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Gardening Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR): Free Publications Over 300 publications on California pests, crops, tips for gardeners, and related information. From the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Davis. http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/FreePublications/ Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Plants Last updated Feb 7, 2008 All About Lawns.com This commercial site covers many topics for growing and maintaining lawns, including mowing, weeding, thatching, watering, fertilizing, plant disease, controlling pet damage, and more. Has a nice section on selecting mowers, trimmers, and edgers. The section on commercial lawn care services is arranged by state, with several lists also for portions of Canada. http://www.allaboutlawns.com/ Topics: Gardening, Plants by Name Last updated Mar 27, 2004 American Garden Museum This site "is a working archive that celebrates American gardens and their gardeners. The Museum highlights gardens big and small, urban and rural, gentle and outrageous, wildly expensive and affordable." It features images of gardens from throughout the United States, garden design details, and garden flowers. Also includes changing exhibits relating to garden design and information about showcase gardens. http://www.americangardenmuseum.com Topics: Agriculture, Gardening Last updated Oct 30, 2005 American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map "The 12 zones of the map indicate the average number of days each year that a given region experiences 'heat days'--temperatures over 86 degrees (30 degrees Celsius)." The site has a Zip Code Zone Finder (1997 data) so users can determine their garden's heat zone and choose plants accordingly. The heat zones complement the well-known system of USDA Hardiness Zones, which measure winter cold in a similar fashion. http://www.ahs.org/publications/heat_zone_map.htm Topics: Plants, Scientific Themes, Weather Last updated Aug 28, 2004 Brooklyn Botanic Garden: BBG's Online Library of Gardening Information This site features "gardening articles and growing tips" selected from Brooklyn Botanic Garden horticultural newsletters, handbooks, and guides. Topics include gardening techniques, garden design, wildlife gardening, wildflowers, kitchen gardening (vegetables, fruits, herbs, recipes), houseplants, urban gardening, botany, ecology, plant conservation, and pests and diseases. http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/ Topics: Animals, Crops, Environment, Gardening Last updated May 18, 2005 Bug Review This site presents information and photos on common household and garden bugs (such as aphids, earwigs, and carpenter ants), with details about habit, the damage they create, and the controls available for each bug. Searchable; browsable by insect name and insect location. Available in Spanish. From the University of Illinois Extension. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/bugreview/ Topics: Gardening, Home & Housing, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Plants Last updated Sep 14, 2009 The California Backyard Orchard: A University of California Resource for Fruit and Nut Crops This site provides material for backyard gardeners, consumers, and others about fruit and nut crop issues. Features facts sheets and related publications on topics such as site selection, planting and maintenance, and pest control. Also includes material on specific crops, maintenance calendars, a glossary, and a guide to using the services of University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners program. From the U.C. Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center, University of California, Davis. http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu Topics: Crops, Gardening Last updated Jul 25, 2006 Children, Gardens, and Lead "Lead particles may be found in and around gardens from two sources: from the air and from the soil. The following safety measures can be used as guidelines for those concerned." Topics include vinegar and soap solutions for washing vegetables, types and parts of vegetables that absorb more lead, and adding organic matter to the garden. Related resources are specific to New York. From the Cornell University Department of Horticulture. http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/misc/cgandlead.html Topics: Agriculture, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Composting for Kids This slide show tells in words and pictures how to set up compost areas, what to put in them, and how to use the compost in the garden. Bin, trench, and pocket composting are included. Designed for children but a good basic guide for anyone starting a compost heap. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html Topics: Gardening, Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Mar 27, 2004 Container Gardening Brief articles about container gardening and small-space gardening. Covers topics such as container water gardens, gardening as a renter, growing lavender and roses in containers, and space-saving ideas. From the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Plants/contain.htm Topics: Gardening Last updated Feb 7, 2006 Cultivating Canadian Gardens: The History of Gardening in Canada/ Cultiver Son Jardin au Canada: L'Histoire du Jardinage au Canada "Tells the story of the development of gardening in Canada" through images from books, periodicals, and other printed materials. Features information on the indigenous Huron people, landscape architecture, railway station gardening, gardening in schools, societies and clubs, experimental farms and seed nurseries, botanical gardens and arboreta, Seeds of Diversity, and contemporary gardening books and authors. Includes a bibliography and photos by Beth Powning. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/cultivating_cdn_gardens-ef/2008/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/2/11/index-e.html Topics: Agriculture, Architecture, History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Nov 25, 2008 The Drip Store: Drip Irrigation Tutorial This tutorial covers the basics of drip irrigation (purchasing parts, maintainance, troubleshooting, and tips) as well as the specifics of installing drip irrigation (head assembly, laying out tubing, installing drippers and sprinklers, flushing the system, tubing ends, and testing the system). The company's products are used as illustrations of the materials, but the site does not push specific brand names or products. http://dripirrigation.com/drip_tutorial.php Topics: Gardening, Water Last updated Jun 10, 2007 Floridata "A photographic encyclopedia of landscape plants." To locate a plant, browse the table of contents by scientific name or common name; search by genus, species, or common name; or browse by plant type (annuals, perennials) or plant feature (attracts hummingbirds, drought tolerant). Includes articles and resources on gardening and nature, picture galleries, a gardener's journal, and a discussion board. http://www.floridata.com/ Topics: Gardening, Medical Treatments & Devices, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Plants, Plants by Name Last updated Mar 27, 2004 The Garden Gate This is an annotated directory of selected gardening sites and contains useful original material. "Quick Search" provides "access to the most popular search engines." http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/ Topics: Gardening Last updated May 4, 2005 The Garden Helper Advice on starting a garden and growing, maintaining, and cultivating flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, grasses, and shrubs. Plants for Specific Needs is about the care and culture of various types of plants and growing environments. Site offers solutions to problems from drainage and moving plants to repelling pests such as slugs and snails and weeds. Other useful articles include composting, fertilizing, garden tools, gardening with children, and planting a new lawn. Searchable. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/ Topics: Crops, Gardening, Plants by Name Last updated May 4, 2005 GardenGuides.com This site provides basic fact sheets on different types of flowers, vegetables, and herbs; gardening tips and techniques; articles; discussion forums; and links to related resources. Searchable. http://www.gardenguides.com Topics: Gardening Last updated Jun 13, 2005 The Gardening Launch Pad About 5000 gardening-related links are organized into over 100 interest categories, including specific plant species, gardening with children, horticulture libraries and societies, tools, organic gardening, weeds, weather, and Xeriscape. The site, which is geared to the home gardener, originates from Austin, Texas, but is international in scope. From a longtime gardener and Master Composter. http://GardeningLaunchPad.com/ Topics: Gardening Last updated May 4, 2005 Gardening Q&A While the focus of this site is gardening in Illinois, much of the advice is useful anywhere. Find concise solutions to common gardening problems with flowers, fruits, houseplants, lawns and groundcover, pests and diseases, soils and fertilizers, trees and shrubs, and vegetables. Also has short features on planting to attract birds and butterflies, holiday plants, compost and mulch, whether certain plants are edible, mixtures and recipes, and winterizing gardens. From University of Illinois Extension. http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/hort31.html Topics: Agriculture, Gardening Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Gardens for Every Body Guide to design elements for a garden accessible to people with disabilities and physical limitations. Discusses container gardening, raised beds, pathways, trellises, health and safety, and adaptive, enabling, and ergonomic garden tools. Includes sections on gardening tips and techniques for repetitive motion injury prevention, children with disabilities, seniors, and people with arthritis, back problems, visual impairments, and heart and lung problems. Provides related links. From the University of Missouri-Columbia. http://agrability.missouri.edu/gardenweb/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices, Senior Health Last updated Jun 28, 2009 GardenWeb: The Internet's Garden Community Contains gardening advice and FAQs, a database of "plant images and data as well as links to information sources," a glossary of botanical terms, discussion forums, mailorder sources, a nationwide calendar of gardening events, a list of plant societies and clubs, and more. Searchable. http://www.gardenweb.com/ Topics: Gardening Last updated May 4, 2005 General and Specialty Mail-Order Seed Sources This directory of links to online seed and plant merchants in the U.S. divides its list into general suppliers and specialty dealers. Compiled by the Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=1091 Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Plants Last updated Apr 10, 2009 Green Landscaping With Native Plants Tips on how to fill your yard, garden, or other open space with plants that grow wild in your area, which saves on fertilizer and benefits the environment. Although this site concentrates on the Great Lakes area of the U.S., there are resources that are relevant to other areas. Included is an impressive article covering weed laws. From the Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/ Topics: Plants Last updated Jan 23, 2001 Growing Home Garden Tomatoes Fact sheet about growing tomatoes in the home garden. Topics addressed include varieties, resistance to diseases, selecting and preparing the growing area, cultivating and pruning, and pests and diseases. Some information is specific to Missouri. From the University of Missouri Extension. http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=G6461 Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Nov 6, 2009 Growing Hydroponic Tomatoes This site "provides practical, accurate information on growing hydroponic tomatoes for students, hobbyists, and beginning growers." Features a history of hydroponics, a tomato timeline, a description of greenhouses for tomatoes, and information about propagation, growing, harvesting, and tomato pests. From the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture. http://ag.arizona.edu/hydroponictomatoes/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Gardening Last updated Nov 3, 2004 Guide to Gardening by Mail, Mail Order Gardening, and Catalogs The site lists and ranks nearly 6,000 vendors that sell gardening products by mail and on the Web. Site is browsable, or searchable by company name or ZIP code. Ratings and comments are provided by users; directory does not receive payment for listings. Registration (free) required to enter feedback on vendors. http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance Last updated Aug 16, 2007 The Hardy Fern Foundation (HFF) This organization, based in western Washington state, works to "provide a comprehensive collection of the world's hardy ferns for display, testing, evaluation, public education and introduction to the gardening and horticultural community." The website features information about the group's Fern Festival, a spore list (spore exchange only open to members), brief information about growing ferns from spores, and a bibliography. http://www.hardyferns.org/ Topics: Gardening, Plants Last updated Jul 11, 2005 The Heirloom Garden This article discusses the use of heirloom flowers and plants in home gardens. It provides a general overview of heirloom ornamentals and a list of specific plants for thematic heirloom gardens. Sidebar includes instructions for a child's arbor and a fence. Note: This is a reprint of an article from a 1991 issue of Mother Earth News, so the list of seed sources may be out-of-date. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1991-12-01/The-Heirloom-Garden.aspx Topics: Gardening, Holidays and Observances Individually, Plants Last updated Apr 5, 2007 The Helpful Gardener An abundance of gardening tips are presented in this collection of articles on topics such as bonsai, native plants, roses, perennials, and other gardening subjects. Includes a message board. From a garden designer who specializes in Japanese and native gardens. http://www.helpfulgardener.com/ Topics: Gardening Last updated Mar 29, 2005 HGTV: Home and Garden Television The site for the HGTV cable TV station. It covers remodeling, building, crafts, collecting, design, decorating, food, gardening and landscaping, real estate, and finance, providing instruction for home improvement projects, calculators, and details and schedules of regular programs and special presentations. Searchable. http://www.hgtv.com/ Topics: Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Media, Recreation, Television Last updated Jul 17, 2002 Home Gardening This site provides "ecologically sound, science-based practices" for gardening and lawn care. Features illustrated growing guides for specific flowers and vegetables, a tutorial on designing flower gardens, lawn care tips and techniques, and fact sheets on gardening techniques, avoiding pests and diseases, and lawns. From Cornell University. http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/homegardening/ Topics: Gardening Last updated May 22, 2007 Hop Gardening The website for this hops retailer features information about growing hops, the plant used as an ingredient in beer brewing. Covers planting, growth cycle, pruning, spacing and support, harvest, drying, diseases and pests, and varieties. Includes links to pages on insect and disease damage and on home brewing. http://www.freshops.com/hop-growing/hop-gardening Topics: Beverages, Crops, Gardening, Plants by Name Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Hops in the Backyard: From Planting to Harvest and the Hazards in Between Basic information about growing hops, a plant that is used in the beer brewing process. Discusses site requirements, planting, care, diseases and pests, and harvest. From Brewing Techniques, a magazine for craft beer brewing that was published from 1993 through 1999. Note: more articles on hops can be found through the article index on this website. http://brewingtechniques.com/library/backissues/issue2.3/montell.html Topics: Beverages, Crops, Plants by Name Last updated Dec 11, 2008 Hortsense Designed for home gardeners, this site features "fact sheets for managing plant problems with IPM or Integrated Pest Management." Topics include common cultural problems, diseases, insects and mites, herbicide damage, lawn and turf, ornamentals, small fruits, tree fruits, vegetables, and weeds. From Washington State University Cooperative Extension. http://pep.wsu.edu/hortsense/ Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Home & Housing, Plants Last updated Jul 25, 2005 iloveplants.com This directory of plant and garden related items provides information about plants and seeds; products; general garden information (including such things as farmer's markets, mulching, and where to by beneficial bugs); events calendars; community gardens; catalogs; arboretums, botanical, and historical gardens; extension offices; master gardener programs; and associations and societies. Features facts and growing tips for fruits and vegetables. The Garden Zone gives plant hardiness information for the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Offers free access to an online forum and monthly newsletter. http://www.iloveplants.com/ Topics: Crops, Plants, Weather Last updated Mar 21, 2005 Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants This companion site to an ongoing National Public Radio (NPR) show contains transcripts and audio clips from programs covering horticulture and gardening topics such as Irish gardens, plant diseases, ferns, and desert gardening. The site also features plant profiles, and photos. http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/ Topics: Media, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 19, 2006 KinderGarden This site has information on setting up school and community gardens, gardening projects for children, and tips for working with children in gardens. Note: not recently maintained and many links don't work, but there is plenty of timeless information. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm Topics: Gardening Last updated Mar 27, 2004 Month by Month Planting Calendar This site presents lists for each month of flowering plants that may be planted in gardens in the United States. The site notes, "each gardening zone is a range of micro-climates, so your newspaper or regional gardening publications (in print and on the Web) are good sources of local gardening information." Also includes access to the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. From a site that provides information to homeowners. http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/Planting-Calendar/ Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Plants, Weather Last updated May 12, 2005 National Garden Month "April is National Garden Month, a time to celebrate making our lives greener." The site features materials to help commemorate this event in your community. Includes instructions for activities (such as growing herbs in pots and making plant-based dyes), a calendar of garden-related events, and articles on topics such as community gardens, eating well, and security of our food supply. From the National Gardening Association (NGA). http://www.nationalgardenmonth.org/ Topics: Gardening Last updated May 26, 2008 National Gardening Association The National Gardening Association (NGA) in devoted to "plant-based education." The site contains articles, how-to projects, information on pests, a gardening dictionary, a buyer’s guide, an events calendar, and resources for children and teachers. Also features a "Q&A Library" of "thousands of gardening questions and answers." http://www.garden.org/ Topics: Gardening Last updated Oct 15, 2005 Natural Home: Article Archive Selected articles from this sustainable home and garden design magazine. Features gardening tips, green home makeovers, do-it-yourself projects, recipes, and articles about building methods (such as straw bale and cob), furnishings, energy efficiency, healthy and nontoxic home environments, and related topics. http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/article-categories.aspx Topics: Gardening, Housing Last updated Nov 24, 2007 Nutrition in the Garden This site has basic nutrition information, a section on the benefits of school gardens and how to set them up, and garden ideas and activities aimed at children working independently. There are also sections for parents and teachers. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/nutrition/index/ Topics: Gardening, Health, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Mar 27, 2004 Physiotherapy Facts: Gardening This information sheet provides tips for avoiding injuries while gardening. Discusses posture, assistance and comfort tools (such as wheelbarrows and knee pads), avoiding stress and strain (including pacing yourself), and related ideas. Includes a few warm-up stretches. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. http://www.physiotherapy.ca/PublicUploads/222460SMARTGardening.pdf Topics: Gardening, Outdoor Recreation, Public Health & Safety Last updated Aug 24, 2006 Plant Amnesty This site promotes the activities of a Seattle organization whose mission is "to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs." The group promotes awareness and respect for plants, encourages proper pruning techniques, alerts and educates the public, improves landscape management practices, and offers a free referral and reference service. Includes events, classes, resources, a newsletter, multiple-choice quiz, adopt-a-plant list, and slide show of yard art. http://www.plantamnesty.org/ Topics: Gardening Last updated Mar 30, 2004 Plant Grafting This page contains a brief definition of grafting, as well as diagrams and descriptions of how to perform cleft, bark, whip or tongue, and budding grafts at home. Directions on how to make the tissue culture medium and care for grafts is also included. http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/propagation/grafting.html Topics: Gardening Last updated Jan 27, 2001 The Royal Horticultural Society Gardening and botanical information, including scientific and research articles, plants catalog and photographs, gardening advice, information on genetic research, pests and diseases, and the plant registration authority. Also has information on gardening shows throughout Britain. The RHS is "the UK's leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening." http://www.rhs.org.uk/ Topics: Biology, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Plants, Science, Science Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Saving Seed from the Garden Tips for saving seeds from flowers and vegetable plants for preservation and future planting. Discusses hybrid and heirloom varieties of plants, when to harvest the seed, saving seed from fleshy fruits (such as tomatoes and melons), and storage. From the University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/hortihints/0008c.html Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Plants Last updated Sep 14, 2009 A Taste of Gardening This series on gardening basics features sections on garden planning, planting, growing transplants (planting dates for Chicago area only), composting, insect and disease control, herbs, and harvesting and storing vegetables. Includes handy charts describing how and when to harvest vegetables and herbs, and simple diagrams of a compost pile and vegetable storage systems. From the University of Illinois Extension. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/tog/ Topics: Gardening Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer Reports on worm composting, waterwise gardening, sprouting, community gardens, and more. Topics include regions around the world, community gardens, gardening with children, hydroponics, insects, livestock, and water. This site is lengthy and disorganized, but searchable. Some information is specific to the Vancouver and larger British Columbia regions of Canada. City Farmer, "Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture," is a nonprofit organization. http://www.cityfarmer.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Gardening Last updated Apr 2, 2004 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map This interactive document from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows 10 different minimum temperature zones in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, "each of which represents an area of winter hardiness for the plants of agriculture and our natural landscape. It also introduces zone 11 to represent areas ... that are ... essentially frost free." Also includes information about the creation of the map, and indicator plant examples for selected woody plants. http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ Topics: Agriculture, Maps by Place, Plants, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps, Weather Last updated Oct 14, 2004 WebGarden Includes PlantFacts , a searchable database of over 20,000 fact sheets from universities and cooperative extensions in the United States and Canada (can limit search by region); Plant Dictionary , with links to images and descriptions, and links to other Internet gardening resources. They also provide the free Pocket Gardner to download for your handheld device. http://webgarden.osu.edu/ Topics: Dictionaries, Plants Last updated Mar 24, 2002

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