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Links for June
All About Trees Whether you want information about trees for your landscape project or are identifying the trees in your natural surroundings, these detailed tree resources will provide all of the details you need. From palm trees to oaks, from pines to maples, from saplings to towering giants, you will find everything you desire about trees.

The Hawaii Beekeepers Association's mission is to assist and educate beekeepers, to maintain beekeepers individual rights, to encourage beekeeping as a hobby and an industry, to promote natural beekeeping methods and to create a positive public image of beekeeping and bees.

DC Schoolyard Greening Increase and improve schoolyard green spaces to promote ecological literacy and environmental stewardship among students, teachers, parents and the surrounding community.

Hometown Seeds offers a huge variety of premium quality seed and supplies within a user friendly, secure online seed store.

Interactive USDA Gardening and Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Texas. Based on the 1990 USDA Hardiness Zone Map, this interactive version covers the state of Texas which ranges from USDA Zone 6a to USDA Zone 9b.

9 Deadly House Plants Got a curious kid or hungry pet? Many potted plants and cut flowers that people love to keep around the home are actually quite poisonous if ingested.
Links for May
Ryan Holland: B.C. grew WWII gardensOn mornings when the rain stayed away, George C. Eddinger Sr. of 96 Arthur St. would rise at 5 a.m., pack a lunch and walk three miles to his garden plot, which he had plowed himself by hand.
Creating the Perfect Garden Using Feng Shui
25 Flower Wallpapers from flickr
Detailed USDA hardiness zone map for Texas (and every other state)
Garden Puzzle Create your design in less than 5 minutes
Upload a photo of your garden
Define climate and soil conditions
We'll hint you best plants
Create visualisations for 4 season

Titan Arum Flickr Photos of the Titan Arum, or corpse flower, the the biggest and stinkiest flower in the world.
Links for April
A Glossary of Gardening Tools and Equipment The post features a descriptive and illustrated glossary of gardening tools and equipment:

OmniSeedSearch.com is a new search engine built just for gardeners which offers two main search options: the ability to search 170 online seed catalogs, and the option to search 500 informative gardening websites for advice, tips and how to information.

The Los Angeles International Fern Society was formed to provide a source of information on ferns, to arrange for people to study ferns and to encourage the use and enjoyment of ferns.

Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria) Hints on growing Australian native plants, where to see Australian plants growing, a diary of events, and extracts from the APS Newsletter.

Azalea Society of America

Links for March
Green Mamas Amanda & Lia as they blog their adventure to be more green in everything they do, every way they can! Feel free to kick off your shoes and stay awhile...this is going to be fun

The Citus Guy Blog I am a SCNLA Certified Professional Nurseryman, A Charleston County Master Gardener and I work for Lowcountry Nursery. I am on the Charleston County Master Gardener Board of Directors

The Top 10 Plants for Removing Indoor Toxins A recent NASA study has determined the top 10 plants for reducing indoor air pollution.

Northwest Gardening It all started with an opportunity to make a dream come true. There comes a point in your life where you realize that you really need to be doing what you love. For my wife Corinne and I, that would be the love of gardening, photography and building websites. When we decided to launch northwest-gardening.com, it seemed to be a natural fit. So here we are.

Vancouver Rose Society The VRS is one of the oldest and largest gardening societies in Canada, with a current membership of over 300. The Society is dedicated to expanding its member's knowledge and enjoyment of rose-growing.

flowerinfo.org where you can find information on various types of flowers, learn about the meanings of flowers, and view galleries of pictures of flowers.

Links for February

Farmers Garden is a place where people can post free classifieds to sell, trade or give away their surplus backyard garden produce.

TickleMe Plant (Mimosa pudica). This is the only interactive plant that will close its leaves and lower its branches when tickled. It can be grown anytime of the year indoors. We sell kits and provide educational materials and a Plant Doctor to help our growers to be successful

Hortist Resistant trees which are resistant to wind, salt, drought, fire, ice, heat and shade amazingly.

Squamish Gardeners Club We are a non-profit Gardening Club which promotes an interest in Gardening and provides educational activities for Gardeners. We hold regular meetings which include knowledgable guest speakers and the sharing of ideas. We hold an anual Garden Tour and periodic Plant Swaps. Squamish, BC, Canada

Flat Flower Cards Click Through Over 5 Pages Of Our Botanical Card Designs

Cherry Blossom in DC Every year around springtime, The National Cherry Blossom Festival holds a ceremony to celebrate the ties between American and Japanese Culture.

DigtheDirt.com is a social gardening site where people interested in gardening can learn, share advice, ask questions and meet other gardeners in their area no matter what level of expertise they might have.

Hortist Resistant trees which are resistant to wind, salt, drought, fire, ice, heat and shade amazingly.

Also from Hortist Flowering trees of tropics

Links for January 2010

Plants of Southern Alabama and adjoining areas of Mississippi and Florida This site is intended as an aid to the identification of wildflowers which are found in the area of Mobile, Alabama.

ashridgetrees.co.uk Hedging Plants, Fruit Trees, Specimen Trees, Roses & Soft Fruit Bushes by Mail Order

Honeybee Improvement Program A Cooperative breeding effort taking on what Brother Adam called the "inescapable challenge" breeding a Varroa mite resistant strain of honeybee

National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand Come learn about the unique floral source honeys produced, the beekeepers and the nature of the beekeeping in this lovely country!

Canadian Honey Council

Magic Mushroom Garden Statuary Hand sculpted mushrooms for that natural look in your garden with optional attachment for your drip irrigation system.

Back To NativesRESTORATION is dedicated to the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants as a centralizing theme.

Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants NPR's Doyenne of Dirt explores people's relationships with gardening.

12/22/09
Flower Pot Man Its a gardening services site BUT contains a lot of free gardening tips ranging from Gardening with a disability, Haybail gardening to growing a Wildflower meadow.

How to design and build gardens with easy access for elderly people, wheelchair gardeners,diabled gardeners and folk with a disability that makes getting around difficult, including pathways, leveling sloping gardens and practical garden maintenance

12/13/09
From the Hortist Blog
Famous gardens of Europe: a bird's eye view through Google earth You might have visited many gardens physically or virtually through print or electronic media, but did you ever visit any garden like a bird? Yes like a bird, which is only possible through Google earth.

Buyperennials We are a wholesalesupplier of bare root perennials from Holland.

12/03/09
Tampa Bay Orchid Society was organized in 1981. We are an affiliated society of the American Orchid Society. Our goal is to promote interest in education, culture and artistic use of orchids.

Life and Earth Sciences Social Network Horticulture Section TropHort's Bio-Network is a network for scientists and the community to discover and share scholary and popular content in biology, in the applied life sciences agriculture, horticulture and forestry, in the earth sciences, and in the environmental sciences.

11/22/09
Butterfly Gardening from the University of Tennessee This booklet is done at the scribd site which is a very intresting way of putting out info. You also can download the info as a PDF

Plants Nouveau is a company about plants, fueled by the introduction of novel, innovative selections from real plant people. Royalties collected by Plants Nouveau are shared with the plants originator and reinvested into the programs marketing efforts. Plants Nouveau is the perfect partner to help you introduce your new plant to the world.

Antique Furniture The Finer Times Thefinertimes.com is set create a content rich, ambitious, stylish interface for all averred readers to enjoy, the internal blog style layout will accommodate for readers accustom to the blog environment, while the easy to navigate menu structure allows for pinpoint topic retrieval.

11/14/09
GardenArt.com When considering garden art for our site we start with this criteria: Is the artwork unique and handmade, is the quality remarkable and can we offer the best price found online?

Springfield Illinois Bonsai/ features society events, monthly newsletter, and meeting information for bonsai aficionados in Springfield, Illinois.

11/07/09
Redwoods National Geographic Magazine They can grow to be the tallest trees on Earth. They can produce lumber, support jobs, safeguard clear waters, and provide refuge for countless forest species. If we let them.

Can-West Iris Society We are a group of Iris devotees who are primarily located - but not limited to Western Canada, the Prairies and the North. We are a family of gardeners helping each other grow and learn.

Pine Straw Info A place for gardeners, landscapers, homeowners, nurseries, garden centers, property managers, environmental managers, and others to find detailed information about using and purchasing pine straw mulch.

Virginia Nature Hills Nursery offers Christmas Trees, Trees, Perennials, Ferns, Vines, Annuals, Shrubs, Seeds, Fruit Trees, Rose Bushes, Ground Covers, and Gardening Accessories, Get a free gardening catalog

Folia we are an online garden organizer and tracking site that lets you create lists of the plantings in your garden and track them on a timeline. We have lots of features, some of which are listed on our Tour page:

11/01/09
Florists Online Online florist reviews the best online florists that offer next day delivery nationally.

10/12/09
Garden Zone Info Shared with everyone in the world Garden Guides, Your Guide to Everything Gardening etc.,

Planning Your Garden Escape View our picture gallery and read our travel reviews of different botanical gardens around the world. We also have free garden design plans and a free newsletter! from Aurora, ON, Canada

Cherry Trees - Ornamental Trees is the leading online tree nursery in UK. We offer varieties of fruit trees, hedging plants and shrubs at discount prices.,

10/01/09
How To Choose The Best Perennials For Your Garden Planters Have the best looking planters in your neighborhood! By knowing your climate zone and choosing the right planters, you can have beautiful flowers most of the year round.

Texas A M Agri Life Extension Rainwater Harversting he site has sections on rainwater basics, collection and storage, storm water management, landscaping, wildlife, gardening, and in-home use.

9/20/09
Dallas Organic Garden Club

9/01/09
Learn 2 Grow is a gardening site, with how-to articles, plant search database, free courses and a community.

Outsidepride.com Grass Seed Store offers one of the largest selections of warm and cool season grass seeds for the United States. If you want greener lawns and pastures.

8/23/09
Bonsai Empire With all information about the art of growing, including Bonsai propagation, care, styles, galleries and videos.

Minigreenhouse Kits a manufacturer and retailer of primarily greenhouses, but they also sell composting supplies, hydroponics, and garden containers.

Gardening for Children Dan The Gardener is a character based Childrens Gardening and Environmental website with the aim of teaching children about the natural world in fun and exciting ways, giving them a sense of responsibility and respect for their surroundings.

Earth TurfThey combine highly drought tolerant and low growing grasses with newly bred microclover to make an attractive and nitrogen fixating lawn.

8/11/09
Urban Farmer Seeds Seeds and plants for urban gardeners. A popular seed selection of vegetables, flowers, herbs, annuals and perennials.

Missouri Department of Conservation: Landscaping for Backyard Wildlife> By providing sources of food, water, and cover, people can turn their yards into lively places full of songbirds, toads and frogs, butterflies, and other wildlife.

8/01/09
Hydroponic Gardening supplies and systems Online Superstore features a great selection of hydroponics products, grow lights and equipment, indoor plant lighting, environmental controllers, Nutrients, organic fertilizers and Hydroponics kits.

7/26/09
Information and Tips on Gardening - Gardening basics to get any gardener off to a good start, including evaluating a site, selecting healthy plants and analyzing the soil. Grow the best vegetable garden you can with ideas on vegetable varieties increasing the harvest from your vegetable garden and organic pest control.

PicturesqueGarden Online community and blog that discusses gardening, planting flowers, and growing fruits and vegetables..

7/17/09
Hanging Basket First Aid for a Dried Out Hanging Basket by Jackie Carroll Let's face it: Our houseplants aren't the most important things on our to-do lists, and even the most attentive gardeners will sometimes forget to water the hanging baskets. The good news is that unless the plants are completely dead, they can usually be revived

Could Your Garden Pass A ph Soil Test? How well do you know your soil? It's an important question for the health of the plants in and around your house. Good soil does more than provide a foundation for roots to grab on to. Well-structured soil lets the roots breathe easily, provides the right amount of nutrients and water to the plant, and has the right pH balance for the kind of plants you're trying to grow.

Pomology Fruit Cultivation and Production Focusses on biological and agricultural resources for cultivating and producing fruits including viticulture.

7/10/09
Gardener Job Search from jobrapido Job Search Engine

7/07/09
Sustainable Seed Company offers some of the finest quality, most nutritious, open pollinated and heirloom vegetable, herb, grain, flower and cover crop seeds available anywhere!

Florida Palm Trees Provides Articles and Tips on how to care for a Palm Tree including planting, watering, fertilizing, and dealing with insects and diseases. Huge database of Palm Trees with detailed description and colorful photos.

7/01/09
University of California Cooperative Extension California Gardening Advice to grow by

Turf grass seed A worldwide supplier of Lawn, Pasture and Turf Grass Seed at wholesale pricing direct to the public. Best prices on grass seed guaranteed.

Gardening Australia Gardening news and advice from ABC Television.

6/28/09
Tiger Sheds (UK Based) is an online retailer of Garden, Storage and Metal Sheds; alongside Log Cabins, Summerhouses, Wooden Playhouses, Wooden Garages and much more. We offer amazing prices plus FREE UK Delivery on all of our garden buildings.

YardShare view garden and landscaping pictures by category. Members can upload pictures of their yards.

6/22/09
Patio Furniture Handcrafted cedar outdoor, garden and patio furniture. Quality at an affordable price.

6/10/09
Flower Photos at Can Stock Photo They have free photos and pay for photos.

Texas Landscape Architects & Texas Landscape Designers Texas Landscape Architects and Texas Landscape Designers in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, serving the entire State of Texas.

6/7/09
Landscape-and-Garden Home garden, home gardening, and backyard garden design for beginners.

6/5/09
Organic Gardening For Life Guide for increasing fertility with cotton burr compost, organic pesticide, natural amendments, and product reviews.

6/3/09
The School Garden Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps schools create, maintain, and utilize gardens that empower students to make healthy choices for themselves and the planet. We provide advice in school garden design and construction, train volunteers to work in gardens, distribute material resources to local schools, and coordinate garden-based education programs that serve 1,000 students annually.

6/1/09
Coastal Gardener Dave Egbert visits gardens and nurseries from coast to coast and discovering great plants on this TV series.

5/13/09
Article: A home compost pile is an easy way to become green in your garden-follow these three easy steps and you'll be on your way!

Cactus & Succulent Society of Massachusetts The C S S M is a group of Cacti & Succulent growers with members throughout New England. We have a large lending library & have raffles & auctions of fine C&S plants at our meetings. Visitors are always welcome whether novice or seasoned grower!

5/10/09
Vegetable Gardening Online Newsletter offers indoor and outdoor vegetable gardening solutions.


5/05/09
How to Make a Terrarium With Video! I'm going to show you how to build your own terrarium. Terrariums are mini indoor gardens that are perfect for people

5/02/09
Eplantscience.com is where you will find all the information required in the field of botany whether its agriculture, horticulture, taxonomy, anatomy, laboratory equipments required in the research of plant science, molecular biology and other research activities and businesses in the field of agriculture & horticulture.


4/26/09
Here at tree-care.info we're working to gather together a resource for all those interested in the care of trees. We have two of the internet's longest running tree care forums here, with 50,000 searchable pages between them.

COMPOSTERconnection.com, your online source for composting and the supplies you need to make it. Whether you're looking for a composter or information about recycling kitchen and garden waste into soil-nourishing compost, you'll find everything you need here!


4/22/09
Seeds Of Change Companion Planting: So Happy Together! by Kelle Carter

Companion Planting Employ Companion Planting for Organic Landscaping By David Beaulieu, About.com

Home Vegetable Gardening Detailed information from North Carolina State University, including a visual garden plan, planting calendar, and much more.

Frequently Asked Vegetable Questions University of Missouri Extension Alphabetized list of vegetables with frequently asked gardening questions.


4/18/09
University of Illinois Extension: Houseplants Information on selecting and caring for various types of houseplants. From the University of Illinois Extension.


4/16/09
The Tennessee Native Plant Society was founded in the spring of 1978 as a botanical organization for persons interested in the native flora of Tennessee.

Sunset.com: Garden Online version of the Sunset Western Garden Book. Includes articles about gardening in the western U.S. states, recipes, and a searchable guide to what plants grow best in your area.
4/12/09
Container Gardening Here’s a collection of articles on all types of container gardens. From indoor gardens in containers to outdoor hanging planters like upside down tomato and strawberry planters, we look at what it takes to make container grown plants work for you.

Random Plants - Picture Gallery Random Plants - Picture Gallery A Gallery with Plant Pictures from around the world! Upload your own picture or search for any specific plant picture! Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Flowers, Bulbs, Fruits, Berries, Cacti, Mushrooms, Sprouts, Seeds and More!

Lone Star Chapter of the American Hibiscus Society


4/11/09
Dealzer.com The Cadillac of all Hydroponics Grow Box Systems We have been doing internet business for the past 6 years. We have learned that the most important part of any online shopping experience is customer service.


3/29/09
The Federated Garden Clubs of Conecticut Inc. is an educational, charitable non-profit organization made up of 7,561 individual members, 143 clubs and 16 affiliate clubs.


3/22/09
living-and-loving-my-country-life We started our country life with four young boys in tow and the book "Five Acres and Independence" by Maurice G. Kains in hand.

3/18/09
Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association out of Seattle, Washington
National Chrysanthemum Society of Australia

Great Backyard Landscaping Ideas Backyard landscaping ideas and techniques are presented in simple, easy to follow steps to help you design and create the yard of your dreams.

3/14/09
Terracotta garden plant pots, planters & rhubarb forcers

3/08/09
Association of British Bonsai Artists Since its inception in January 2000 the Association of British Bonsai Artists has been dedicated to promoting the art of bonsai in order to encourage others to share our passion for this fascinating art form.
BonsaiBonsaiTree.com A beginners guide to Bonsai Trees

2/28/09
PottingBenches.com is the premier retailer of garden potting benches and wood potting benches. We offer the largest cedar potting bench selection.
Jean Marie"s Secret Garden Page Seeds which offer the finest seeds and seed packages on the web.


2/25/09
House Plants a blog from Canada
BBC Gardeining The home for gardening news, features and advice from BBC experts (Toby Buckland, Chris Beardshaw, Joe Swift, Carol Klein). TV and radio programme information and catch up, plant search, pest and disease identifier, gardeners' calendar, design guides

2/16/09
The Stump Online Dedicated to the noble tree stump. Features tree stump art, enemies, games, history, how to, pictures, and video.
Association For Butterflies The Association For Butterflies is a non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of butterflies. One of our main objectives is to promote butterfly gardening, through a series of online courses, conservation and an email list.

2/08/09
Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada We are a charitable organization dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds.

2/06/09
The Smart Pot The patented Smart Pot is for the gardener who wants a container that will grow the best possible plant. It is a new and unique advancement in container technology that is better than any other method of container gardening.

2/01/09
Garden Nz New Zealand’s largest and most popular gardening website.
Gardening New Especially for N.Z.
1/29/09
Virginia Cooperative Extension Turf and Garden Tips This website is a collaborative project of turf and horticulture specialists from Virginia Cooperative Extension. Technical resources for the website are provided by AHNR Information Technology.

1/25/09
All About Hydrangeas
The American Hydrangea Society
Hydrangea Questions and Answers from the National Arboretum.
How Poison Ivy WorksIn this article, you'll discover how poison ivy causes that rash, learn where it grows, how to get rid of it and how to spot it before you get too close.

1/10/09
Lawn and Garden Tools
We offer environmentally friendly garden tools like battery powered lawn mowers, robotic lawn mowers, lawn and garden tools and weeding tools. Electric powered tools for your lawn and garden.

1/04/09
Aluminium Greenhouses Hartley aluminium greenhouses offers free standing models with different widths and ridge heights to suit your individual requirements, plus all our aluminium greenhouses are endorsed by the RHS.

1/01/09
From The Garden Helper These screensavers have been put together for your enjoyment, utilizing the best nature and flower photos from my collection of over eleven thousand digital photographs.... We hope that you will enjoy each screensaver.

Build your own rain garden With simple tools, some simple calculations and a little work, you can grow a garden that lets rainwater settle down and stay close to home.