Gardening Resources
The Web is a cornucopia of gardening information. The sites selected provide detailed information on plants and gardening techniques. Thousands of photographs and descriptions (including fact sheets) are provided; tips on garden designs are available; professional advice for problems with pests and diseases is given. Even if you are not a gardener, the sites are interesting to anyone who loves nature.
The New England Wildflower Society
www.newfs.org
The New England Wildflower Society is the oldest plant conservation organization in the United States. Beautiful photographs of rare plants of New England, a list of courses, field trips and programs, a calendar of special events, information about Garden in the Woods, the society's headquarters, and a list of publications are provided at this site.
The Arnold Aboretum of Harvard University
www.arboretum.harvard.edu
The Arnold Arboretum is a research and educational institution. Explore the Arboretum's woody plant collections. The collections comprise a national and international resource for research in botany, dendrology and horticulture. Find out about the Arboretum's educational opportunities and obtain visitor and membership information. Search the library and archives of the Arnold Arboretum.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
www.masshort.org
The society's home page.
The National Plant Data Center
npdc.usda.gov/npdc
The National Plant Data Center (NPDC) focuses resources on the acquisition, development, integration, quality control, dissemination and access of plant information. The NPDC is responsible for the PLANTS database, which focuses on the vascular and nonvascular plants of the United States and its territories. Search for any plant by common name, scientific name, or symbol and obtain high quality images and profiles (distribution, synonyms, growth habit, family, and more).
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University
www.hort.cornell.edu
Gardening resources, horticultural image collection, plant fact sheets, and extensive, detailed information for retailers and commercial growers.
Department of Horticulture, Cornell University - Homes and Grounds Pest Factsheets
www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/fctsheet/hgpests.html
Facts sheets from Ants in Houses to Willow Leaf Beatle including management recommendations.
Plant Dictionary of Ohio State University
www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/plants.html
Searchable databases for almost 4,000 high quality images and horticultural descriptions for hundreds of unique species and cultivars and for more than 1,100 high quality images featuring pests, diseases and other problems of plants. History of horticulture, biological processes and functions of plants, and procedures involved in propagating horticultural plants.
Fine Gardening
www.finegardening.com
The Web site of the magazine Fine Gardening. The site provides articles and tips on design techniques, plants, and garden structures. A large list of links to other gardening Web sites is also provided. You can also subscribe to the complete online version of the magazine for a fee - 1 year at $29.95 (6 Issues).
Gardening.com's Plant Encyclopedia
www.sierra.com/sierrahome/gardening/encyc
Enter a name to find plant details or enter a hardiness zone (or zip code), plant type (annual, biennial, bulb, ...), soil type, bloom season, flower color, and resistance to find the plants suitable for your garden.
Gardennet.com
www.gardennet.com
Links, descriptions, and contact info for thousands of gardening companies, mail order
catalogs, associations, Web sites, services, products, events and more!
Gardening Resources
Additional links to gardening resources - plant data bases, university horticultural centers, encyclopedias, plant dictionaries, etc.
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