Algy's Herb
Page
This site includes "The Apothecary" which has information about the
use of herbs for specific health problems, links to other herb web
sites, The Potting Shed" that offers numerous gardening tips, and
"Algy's Recipe Exchange".
Caladium Bulbs
All about caring for caladiums. The pictures of caladiums help you
select from a variety of colors and sizes. Order on line. If you are
interested in finding out about caring for, forcing, and ordering
amaryllis bulbs, consult their other web page at
www.amaryllis.com. All your
questions about caladiums and amaryllis will be answered by e-mail.
Every Rose
The rose database. Search for roses by name, colour and many other characteristics.
Or simply browse through the database of over 7,150 roses & 2,500 photos.
Learn about other gardeners' experiences with specific roses, and look for rose
sources where you can order roses and supplies. Note: EveryRose is currently
being rewritten in a faster database as the current server cannot keep up with
the load. Please be patient on searches, and check here for upcoming news.
ForFarmers.com
ForFarmers.com is a marketplace for buying and selling various breeds of garden,
nursery, landscape, fruits, horticulture, flowers, plants, seeds, crops, vegetables
as well as agricultural jobs and a wide range of services.
Garden
Gate
"The Garden Gate offers gardeners and nature lovers links to useful
and interesting sites around the world as well as a growing
collection of original materials. So if you enjoy plants, either in
the garden or in nature, stop on by, the gate is open!"
GardenMart
This site has links to horticultural resources (associations,
organizations/garden clubs, web pages) for areas of interest such as
orchids, water gardening, organic gardening, succulents/cactus, and
roses. It also includes a section on "ask the experts" and an
electronic bulletin board.
Garden Web
This is a good place to begin any search. It has annotated links to
many garden sites with information about public gardens in every
state. It offers gardening discussion groups, garden tips, a page for
posting seed requests, links to international botanical gardens , and
an online magazine called The Cyber-Plantsman.
Garden Web Virtual
Library
This site is maintained by Garden Web which is listed above. The
Virtual Library site includes a calendar of garden events,
horticulture sites, societies, publications, botanical sites and
museums, your state cooperative extension services, individual plant
info, regional and international gardening, etc.
The Gentle Gardener
This
Virtual Garden Center is owner Virginia Rockwell’s way of sharing her
favorite tools and tricks of the trade with gardeners everywhere. Site
describes the classes offered and special events which are for both beginning
and experienced gardeners.
The Horticultural
Web
This is a more commercialized site, but it offers links to other horticultural oriented sites, as well as information about new
horticulture and garden products.
Hudgins Farm and
Garden Center
Gives a potpourri of gardening information, resources, links, monthly
"what to do" tips, shopping catalog and online order form, email
address; also, deer resistant plants, best times to plant and
fertilize, new plants, etc. Updated regularly.
Hydrangeas Plus
Learn more about hydrangeas from this online catalog. This site offers
tips and hints about planting and growing healthy hydrangeas. Answers to some frequently asked questions can be found here.
Lazyssfarm
Offers information about a series of free lectures in May and a series of
lectures
featuring Ian Robertson and Cole Burrell in June. Visit the Activities
Page for more information or
(http://www.lazyssfarm.com/5_events.htm)
Monticello Garden
Shop
Browse through the library of articles published in Twinleaf,
the annual newsletter and catalogue of the Thomas Jefferson
Center for Historic Plants. View heirloom seed, bulb, and tree
selections for your own garden.
Montpelier
Explore, the 2,700 acres of rolling pasturelands, formal gardens and The James Madison Landmark
Forest that surround Montpelier, home to three generations of the Madison family.
My
Garden
This award-winning Web site is an annotated list of many gardening
sites on the Web. The descriptions are informative and some of the
listed sites show superb graphics of flowers and plants.
Master Gardener
If your plant has a problem, this site may help you diagnose and
treat it. The information is reliable since it comes from the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service. For example, if your tomato plants
have a problem, click on vegetable and then tomato, and you will get
a list of symptoms, possible causes, and solutions.
New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden, which is located at Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road,
Bronx, New York 10458, (718) 817-8700, has
48 specialty gardens and plant collections as well as a 40-acre forest and the
largest Victorian conservatory in the US. The garden includes 28 specialty
gardens including the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and the Everett Children's
Garden.
Pallensmith.com
This site includes information about seasonal plants and garden tips.
Also includes a list of recommended garden books, a visit to Mr. Smith's garden,
and much more timely garden recommendations. P. Allen Smith, garden
designer, horticulturist and television reporter can take any topic back to the
garden. His commitment to furthering the public's awareness about the
environment has been demonstrated through garden tours in England, Scotland and
Italy, also workshops, lectures and his own television show.
Plant Delights
Nursery
This mail- order nursery offers both on-line and printed catalogs. PDN's
mission is to offer the best, the newest, and the strangest in fine
garden-worthy perennials to gardeners around the world. Plant
Delights Nursery is in Juniper Level, NC (USDA Zone 7b) near Raleigh, NC.
Oregon State University -
Landscape Plants
This site, created by Oregon State University with financial support from
the Oregon Extension Service s a wonderful plant reference site.
Color photos of plant habits, flowers and leaves are available.
School Gardening
and Garden Therapy
A site for garden groups and garden clubs that are interested in children's
gardening, school gardening and garden therapy.
Wild-Flowers
All about wild-flowers including wild-flower identification,
catalogs, courses, photographs and much more.
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Service
This site has many resources for the gardener. For example, when you
click Information Resources, then Landscape and Nursery, you will
find monthly gardening tips and hundreds of articles about various
gardening topics.
The Virtual Garden by Time
Warner
A good place to begin browsing with a searchable data base. Use it to
find suggestions for plantings in your area. This site also offers
gardening articles from Southern Living and Sunset magazines,
excerpts from a newsletter, reviews of gardening books, and a
bulletin board for gardeners where you can post questions and receive
answers from other gardeners throughout the world. There are also
links to horticultural societies and gardens, but this part of the
site is still under construction and now has only two links.
Virginia Tech
Internet Gardening Library
This is maintained by Harry M. Kriz
(hmkriz@vt.edu) in a chatty and
philosophical mode. Lists discussion groups, gardens to visit,
Virginia Cooperative Extension info, shopping guide, publications
links, A Kid's Garden, etc.
Bellingrath Gardens Home
Page
"There are few places where the magic of rapturous beauty may still
be found. One is Bellingrath Gardens, on the Isle aux Oies River near
Mobile, Alabama. Visitors to this vast and lovely estate immediately
realize they have discovered a floral wonderland. The unusual appeal
of Bellingrath is that it truly is "The Garden for all Seasons," one
of constantly changing beauty, ever enchanting, never the same."
Included on this site, you'll find what's in the gardens, what's in
bloom now, special events, admission information, and more.
Edith Johnson Carrier Arboretum
Step into this world of natural beauty. Follow the winding trails
through the Oak-Hickory Forest or wander through the sea of daffodil blooms in
the April Walk garden in the spring. Explore nature through educational
programs, tours, and travel programs. Join the Botanical Budes volunteer
program.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden
This 109 acre botanic garden is the oldest in Texas. Don't miss a
visit to the exquisite Japanese garden, which is outstanding.
Brookgreen Gardens
Brookgreen Gardens is a National Historic Landmark with one of the most significant
collections of figurative sculpture in an outdoor setting by American artists
in the world and has the only zoo accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association on the coast of the Carolinas.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
You'll enjoy finding out more about the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Learn
more about their excellent adult and childrens programs. Classes from wreath-making
to landscaping to garden design and more. Look at their calendar and record
the events of interest to you on your calendar.
Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. is a premier horticultural
display garden that offers the visitor 1,050 acres of gardens and
11,000 different types of plants. After browsing this site, you'll
want to plan to visit. The site includes the schedule of events,
hours, fees, and what's in bloom. Be sure to view what is available
for children.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Take a virtual tour of the lovely gardens in St. Louis, Missouri.
This site includes helpful horticulture information, listings of
special garden events in the area, Shaws Garden and more.
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Washington carefully developed the Mansion House farm, 500 acres surrounding his home, to create a
fitting setting as a gentleman's country seat. He designed the grounds to include a deep border of
woods, rolling meadows, serpentine walkways, and groves of trees.
Between the Mansion and the shores
of the Potomac River was an extensive park; the grounds also
included a pleasure garden as well
as a more utilitarian kitchen garden. Enjoy the grounds tour and check the
calendar of events.
New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden, which is located at Bronx River Parkway at
Fordham Road, Bronx New York 10458, (718) 817-8700, has specialty gardens and
plant collections as well as a 40-acre forest and the largest Victorian
conservatory in the US. The garden includes 28 specialty gardens including
the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and the Everett Children's Garden.
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Represents an oasis of many gardens covering 155 beautiful acres. The
garden features one of the largest and most diverse collections of azaleas,
camellias, roses, and rhododendrons on the East Coast. The garden promotes
horticultural and environmental awareness through education, research, display and interpretation of plants and ecosystems.
Royal Botanic
Gardens Kew
Visit Kew Gardens. Site includes science and horticulture,
collections, conservation and wildlife and more.
United States Botanic Garden
A beautiful and fascinating living plant museum on our Nation's Mall at the foot of the U.S. Capitol.
Visit the ever-changing exhibits.
Clubs, Organizations and Societies
American Begonia Society
Learn about many varieties of begonias such as those that have
shimmering leaves, or trail,or bloom all winter and many more. Site
includes informative articles from their publication, "The Begonian".
The American Bonsai
Society
Lists contacts for Bonsai Clubs in Arlington, Hampton, Lynchburg, Norfolk,
Richmond, and Roanoke as well as information about growing these wonderful
miniature trees and plants.
The American Daffodil Society
This site includes information about the different types of
daffodils, and other daffodil internet sites and services as well as
daffodil societies, events, and daffodil shows close to you.
American Fern
Society
Designed to expand on information about ferns with both amateurs and
professionals.
The American Gloxinia and Gesneriad
Society
This site includes information about the society, cultural
instructions, and a reference list. Some of the more common
gesneriads grown by hobbyists are the African Violet, the Florist
Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus),
Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus), Cape Primrose (Streptocarpus), Flame
Violet (Episcia), and Cupid's Bower (Achimenes).
The American
Hemerocallis Society
Here you will find frequently asked questions about daylilies,
regional activities, publications, conventions and meetings, a
daylily source list, a display garden list and other information.
The American Horticulture
Society
Includes featured articles from the magazine "The American Gardener".
Also lists the benefits and services available to those who join the
Association.
The American Orchid Society
Includes growing information, events, publications, and everything about
orchids.
The American Rose Society
Dedicated to the enjoyment, enhancement, and promotion of the rose.
This site includes rosy recommendations, rosy resources, where to
buy roses, rosy events, a rose of the month selection, and other
useful information.
American Fern Society
Includes necessary instructions on how to grow ferns.
The Garden Club of
America
The purpose of this organization is to stimulate the knowledge and
love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of
educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications,
and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment
through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation
and civic improvement.
Charlottesville
Parks and Grounds
A comprehensive web site for the City's Parks and Grounds Division on the City
of Charlottesville's web server. There are about 125 pages of information,
photos and history to be found.
The Garden Club of Virginia
This site has both public and member pages. Learn more about the
Club sponsored Flower Shows, Restored Historic Gardens, Conservation,
Historic Garden Week and about many exciting garden and flower
arranging activities that are
open to the public.
The Herb Society of America
Furthers the knowledge and use of herbs.
National Gardening
Association
Has 3 Kids and Youth sections, info, prizes, grants; tips for your
region; resources; articles, dictionary; much more.
The Nature
Conservancy
Virginia Chapter of "The Nature Conservancy" has protected more than
217,000 acres of wildlife habitat through more than 217,000 acres of
wildlife habitat through more than 500 land projects. With the
support of more than 35,000 Virginia chapter members, the Conservancy
owns and manages 30 nature preserves across the Commonwealth. The
site index on this website has links to many interesting pages such
as the preserves, how to adopt an acre, National and International
programs, field trips, and the magazine, "Nature Conservancy". Learn
how you can help.
The North American Rock Garden
Society
Something for everyone no matter where you live. Chapters of this
society exist from Alaska to North Carolina. Many members contact
each other through seed exchanges by mail. If you would like to
experience the beauties of rock gardens firsthand, a state-by-state
list of members private gardens is posted. E-mail addresses are
listed so you can contact the owner to arrange a visit.
The Petersburg Garden Club
Visit the Petersburg Garden Club web site. Information is available about
their projects. Included also is the schedule for Historic Garden Week in
Petersburg.
The Virginia Bluebird
Society
Information about the bluebird and bluebird conservation.
Virginia Native Plant Society
Fosters conservation of native plants with links to organizations in 25
states.
The Virginia Society of Landscape Designers
The Virginia Society of Landscape Designers is a primary source of some of the best designers in Virginia. Having
been in existence since the early 1960's, the Society promotes professional competence of its members through education and
research.
Scenic Virginia
Become aware of the policies and practices that threaten Virginia's natural
beauty --- Virginia's trees, mountain views or its attractive cityscapes.
Learn what you and others can do to preserve the natural beauty of the
Commonwealth.
Country Living
Has interesting garden tutorials and information such as "how to apply moss
to a post". Nice graphics too.
Fine Gardening
A magazine devoted to gardening articles, advice, and ideas.
Horticulture Magazine
Enjoy articles from the current issue of Horticulture Magazine.
Articles from back issues are arranged by category. A chat calendar,
a garden shop, a garden planner that lets you lay out a garden from
scratch, as well as reviews of selected web sites are also included.
Plants Gardening Magazine
Propelled by the overwhelming success of its New England edition,
"People. Places. & Plants " gardening magazine will expand into
the Mid-Atlantic region ( zone 5-8) beginning in February 2003. Like the
New England edition, the magazine will focus on regional news and topics from
NYC - Long Island to Virginia.
Southern Living
Magazine
Enjoy monthly feature stories, gardening tips, menus and recipes, and
information about garden events. Subscribe to their free email
newsletter.
