend Gardener

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.

Northern Gardening

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.

Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds

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.

Plant World Today

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.

Pond Rushes

http://www.dallas.net/~crush/

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?”).

Southern Garden Gate

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.

Time Life Gardener Encyclopedia

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.

Web Server

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.

Garden Escape

http://www.garden.com/

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.

Living Home Magazine

http://livinghome.com/

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.

Sunset

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.

Dig Magazine

http://www.digmagazine.com/

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.