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Useful Gardening Links
Abundant Daylilies and Perennials  - operated by Mark Sattelmeier in Star City, Arkansas, maintains a large collection of Hemerocallis Daylilies which he offers at both retail and wholesale. Beautiful pictures as well as valuable information on planting and culture of these beautiful plants.  Formerly Heritage Seed Co.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta  - A national organization committed to the study, display, and conservation of plants, the AABGA site here offers a list of member gardens and arboreta and links to them, and an index of publications and information on a proposed national Consortium.
AmeriMall American Gardening by The Unknown Gardener  - As the name implies, AmeriMall is a huge electronic mall containing many features. This individual link is their gardening endeavor.
Anphog's Wild World of Photography  - beautiful butterfly photos
Aqua Landscapes of Houston  - is located in Houston, Texas and contains some great photos of types of water gardens.
Are You Looking For Butterfly Activities?  - Lesson plans, handouts, etc.
Arizona's East Valley Garden Club  - located in Mesa includes some useful links in their colorful home page.
Art Knapp Plantland  - s a chain of 18 family owned and operated nursery /garden centers located throughout beautiful British Columbia Canada who have been serving British Columbia for over 50 years.
Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado  - contains articles on landscape design, tips to help homeowners select a landscape professional and photographs of award-winning projects.  A database that enables visitors to locate ALCC professionals in their geographic area is especially helpful.  
At Mitchell Park Domes  - in Milwaukee, Wisconsin you can experience a tropical jungle, an African desert and a themed floral garden, all in one afternoon ...
Atlanta Garden Connection  - Although primarily designed for gardeners in the Atlanta, Ga. area, contains information useful to all gardening enthusiasts.
Aurora Municipal Center Xeriscape Garden  - Information about the Kuiper Garden and the six acre Aurora Municipal Center Xeriscape Garden is provided on this site.  Additionally visitors to the site can find out what's currently blooming in the gardens.  You will also find information on classes and tours.
Australian National Botanic Gardens  - is located on the slopes of Black Mountain in Canberra, ACT and is one of a number of agencies working on the botanical bio diversity of Australia. 
Being Safe While Growing Up  - science lesson on moths that spin cocoons emphasizing self-protection, self worth, & emotional health from the University of Arizona
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens  - Highlights of this site include a description of the four distinct gardens at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail and a calendar of events taking place at the gardens.
Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History  - is a separate institute of the University of Helsinki, Finland. In the Botanical Museum there are three divisions,viz. Cryptograms, Phanerogams and Mycology.
Boulder Valley Rose Society  - primarily provides information about the activities of the group.
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum  - American Southwest's oldest and most spectacularly situated botanical garden, founded in the roaring 1920's near Superior, Arizona, just outside the metropolitan Phoenix area. Take a cyber walk through this lovely arboretum.
Bruce Schundler  - runs The Schundler Company, one of the oldest and largest producers of perlite and vermiculite on the East Coast. Together with the Perlite Institue, they have developed an extensive file of brief, but useful Plant Guides.
Burns Water Gardens  - consists of many photos of ponds and plants and also furnishes a great deal of information for those thinking of installing a pond. Located in Ontario, Canada.
Butterflies and Bugs  - includes life cycle of monarch butterfly, print and play activities, crafts, information and online activities
Butterfly Cam  - includes information on life cycle, photos and printable activities
Butterfly Life Cycle Diagram  - diagram of life cycle
Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center  - provides information about the facility and its programs.  Of special interest are the Science Center pages that explain how to create a butterfly garden and show photos of butterflies with detailed information about each.
Butterfly Pictures  - click on the name to see a picture of the butterfly
Butterfly Slide Show  - photos
Cactus and Succulent Pages.  - Ralph Martin is Professor of Computing at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales and grows a number of cacti and other succulent plants and displays some of his favorites.
Calla's Place  - Calla has created a group of pages that contain a vast amount of gardening (and other) information including pages on Bulbs, Peony, Iris and many others including her "Plant Talk", a very unique horticultural newsletter.
Canadian Orchid Congress Home page  - A series of pages dealing with the Canadian Orchid Congress, the association for orchid societies from across Canada. Information on orchid growing. Contact information, growing information and links to other sites.
Care and Raising of Monarch Butterflies  - everything you need to know to get started.
Carnivorous Plant DataBase.  - The main feature of Rick Waller's serious science page is the searchable database of carnivorous plant data. But casual searchers are offered a friendly "Show me the pictures!" button, which leads to a taxonomic list of images.
Chinle Cactus and Succulent Club  - information about the meetings and activities of the club as well as gorgeous color photos of cacti and succulents.
Clinton Community Garden  - is located on West 48th St. in New York's Hell's Kitchen. Read of its success story and partake of its unique links.
Colin's Garden  - One thing gardeners love is to sneak a peek at some other gardener's backyard, either to steal good ideas or to make fun of bad ones. Colin provides a short tour of his garden (which is bereft of bad ideas, near as we could tell).
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences  - North Carolina State University, Horticultural Science Page
Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society  - provides information about the club's activities and has links to related websites.
Colorado Carnivorous Plant Society  - has a nice photo gallery of carnivorous plants with information about each.  You will find sources for obtaining plants and other helpful information.  
Colorado Dahlia Society  - You'll find everything you need to know about "doing dahlias" on this comprehensive site.
Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs  - Visitors to this site can find a list of garden clubs with contact information, a calendar of CFGC sponsored events and education, information on the organization's community service projects, and other topics.
Colorado Garden Shows, Inc  - In addition to giving information about two home and garden shows this organization sponsors, the site has several informative articles in the sections "This Month in Landscaping" and "The Plant Place."  You will also find links to several Colorado Green Industries' sites.
Colorado Master Gardener's Mountain Gardening  - Gardeners who garden at high altitudes will find helpful articles on mountain gardening topics and a list of resources.
Colorado Mycological Society  - Information about the society and its activities, striking photos, and mushroom recipes are some of the highlights of this site.
Colorado Native Plant Society  - provides information primarily about the plant society.  the page, "Native Plants for Horticultural Use on the Front Range of Colorado" especially informative.
Colorado Nursery Association (CNA)  - While intended primarily for members of the green industry, this site provides information that gardeners will find valuable.  You will find articles on Colorado water issues concerning water-wise landscaping and what you can do.  Another resource on the site is "Best Management Practices," a collection of articles on how to care for landscapes to conserve and protect water resources.
Colorado Proud  - has lots of handy information pertaining to Colorado agriculture.  You will see a menu that contains topics such as Recipes, Find a Farmer's Market and Colorado Crop Calendar. Click on "Find a Farmer's Market" and you will find another menu that includes topics such as Agricultural Festivals, Corn Mazes and County Fairs.
Colorado State Forest Service  - People who live in wooded areas will find helpful information on fire prevention/management and control of beetles. Scroll down to "How Can We Help You?" to see a list of topics.
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension  - fact sheets on selected topics as well as several articles on gardening in the Rockies. 
Colorado Tree Coalition  - This organization's website has information on the benefits of trees, an explanation of the Champion Tree program, a description of  hazard trees, and other topics.  The group is committed to the preservation, renewal and enhancement of urban and community forests throughout Colorado.
Colorado Water Garden Society  - articles on topics pertaining to water gardens accessed through a clever graphic of a pond.
Cool Science  - Where do butterflies come from?
Denver Botanic Gardens  - information about the gardens and the many programs, events and services it provides to the gardening community.
Denver County Cooperative Extension  - has a water gardening site with a wealth of information.
Denver Orchid Society  - information about the society and its meetings, including a list of upcoming speakers.
Denver Urban Gardens  - describes projects and educational and volunteer opportunities provided by Denver Urban Gardens, a non-profit organization that operates and assists with over sixty community gardens in the metro area.
Denver Water  - Gardeners will find information on ways to save water, the drought and Xeriscape.
Desert Vista Garden Club  - description of the purpose and projects of the club as well as meeting information.
Eco Enterprises  - researches, manufactures and sells products to support endeavors in both the fields of agriculture and aquaculture. contains a lot of Hydroponics know-how information.
Ecocam: Worldwide Images  - is Marco Bleeker's site in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. is focused on plant biodiversity and photos which are databased and neatly broweable with the viewer provided (in html). Each photo is annotated and linked to at least one page and other photos. Photos are outstanding.
El jardín de Julio Julio's garden  - is a small private Mediterranean garden located on the coast 50 km north of Barcelona, Spain with a predilection for fuchsias. Its been many years since we visited Spain - the climate along the Mediterranean makes for lovely gardens - we must revisit this area before much longer.
Eukeka Gardening Collection  - Covers all manner of gardening topics. Well described and illustrated.
Evergreen Garden Club  - features garden articles for mountain gardeners, an events calendar and the club's newsletter.
Fairchild Tropical Garden  - is one of the world's preeminent botanic gardens, with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines.
Farmer Brown's Garden Path  - Square foot gardening and other topics.
Ferry-Morse Seed Company  - has been around for a long time. They say: "From 1856 onward, Ferry-Morse has been supplying the freshest and best garden seed we could find for American gardeners and gardens."
Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture  - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Cornell University - includes horticultural tutorials, tour of the college and university, as well as other web site links.
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs  - was organized on April 24, 1924 - just 20 days after I was born - so we've both been around for a long time. Although devoted primarily to Florida activities there are some interesting links to explore.
Food to Grow On  - butterfly science lesson emphasizing nutrition from the University of Arizona
freeplants.com  - is all about propagating landscape plants from scratch, landscaping, water gardening and lots of other really cool gardening stuff.
Fungi Perfecti Online  - Fungi Perfecti is a cutting-edge, environmentally friendly company specializing in the distribution of cultures, tools and technologies for the cultivation of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms.
Garden Centers of Colorado  - offers two lists of member garden centers in Colorado. The first is sorted alphabetically and the second is sorted by geographic region.  You will also find a "Tip of the Week." 
Garden Guides  - is a growing resource for gardeners and covers a broad spectrum of garden topics.
Garden Net  - is an excellent source of links to gardens, catalogs, books and magazines, associations, events and other garden related sites.
Garden of Weeden  - is a virtual potpourri of gardening topics beautifully done.
Garden Web  - helps turn even the brownest thumb a shade greener.
Gardening in the East Texas Piney Woods  - This is the website of the Smith County Extension horticulture program of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and is maintained by Keith Hansen, Smith County Extension Horticulturist.
Gardens of the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Island  - A photo tour of gardens, both private and public, in the Vancouver area.
Gardens on Spring Creek  - provides a map, video, and information regarding the design, history and mission of the Gardens on Spring Creek in Fort Collins.  Hours, location, information and a registration form for classes offered, and contact information are also provided.  
Gardenscape's List of Consumer Gardening Catalogs.  - More than 11.5 million Americans purchase gardening tools, equipment, trees, plants and seeds by phone or mail, according to the Direct Marketing Association.
General Hydroponics  - is a major manufacturer of hydroponics equipment and supplies, selling through dealers worldwide.
George W. Park Seed Company  - Park’s first catalog in l868 was of just 8 pages and used 2 illustrations – wood cuts of an aster and a pansy. Needless to say, its somewhat larger today.
Grand Valley Rose Society  - informative articles on rose care and information on the society's activities are highlights of this site.
Green Web Gardening  - a meeting place on the web for the sharing of ideas and knowledge on gardening from around the world. has been developed for gardeners of all ages from three to ninety three to be interactive and create a community of interest where green thumbs from around the world can share their gardening achievements.
Growing Roses in Colorado  - contains hints for growing roses in high altitude
Happy D Ranch Worm Farm!  - Take your time viewing all of the pages on this site to learn more about worm composting.
Homegrown Hydroponics  - Loads of information about hydroponics gardening.
Horticulture & Crop Science in Virtual Perspective.  - When the weeds start over-running your garden, visit the Horticulture in Virtual Perspective site for solutions. This online resource for gardeners and growers, from beginners to professionals, is maintained by the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at Ohio State University. Features include databases and archives of fact sheets, Ohio gardening news, etc.
How-to Hydroponics gardening & hydroponics garden plans.  - Looking for a great way to grow with hydroponics? Here's a hydroponics garden you can build for food, fun and profit!
Hudson Gardens  - Visitors can find a brief description of each of the sixteen gardens that comprise this regional display garden in Littleton.  General information about Hudson Gardens, its services and events are also provided.
Hydrangeas Plus  - is located in Aurora, Oregon and has one of the most extensive (if not the largest) selection of hydrangea varieties available for purchase. Many pages of photos of varieties - beautful pictures.
Ikebana International, Chapter 95, Colorado Springs  - explanation of Ikebana and information about the Society's activities are highlights of this site.
Internet Gardening  - includes a comprehensive listing of publications and services.
Irises Home Page  - This page includes links to information on irises at this site and across the web.
Jackson & Perkins  - are the "rose" people. They've only been around for 125 years but I think they've finally gotten the 'hang of the thing.'
John Shelley's Garden Center & Nursery  - Located in Felton, PA, under the demanding "good" eye of Pickes the One-Eyed Cat, John's operation is doing a fantastic business doing just about everything in the gardening business. Read John's journal if you think you've got it tough.
Johnny's Selected Seeds  - is a seed producer and merchant, established in 1973 and located in Albion, Maine
Journey North  - sign up for the Symbolic Monarch Migration
Kew Gardens.  - are London's landmark Royal Botanic Gardens, An aerial map plotting the layout of the gardens gives the viewer an idea of the massive London presence of these gardens -- they cover nearly 300 acres from the River Thames to the Kew Road.
Live Caterpillars  - order live butterfly cultures for $13.95 and much more for class or school
Loveland Rose Society  - rose care articles and information on activities and special events.
Maggie's Garden  - is a delight to behold. Maggie Ross who survived the transition from early childhood in the Cotswalds of England to the (I'm sure to her) Western Wilderness of Fort Worth, Texas has done marvels with her garden. I was particularly attracted to her opening page "Half the pleasure of learning and living amongst nature is the sharing and giving of our experience. This urge has driven me to record our garden lives in the form of a manuscript that is looking for a publisher. In the meantime, I look forward to giving and sharing with others, along the cyber path."
Marion's Garden  - Marion's garden in Utrecht, The Netherlands, isn't very big (she calls it her "thumbnail garden"), but it's delightful.
Methods of Propagation  - how-to’s of propagating your plants.
Mile High Daylily Society  - focuses on the activities of the society.  It includes a calendar of events, a list of display gardens, membership information and more.
Missouri Botanical Garden  - is dedicated to collecting and classifying the world's endangered and disappearing plant species. chronicles the Garden's important global research and conservation efforts.
Monarch Migrations  - tracked since 1996
Monarch Watch  - an educational outreach program following the migration of the Monarch.
Monarchs, Viceroys and Queens: Who's the real pretender to the throne?  - An investigation into whether Viceroys really "mimic" Monarchs?
Montreal's Community Gardening Program  - The Island of Montreal, with a population of 2 million, has one of the best community gardening programs in North America.
Moth or Butterfly? How are they the same and how are they different?  - comparison of moth and butterfly
Mr. Grow  - The 'answer guy' for your landscape problems.
Mycoelectronica  - Among other interesting things, this page boasts links to almost all other mushroom-related locations on the web.
Nerd World Media: Gardening  - includes gardening related links.
Nichols Garden Nursery  - is located in Oregon's famous Willamette Valley, where deep humus soils and mild climates combine to bring about the best possible growing conditions. They've been around for 45 years.
North American Rock Garden Society - Rocky Mountain Chapter  - The primary topic of the site is the society's activities.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service  - Horticulture Information Leaflets
North Willamette Research & Extension Center  - List results of research programs and gives links to Oregon horticulture. Oregon State University.
Northern Colorado Garden Railroaders  - provides basic information about the club.
NZ Gardens Online  - From New Zealand comes this gem of a gardening site filled with beautiful pictures and gardening information.
Orchid Society of Nova Scotia  - A series of pages dealing with the Orchid Society of Nova Scotia and orchid growing. Contact information, growing information and links to other sites.
OrchidWeb  - by The American Orchid Society. Dedicated to the most exotic, seductive plants on earth--orchids! The AOS promotes all aspects of orchids to its 30,000 members. Growing tips, judging, calendar of events, newsworthy orchid events and more. Come take the weekly quiz and converse on the bulletin board!
Ornamental Horticulture for the Gulf Coast Area  - Bob and Lana Beyer are horticultural enthusiasts from the Clear Lake area, between Houston and Galveston on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Ortho's Products  - What do you want? ... Flowers, Roses, Trees & Shrubs, Vegetables, Lawn,Pet Care, Home Defense (another name for household pests) ... It's all here.
Over the Garden Gate  - Quarterly newsletter of the Wichita County Master Gardener's Association, in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Wichita Falls Landscape and Garden Committee.
Palms of the World  - was designed to expose people to the many different palms located throughout the world and provide links to other palm information on the www. Nice photos.
Parts of a Butterfly  - labeled diagram
PetEducation.com  - has an excellent section on Water Gardens. There are a few nice photos but the main value to be found is the advice given regarding various stages of pool construction and pool management.
Pictures, media shows, collections  - SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital sources.
Pikes Peak Bonsai Society  - provides information about the history of the club and a nice section on caring for outdoor and indoor bonsai.
Pikes Peak Herb Association  - information about the history and purpose of the Pikes Peak Herb Association as well as a schedule of events and contact information.
Plant Select  - descriptions and photos of the plants that have earned a spot on the annual Plant Select list.  These plants are especially suited to the Colorado environment.
Planttalk  - This website has text versions of Planttalk Colorado scripts on hundreds of gardening topics.  Planttalk Colorado is sponsored by CSU Cooperative Extension, Denver Botanic Gardens and the Green Industries of Colorado. Some of the most frequently requested topics are available in Spanish.
Pondmarket Home Page  - A variety of pool information can be found in the in St. Louis.
Shambhala Botanical Gardens  - information about the four main garden areas, the philosophy that is guiding the development of the gardens, the landscape designer's background, and other topics.
Shepherd's Garden Seeds  - began as a home garden enterprise in 1983 in Felton, California but is now a much larger undertaking headquartered in Connecticut. Seed trials are conducted in all parts of the country.
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District  - Visitors to this site will find several informative articles about Xeriscape and the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden in Pueblo. Click on "Xeriscape Garden" in the menu.
Southern Living Magazine  - The gardening coverage of this popular Southern magazine is included each month.
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine  - Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wonderful collection of medicinal plant mages.
Sunnyboy Gardens  - is a family owned nursery located in the rolling hills of the Piedmont near Charlottesville, Virginia growing over 550 varieties of perennials and herbs as well as annuals and vegetables in season. This is a beautiful website.
Teas Nursery Co., Inc.  - Located in Houston, Texas they've only been around since 1843.
The American Horticultural Society  - is located at River Farm once owned by George Washington on the beautiful Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. AHS is an educational nonprofit organization that recognizes and promotes excellence in American horticulture.
The Antique Rose Emporium  - locates, raises, and sells old garden roses. The mission of the Antique Rose Emporium is to give antique roses the place of distinction they deserve in modern gardens. This is a wonderful Texas establishment which I have visited many times.
The Bug Club Pen Pals Page  -
The Burpee Seed Company  - says it's been "serving home gardeners since 1876." Its site features "Over the Fence", a question-and-answer service that invites visitors to email in their gardening queries to be answered by the experts at Burpee's.
The Butterfly Web Site  - information on butterfly gardening, farming, ecology and education.
The Butterfly WebSite  - is dedicated to providing educational information concerning methods for attracting butterflies to your garden, raising butterflies, and preserving this fantastic natural resource for our children's future.
The Butterfly Website  - an outstanding site with lots of links  
The Cactus & Succulent Plant Mall  - is an Internet resource for all growers of cacti and succulent plants. This super-succulent page points the desert gardener to all sorts of prickly resources.
The Compost Heap  - is a guide to composting and recycling.
The Cooks' Garden  - sells seeds and supplies to The Kitchen Gardener. The New American Kitchen Garden is a place where gardening is a pleasure for both the gardener and the cook, a place to grow flowers and vegetables together for the pure delight of watching them blossom and fruit.
The Cyber Plantsman  - GardenWeb's magazine for the serious gardener.
The Florida Monarch Butterfly Web site  - Photos and essays from the sunshine state.
The Gainesville Camellia Society  - is a local society in Gainesville, Florida whose members meet in the fall, winter and spring months and who present an annual Camellia show during that period.
The Garden Gate  - maintained by Prairienet, a Free-Net service based in East-Central Illinois, offers gardeners and nature lovers links to useful and interesting sites around the world as well as a growing collection of original materials.
The Gardener's Network  - is full of all type of gardening tips and information. Be sure to look this one over.
The Georgeson Botanical Garden  - is a research program dedicated to the propagation, cultivation and conservation of native and introduced plant species in the subarctic North.
The Gesneriad Reference Web  - Gesneriads are among the most desirable of all the "horticultural" plant families. Frequently subtle, often spectacular, highly diverse and always interesting, the gesneriads lie in wait for the unsuspecting, ready to pounce and exert their charm, creating life-long devotees. Ron Myhr has created a beautiful site to illustrate these rewards.
The Green Web  - The web site for people who love plants, nature and the harmony they provide to each of our lives!
The Hardiest Palm  - Palms like to grow in the tropics. Mark Glicksman doesn't live in the tropics - unless Pennsylvania has been misplaced - but Mark likes palms. Look at his page and find out what happened.
The Henry Doubleday Research Association  - a premier organic gardening research society in England.
The Herb Society of America: Colorado West Desert Unit  - information on the the Colorado Desert Herb Society's projects and details concerning the location and dates of meetings.
The International Camellia Society  - has a wealth of information about this gorgeous ornamental shrub.
The Men's Garden Club of Houston, Texas  - founded in 1938, has been affiliated with the national organization, Men's Garden Clubs of America, since 1941.
The Milkweed Cafe  - Butterfly Pictures, Videos, and a place to buy butterflies, milkweed seeds and other things for the butterfly lover.
The Nichols Arboretum  - is located on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan, and is a combined effort of the School of Natural Resouces and Environment and the City of Ann Arbor.
The North American Rock Garden Society  - is for gardening enthusiasts interested in alpine, saxatile, and low-growing perennials. It encourages the study and cultivation of wildflowers that grow well among rocks, whether such plants originate above treeline or at lower elevations.
The Northern Gardening Home Page  - Terry L. Yockey lives in southern Minnesota where he is the gardening columnist for the local newspaper. His column is informal - but yet informative. Written primarily from the perspective of a northern gardener, there is something for everyone, from everywhere.
The Orchid House  - "In the world of flowers," boasts this lovely site, "orchids are the undisputed champions." Here's a mammoth guide to the much-loved blossom, complete with species-by-species breakdowns of color, size, ideal temperature, humidity ... even appropriate fertilizers.
The Orchid Mall  - This orchid lover's resource site has dozens of informational and commercial contacts for orchids and orchid supplies.
 
Abundant Daylilies and Perennials  - operated by Mark Sattelmeier in Star City, Arkansas, maintains a large collection of Hemerocallis Daylilies which he offers at both retail and wholesale. Beautiful pictures as well as valuable information on planting and culture of these beautiful plants.  Formerly Heritage Seed Co.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta  - A national organization committed to the study, display, and conservation of plants, the AABGA site here offers a list of member gardens and arboreta and links to them, and an index of publications and information on a proposed national Consortium.
AmeriMall American Gardening by The Unknown Gardener  - As the name implies, AmeriMall is a huge electronic mall containing many features. This individual link is their gardening endeavor.
Anphog's Wild World of Photography  - beautiful butterfly photos
Aqua Landscapes of Houston  - is located in Houston, Texas and contains some great photos of types of water gardens.
Are You Looking For Butterfly Activities?  - Lesson plans, handouts, etc.
Arizona's East Valley Garden Club  - located in Mesa includes some useful links in their colorful home page.
Art Knapp Plantland  - s a chain of 18 family owned and operated nursery /garden centers located throughout beautiful British Columbia Canada who have been serving British Columbia for over 50 years.
Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado  - contains articles on landscape design, tips to help homeowners select a landscape professional and photographs of award-winning projects.  A database that enables visitors to locate ALCC professionals in their geographic area is especially helpful.  
At Mitchell Park Domes  - in Milwaukee, Wisconsin you can experience a tropical jungle, an African desert and a themed floral garden, all in one afternoon ...
Atlanta Garden Connection  - Although primarily designed for gardeners in the Atlanta, Ga. area, contains information useful to all gardening enthusiasts.
Aurora Municipal Center Xeriscape Garden  - Information about the Kuiper Garden and the six acre Aurora Municipal Center Xeriscape Garden is provided on this site.  Additionally visitors to the site can find out what's currently blooming in the gardens.  You will also find information on classes and tours.
Australian National Botanic Gardens  - is located on the slopes of Black Mountain in Canberra, ACT and is one of a number of agencies working on the botanical bio diversity of Australia. 
Being Safe While Growing Up  - science lesson on moths that spin cocoons emphasizing self-protection, self worth, & emotional health from the University of Arizona
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens  - Highlights of this site include a description of the four distinct gardens at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail and a calendar of events taking place at the gardens.
Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History  - is a separate institute of the University of Helsinki, Finland. In the Botanical Museum there are three divisions,viz. Cryptograms, Phanerogams and Mycology.
Boulder Valley Rose Society  - primarily provides information about the activities of the group.
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum  - American Southwest's oldest and most spectacularly situated botanical garden, founded in the roaring 1920's near Superior, Arizona, just outside the metropolitan Phoenix area. Take a cyber walk through this lovely arboretum.
Bruce Schundler  - runs The Schundler Company, one of the oldest and largest producers of perlite and vermiculite on the East Coast. Together with the Perlite Institue, they have developed an extensive file of brief, but useful Plant Guides.
Burns Water Gardens  - consists of many photos of ponds and plants and also furnishes a great deal of information for those thinking of installing a pond. Located in Ontario, Canada.
Butterflies and Bugs  - includes life cycle of monarch butterfly, print and play activities, crafts, information and online activities
Butterfly Cam  - includes information on life cycle, photos and printable activities
Butterfly Life Cycle Diagram  - diagram of life cycle
Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center  - provides information about the facility and its programs.  Of special interest are the Science Center pages that explain how to create a butterfly garden and show photos of butterflies with detailed information about each.
Butterfly Pictures  - click on the name to see a picture of the butterfly
Butterfly Slide Show  - photos
Cactus and Succulent Pages.  - Ralph Martin is Professor of Computing at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales and grows a number of cacti and other succulent plants and displays some of his favorites.
Calla's Place  - Calla has created a group of pages that contain a vast amount of gardening (and other) information including pages on Bulbs, Peony, Iris and many others including her "Plant Talk", a very unique horticultural newsletter.
Canadian Orchid Congress Home page  - A series of pages dealing with the Canadian Orchid Congress, the association for orchid societies from across Canada. Information on orchid growing. Contact information, growing information and links to other sites.
Care and Raising of Monarch Butterflies  - everything you need to know to get started.
Carnivorous Plant DataBase.  - The main feature of Rick Waller's serious science page is the searchable database of carnivorous plant data. But casual searchers are offered a friendly "Show me the pictures!" button, which leads to a taxonomic list of images.
Chinle Cactus and Succulent Club  - information about the meetings and activities of the club as well as gorgeous color photos of cacti and succulents.
Clinton Community Garden  - is located on West 48th St. in New York's Hell's Kitchen. Read of its success story and partake of its unique links.
Colin's Garden  - One thing gardeners love is to sneak a peek at some other gardener's backyard, either to steal good ideas or to make fun of bad ones. Colin provides a short tour of his garden (which is bereft of bad ideas, near as we could tell).
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences  - North Carolina State University, Horticultural Science Page
Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society  - provides information about the club's activities and has links to related websites.
Colorado Carnivorous Plant Society  - has a nice photo gallery of carnivorous plants with information about each.  You will find sources for obtaining plants and other helpful information.  
Colorado Dahlia Society  - You'll find everything you need to know about "doing dahlias" on this comprehensive site.
Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs  - Visitors to this site can find a list of garden clubs with contact information, a calendar of CFGC sponsored events and education, information on the organization's community service projects, and other topics.
Colorado Garden Shows, Inc  - In addition to giving information about two home and garden shows this organization sponsors, the site has several informative articles in the sections "This Month in Landscaping" and "The Plant Place."  You will also find links to several Colorado Green Industries' sites.
Colorado Master Gardener's Mountain Gardening  - Gardeners who garden at high altitudes will find helpful articles on mountain gardening topics and a list of resources.
Colorado Mycological Society  - Information about the society and its activities, striking photos, and mushroom recipes are some of the highlights of this site.
Colorado Native Plant Society  - provides information primarily about the plant society.  the page, "Native Plants for Horticultural Use on the Front Range of Colorado" especially informative.
Colorado Nursery Association (CNA)  - While intended primarily for members of the green industry, this site provides information that gardeners will find valuable.  You will find articles on Colorado water issues concerning water-wise landscaping and what you can do.  Another resource on the site is "Best Management Practices," a collection of articles on how to care for landscapes to conserve and protect water resources.
Colorado Proud  - has lots of handy information pertaining to Colorado agriculture.  You will see a menu that contains topics such as Recipes, Find a Farmer's Market and Colorado Crop Calendar. Click on "Find a Farmer's Market" and you will find another menu that includes topics such as Agricultural Festivals, Corn Mazes and County Fairs.
Colorado State Forest Service  - People who live in wooded areas will find helpful information on fire prevention/management and control of beetles. Scroll down to "How Can We Help You?" to see a list of topics.
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension  - fact sheets on selected topics as well as several articles on gardening in the Rockies. 
Colorado Tree Coalition  - This organization's website has information on the benefits of trees, an explanation of the Champion Tree program, a description of  hazard trees, and other topics.  The group is committed to the preservation, renewal and enhancement of urban and community forests throughout Colorado.
Colorado Water Garden Society  - articles on topics pertaining to water gardens accessed through a clever graphic of a pond.
Cool Science  - Where do butterflies come from?
Denver Botanic Gardens  - information about the gardens and the many programs, events and services it provides to the gardening community.
Denver County Cooperative Extension  - has a water gardening site with a wealth of information.
Denver Orchid Society  - information about the society and its meetings, including a list of upcoming speakers.
Denver Urban Gardens  - describes projects and educational and volunteer opportunities provided by Denver Urban Gardens, a non-profit organization that operates and assists with over sixty community gardens in the metro area.
Denver Water  - Gardeners will find information on ways to save water, the drought and Xeriscape.
Desert Vista Garden Club  - description of the purpose and projects of the club as well as meeting information.
Dirt Doctor  -  
East Texas Piney Woods Gardening  - East Texas Piney Woods Gardening is an information source for home and commercial horticulture in northeast Texas! Weekly gardening tips and columns, plant lists, planting dates, rose production, azaleas, and gardening and horticultural links.
Eco Enterprises  - researches, manufactures and sells products to support endeavors in both the fields of agriculture and aquaculture. contains a lot of Hydroponics know-how information.
EcocamWorldwide Images  - is Marco Bleeker's site in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. is focused on plant biodiversity and photos which are databased and neatly broweable with the viewer provided (in html). Each photo is annotated and linked to at least one page and other photos. Photos are outstanding.
El jardín de Julio Julio's garden  - is a small private Mediterranean garden located on the coast 50 km north of Barcelona, Spain with a predilection for fuchsias. Its been many years since we visited Spain - the climate along the Mediterranean makes for lovely gardens - we must revisit this area before much longer.
Eukeka Gardening Collection  - Covers all manner of gardening topics. Well described and illustrated.
Evergreen Garden Club  - features garden articles for mountain gardeners, an events calendar and the club's newsletter.
Fairchild Tropical Garden  - is one of the world's preeminent botanic gardens, with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines.
Farmer Brown's Garden Path  - Square foot gardening and other topics.
Ferry-Morse Seed Company  - has been around for a long time. They say: "From 1856 onward, Ferry-Morse has been supplying the freshest and best garden seed we could find for American gardeners and gardens."
Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture  - College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Cornell University - includes horticultural tutorials, tour of the college and university, as well as other web site links.
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs  - was organized on April 24, 1924 - just 20 days after I was born - so we've both been around for a long time. Although devoted primarily to Florida activities there are some interesting links to explore.
Food to Grow On  - butterfly science lesson emphasizing nutrition from the University of Arizona
freeplants.com  - is all about propagating landscape plants from scratch, landscaping, water gardening and lots of other really cool gardening stuff.
Fungi Perfecti Online  - Fungi Perfecti is a cutting-edge, environmentally friendly company specializing in the distribution of cultures, tools and technologies for the cultivation of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms.
Garden Centers of Colorado  - offers two lists of member garden centers in Colorado. The first is sorted alphabetically and the second is sorted by geographic region.  You will also find a "Tip of the Week." 
Garden Guides  - is a growing resource for gardeners and covers a broad spectrum of garden topics.
Garden Net  - is an excellent source of links to gardens, catalogs, books and magazines, associations, events and other garden related sites.
Garden of Weeden  - is a virtual potpourri of gardening topics beautifully done.
Garden Web  - helps turn even the brownest thumb a shade greener.
Gardening in the East Texas Piney Woods  - This is the website of the Smith County Extension horticulture program of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and is maintained by Keith Hansen, Smith County Extension Horticulturist.
Gardens of the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Island  - A photo tour of gardens, both private and public, in the Vancouver area.
Gardens on Spring Creek  - provides a map, video, and information regarding the design, history and mission of the Gardens on Spring Creek in Fort Collins.  Hours, location, information and a registration form for classes offered, and contact information are also provided.  
Gardenscape's List of Consumer Gardening Catalogs.  - More than 11.5 million Americans purchase gardening tools, equipment, trees, plants and seeds by phone or mail, according to the Direct Marketing Association.
General Hydroponics  - is a major manufacturer of hydroponics equipment and supplies, selling through dealers worldwide.
George W. Park Seed Company  - Park’s first catalog in l868 was of just 8 pages and used 2 illustrations – wood cuts of an aster and a pansy. Needless to say, its somewhat larger today.
Grand Valley Rose Society  - informative articles on rose care and information on the society's activities are highlights of this site.
Green Web Gardening  - a meeting place on the web for the sharing of ideas and knowledge on gardening from around the world. has been developed for gardeners of all ages from three to ninety three to be interactive and create a community of interest where green thumbs from around the world can share their gardening achievements.
Growing Roses in Colorado  - contains hints for growing roses in high altitude
Happy D Ranch Worm Farm!  - Take your time viewing all of the pages on this site to learn more about worm composting.
Homegrown Hydroponics  - Loads of information about hydroponics gardening.
Horticulture & Crop Science in Virtual Perspective.  - When the weeds start over-running your garden, visit the Horticulture in Virtual Perspective site for solutions. This online resource for gardeners and growers, from beginners to professionals, is maintained by the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at Ohio State University. Features include databases and archives of fact sheets, Ohio gardening news, etc.
How-to Hydroponics gardening & hydroponics garden plans.  - Looking for a great way to grow with hydroponics? Here's a hydroponics garden you can build for food, fun and profit!
Hudson Gardens  - Visitors can find a brief description of each of the sixteen gardens that comprise this regional display garden in Littleton.  General information about Hudson Gardens, its services and events are also provided.
Hydrangeas Plus  - is located in Aurora, Oregon and has one of the most extensive (if not the largest) selection of hydrangea varieties available for purchase. Many pages of photos of varieties - beautful pictures.
Ikebana International, Chapter 95, Colorado Springs  - explanation of Ikebana and information about the Society's activities are highlights of this site.
Internet Gardening  - includes a comprehensive listing of publications and services.
Irises Home Page  - This page includes links to information on irises at this site and across the web.
Jackson & Perkins  - are the "rose" people. They've only been around for 125 years but I think they've finally gotten the 'hang of the thing.'
John Shelley's Garden Center & Nursery  - Located in Felton, PA, under the demanding "good" eye of Pickes the One-Eyed Cat, John's operation is doing a fantastic business doing just about everything in the gardening business. Read John's journal if you think you've got it tough.
Johnny's Selected Seeds  - is a seed producer and merchant, established in 1973 and located in Albion, Maine
Journey North  - sign up for the Symbolic Monarch Migration
Kew Gardens.  - are London's landmark Royal Botanic Gardens, An aerial map plotting the layout of the gardens gives the viewer an idea of the massive London presence of these gardens -- they cover nearly 300 acres from the River Thames to the Kew Road.
Live Caterpillars  - order live butterfly cultures for $13.95 and much more for class or school
Loveland Rose Society  - rose care articles and information on activities and special events.
Maggie's Garden  - is a delight to behold. Maggie Ross who survived the transition from early childhood in the Cotswalds of England to the (I'm sure to her) Western Wilderness of Fort Worth, Texas has done marvels with her garden. I was particularly attracted to her opening page "Half the pleasure of learning and living amongst nature is the sharing and giving of our experience. This urge has driven me to record our garden lives in the form of a manuscript that is looking for a publisher. In the meantime, I look forward to giving and sharing with others, along the cyber path."
Marion's Garden  - Marion's garden in Utrecht, The Netherlands, isn't very big (she calls it her "thumbnail garden"), but it's delightful.
Methods of Propagation  - how-to’s of propagating your plants.
Mile High Daylily Society  - focuses on the activities of the society.  It includes a calendar of events, a list of display gardens, membership information and more.
Missouri Botanical Garden  - is dedicated to collecting and classifying the world's endangered and disappearing plant species. chronicles the Garden's important global research and conservation efforts.
Monarch Migrations  - tracked since 1996
Monarch Watch  - an educational outreach program following the migration of the Monarch.
Monarchs, Viceroys and QueensWho's the real pretender to the throne?  - An investigation into whether Viceroys really "mimic" Monarchs?
Montreal's Community Gardening Program  - The Island of Montreal, with a population of 2 million, has one of the best community gardening programs in North America.
Moth or Butterfly? How are they the same and how are they different?  - comparison of moth and butterfly
Mr. Grow  - The 'answer guy' for your landscape problems.
Mycoelectronica  - Among other interesting things, this page boasts links to almost all other mushroom-related locations on the web.
Native Plant Society of Texas:   - plant list
Neil Sperry's Gardens   - get tips from Texas's most famous gardener, with questions  answered weekly. Includes feature articles from his magazine, and a list of resources.
Nerd World MediaGardening  - includes gardening related links.
Nichols Garden Nursery  - is located in Oregon's famous Willamette Valley, where deep humus soils and mild climates combine to bring about the best possible growing conditions. They've been around for 45 years.
North American Rock Garden Society - Rocky Mountain Chapter  - The primary topic of the site is the society's activities.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service  - Horticulture Information Leaflets
North Willamette Research & Extension Center  - List results of research programs and gives links to Oregon horticulture. Oregon State University.
Northern Colorado Garden Railroaders  - provides basic information about the club.
NZ Gardens Online  - From New Zealand comes this gem of a gardening site filled with beautiful pictures and gardening information.
Orchid Society of Nova Scotia  - A series of pages dealing with the Orchid Society of Nova Scotia and orchid growing. Contact information, growing information and links to other sites.
OrchidWeb  - by The American Orchid Society. Dedicated to the most exotic, seductive plants on earth--orchids! The AOS promotes all aspects of orchids to its 30,000 members. Growing tips, judging, calendar of events, newsworthy orchid events and more. Come take the weekly quiz and converse on the bulletin board!
Ornamental Horticulture for the Gulf Coast Area  - Bob and Lana Beyer are horticultural enthusiasts from the Clear Lake area, between Houston and Galveston on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Ortho's Products  - What do you want? ... Flowers, Roses, Trees & Shrubs, Vegetables, Lawn,Pet Care, Home Defense (another name for household pests) ... It's all here.
Over the Garden Gate  - Quarterly newsletter of the Wichita County Master Gardener's Association, in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Wichita Falls Landscape and Garden Committee.
Palms of the World  - was designed to expose people to the many different palms located throughout the world and provide links to other palm information on the www. Nice photos.
Parts of a Butterfly  - labeled diagram
PetEducation.com  - has an excellent section on Water Gardens. There are a few nice photos but the main value to be found is the advice given regarding various stages of pool construction and pool management.
Pictures, media shows, collections  - SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital sources.
Pikes Peak Bonsai Society  - provides information about the history of the club and a nice section on caring for outdoor and indoor bonsai.
Pikes Peak Herb Association  - information about the history and purpose of the Pikes Peak Herb Association as well as a schedule of events and contact information.
Plant Select  - descriptions and photos of the plants that have earned a spot on the annual Plant Select list.  These plants are especially suited to the Colorado environment.
Planttalk  - This website has text versions of Planttalk Colorado scripts on hundreds of gardening topics.  Planttalk Colorado is sponsored by CSU Cooperative Extension, Denver Botanic Gardens and the Green Industries of Colorado. Some of the most frequently requested topics are available in Spanish.
Pondmarket Home Page  - A variety of pool information can be found in the in St. Louis.
San Antonio Botanical Gardens:  -  Traditional formal gardens and native Texas plants combine to make this living museum of plant life. Describes classes.
Shambhala Botanical Gardens  - information about the four main garden areas, the philosophy that is guiding the development of the gardens, the landscape designer's background, and other topics.
Shepherd's Garden Seeds  - began as a home garden enterprise in 1983 in Felton, California but is now a much larger undertaking headquartered in Connecticut. Seed trials are conducted in all parts of the country.
South Texas Gardening  - Grow a Tropical Paradise in Your Own Back Yard
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District  - Visitors to this site will find several informative articles about Xeriscape and the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden in Pueblo. Click on "Xeriscape Garden" in the menu.
Southern Living Magazine  - The gardening coverage of this popular Southern magazine is included each month.
Southwest School of Botanical Medicine  - Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wonderful collection of medicinal plant mages.
Sunnyboy Gardens  - is a family owned nursery located in the rolling hills of the Piedmont near Charlottesville, Virginia growing over 550 varieties of perennials and herbs as well as annuals and vegetables in season. This is a beautiful website.
Teas Nursery Co., Inc.  - Located in Houston, Texas they've only been around since 1843.
Texas A&M University - Xeriscapes  - University agriculture department describes the xeriscape garden concept. Examine irrigation systems, plant species, and water-saving practices.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service  -  
Texas Horticulture Program  - at Texas A&M University Texas vegetable gardening - Presents clear gardening
Texas Horticulture Program:   - at Texas A&M University (Main website homepage)
Texas Horticulture Program:   - at Texas A&M University Texas fruit gardening - Describes the fruits most suitable
The American Horticultural Society  - is located at River Farm once owned by George Washington on the beautiful Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. AHS is an educational nonprofit organization that recognizes and promotes excellence in American horticulture.
The Antique Rose Emporium  - locates, raises, and sells old garden roses. The mission of the Antique Rose Emporium is to give antique roses the place of distinction they deserve in modern gardens. This is a wonderful Texas establishment which I have visited many times.
The Bug Club Pen Pals Page  -  
The Burpee Seed Company  - says it's been "serving home gardeners since 1876." Its site features "Over the Fence", a question-and-answer service that invites visitors to email in their gardening queries to be answered by the experts at Burpee's.
The Butterfly Web Site  - information on butterfly gardening, farming, ecology and education.
The Butterfly WebSite  - is dedicated to providing educational information concerning methods for attracting butterflies to your garden, raising butterflies, and preserving this fantastic natural resource for our children's future.
The Butterfly Website  - an outstanding site with lots of links  
The Cactus & Succulent Plant Mall  - is an Internet resource for all growers of cacti and succulent plants. This super-succulent page points the desert gardener to all sorts of prickly resources.
The Compost Heap  - is a guide to composting and recycling.
The Cooks' Garden  - sells seeds and supplies to The Kitchen Gardener. The New American Kitchen Garden is a place where gardening is a pleasure for both the gardener and the cook, a place to grow flowers and vegetables together for the pure delight of watching them blossom and fruit.
The Cyber Plantsman  - GardenWeb's magazine for the serious gardener.
The Florida Monarch Butterfly Web site  - Photos and essays from the sunshine state.
The Gainesville Camellia Society  - is a local society in Gainesville, Florida whose members meet in the fall, winter and spring months and who present an annual Camellia show during that period.
The Garden Gate  - maintained by Prairienet, a Free-Net service based in East-Central Illinois, offers gardeners and nature lovers links to useful and interesting sites around the world as well as a growing collection of original materials.
The Gardener's Network  - is full of all type of gardening tips and information. Be sure to look this one over.
The Georgeson Botanical Garden  - is a research program dedicated to the propagation, cultivation and conservation of native and introduced plant species in the subarctic North.
The Gesneriad Reference Web  - Gesneriads are among the most desirable of all the "horticultural" plant families. Frequently subtle, often spectacular, highly diverse and always interesting, the gesneriads lie in wait for the unsuspecting, ready to pounce and exert their charm, creating life-long devotees. Ron Myhr has created a beautiful site to illustrate these rewards.
The Green Web  - The web site for people who love plants, nature and the harmony they provide to each of our lives!
The Hardiest Palm  - Palms like to grow in the tropics. Mark Glicksman doesn't live in the tropics - unless Pennsylvania has been misplaced - but Mark likes palms. Look at his page and find out what happened.
The Henry Doubleday Research Association  - a premier organic gardening research society in England.
The Herb Society of AmericaColorado West Desert Unit  - information on the the Colorado Desert Herb Society's projects and details concerning the location and dates of meetings.
The International Camellia Society  - has a wealth of information about this gorgeous ornamental shrub.
The Men's Garden Club of Houston, Texas  - founded in 1938, has been affiliated with the national organization, Men's Garden Clubs of America, since 1941.
The Milkweed Cafe  - Butterfly Pictures, Videos, and a place to buy butterflies, milkweed seeds and other things for the butterfly lover.
The Nichols Arboretum  - is located on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan, and is a combined effort of the School of Natural Resouces and Environment and the City of Ann Arbor.
The North American Rock Garden Society  - is for gardening enthusiasts interested in alpine, saxatile, and low-growing perennials. It encourages the study and cultivation of wildflowers that grow well among rocks, whether such plants originate above treeline or at lower elevations.
The Northern Gardening Home Page  - Terry L. Yockey lives in southern Minnesota where he is the gardening columnist for the local newspaper. His column is informal - but yet informative. Written primarily from the perspective of a northern gardener, there is something for everyone, from everywhere.
The Orchid House  - "In the world of flowers," boasts this lovely site, "orchids are the undisputed champions." Here's a mammoth guide to the much-loved blossom, complete with species-by-species breakdowns of color, size, ideal temperature, humidity ... even appropriate fertilizers.
The Orchid Mall  - This orchid lover's resource site has dozens of informational and commercial contacts for orchids and orchid supplies.
The origin of Lilypons Water Gardens, Inc.  - goes back to 1917 when George Thomas, Sr. turned his goldfish hobby into a business, then called Three Springs Fisheries. With growth came the purchase of the 300 acre tract of land which is still being used today.
The Park People  - the newsletters of this organization and information on tree care.  The group fosters the development of parks, encourages planting and maintenance of trees and sponsors the Denver Digs Trees program.  
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)  - a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1827, encourages and advances the art and science of horticulture.
The Succulent Plant Page  - Many families of plants contain succulent (i.e. water storing) species that have adapted to the arid climates of deserts and semi-deserts. Many of these habitats are associated with high day-time temperatures and special mechanisms have evolved to collect and conserve the limited moisture that is available, sometimes only from dews, mists and fogs.
The Tele-Garden  - This experiment at the University of Southern California allows members to control a robot that plants and maintains seedlings in a small, circular laboratory garden. Visitors can take the guided tour, which demonstrates the options of the robotic arm that does all the work.
The Virtual Rhodendron Garden  - is sponsored by David Royster of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Beautiful pictures of rhododendron and azalea.
The Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens  - First created in 1935 is particularly concerned with the six Catalina endemics -- plants which grow naturally only on Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California.
Timber Press  - Want gardening tips? Like to browse catalogs? Interested in some garden reading?
Today A. M. Leonard  - employs some 60 people in a 50,000 square foot facility with a selection of over 3,000 tools for growers, landscapers, etc. In 1885, Ashbel Merrel Leonard started a nursery as a hobby in his backyard in Piqua, Ohio.
Traditional Gardening  - An electronic version of a new gardening journal which concentrates on traditional gardening techniques of interest to historical preservationists as well as the average gardener who would like to approach their garden with an eye toward classical authenticity.
Two Wrinkly Gardeners Build Paradise  - The tale of two ageing people who found a new purpose for life in their "golden years" by building a Garden of Eden in Tasmania, Australia.
Tyler Arboretum  - Tyler Arboretum, one of the oldest and largest arboreta in the northeastern United States, is a 650-acre property located in central Delaware County, in the town of Media, Pennsylvania. Its mission as a non-profit educational institution, is to preserve, maintain and develop the plant collection and natural environment, in order to encourage the study and enjoyment of horticulture and natural science. Learn a bit of history and journey a delightful nature trail.
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens  - are located on the grounds of the College of Agriculture at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE. Offering an online tour of the garden is engaging if you are a true connoisseur of all things green. There is an index of evergreens, shrubs, perennials, and annuals in addition to the separate gardens.
University of Oslo Botanical Garden  - Todvin traces its origin to the first centuries AD. Today, the Garden covers about 15 hectares (37,5 acres). Three Natural History Museum buildings are located within the Garden.
University of Washington Medicinal Herb Garden  - Wander the fragrant and health-giving paths of the Seattle Campus at this hypertour site.
V.O.F. Roger & Linda Bastin Herbs  - scented and special plants. A small herb nursery in Holland growing culinary herbs and flowering plants. Pages in Dutch.
Van Ness Water Gardens  - maintains a nice site. Besides selling plants, this page is crammed with information about creating and maintaining a water garden. Located in California,
Virtual Seeds Company  - offers an online seed catalog, monthly gardening newsletter and a seed search.

Water gardening in Texas

  - Guide offers advice on selecting a site and discusses how to design, build, and maintain the pond. Includes a bibliography.
WaterSaver  - Gardeners will find several highly informative articles on the planting and care of trees and shrubs during a drought.  A Run-Time Scheduler will help you create an irrigation schedule customized to your specific needs.  is the product of several cities, CSU Cooperative Extension, horticulture professionals, and various organizations.
WebGarden  - The Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science presents this site for gardeners on the prowl. This is a great resource for weekend or master gardeners.
Wild Flowers  - Hundreds of wildflower-related sources, from catalogs to Web sites to international companies and associations fill this field to make it one of the more comprehensive specialized gardening pages.
Willhite Seed, Inc  - has reproduced their entire 66 page catalog to allow Internet shopping. Or you can request a hardcopy catalog be sent you.
Xeriscape Online Garden  - Gardeners will find helpful information about Xeriscape on this site.  The "Xeriscape Online Garden" allows you to see photos and read information about specific plants that are suited to xeriscape gardens.  Click on "Environment," then on "Conservation," then on "Xeriscape."   
X-Rated Gardening  - Gardeners who want to incorporate xeriscape elements in their landscape will find lists of xeriscape annuals, perennials, vines, shrubs, trees, etc. on this site.  Several of the topics classify plants into three categories: plants that thrive in slightly dry conditions, dry conditions or very dry conditions.  This website was produced by Garden Centers of Colorado.

 
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