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• Allexperts : Gardening - Veteran gardeners answer one-on-one questions about a range of gardening topics. Includes archives of past answers.
• American Horticultural Society Heat Zone Map - The heat zone map divides the United States into regions of varying severity of summer heat.
• Backyard Gardener - Offers a collection of articles on general gardening, perennials, lawn care, pests, and diseases.
• BBC Online : Gardening - Nice resource for specific plant information, gardening projects, illustrated plant features, expert advice, tips and communing with other gardeners.
• Better Homes and Gardens - Companion site to the magazine publication. Offers general gardening information,advice and projects.
• Biogardener - Traute Klein serves up articles and tips for gardeners, with a focus on environmental and biological organic gardening.
• Cornell University: Gardening Resources - Portal to numerous articles, tips, and growing guides for vegetables, fruit, flowers, lawn, trees, shrubs and houseplants, and information on weather, soil, composting, and pests.
• Dave's Gardening Page - Pictures, information and plant quizzes all from a garden in Suffolk, England.
• Doctor Greenfingers - UK-based help and advice clinic for sick plants and amateur gardeners. Jobs to do diary, video tips, how to pages, and a light sprinkling of humor.
• Emily Compost - Resources, links, and tips.
• English Gardening - English style gardening for North America. Plant and design information advice, articles, photos, news.
• Erin's Garden Tips - Advice and gardening secrets.
• Exotic Edibles - Growers of pet-safe plants offer a mix of gardening advice, with articles on garden wildlife, tropicals and toxic plants, and a plant of the month feature.
• Fall Care and Clean-up of the Garden and Landscape - Checklist for completing chorse in the fall garden, provided by the North Dakota State University Extension.
• First and Last Frost Dates - Helps estimate the average date on which to expect the last frost in spring and the first frost in fall to occur in the U.S.
• Florida Gardening - Provides details about landscape designers, garden centers, growing tips, and plants suitable for Florida gardens.
• Flower Gardening Made Easy - Garden author Yvonne Cunnington offers articles on many aspects of backyard gardening, including design tips, roses and perennial gardening, water and container features, and seedstarting.
• Forcing Branches Indoors - Advice for bringing branches of flowering deciduous shrubs and trees indoors, and forcing them to bloom or leaf out early.
• The Garden Helper - Information ranging from plant cultivation tips, pest information, creating different styles of gardens, and a monthly gardening calendar.
• Garden Pride - Seasonal articles about flower and vegetable gardening, and links to other resources.
• Garden Resources - Provides a few articles on lawn care, garden construction and hedge maintenance, as well as PDF manuals for various garden machinery.
• The Garden Zone - Gardening portal with articles on garden topics, searchable plant database, and forums. Based in New Zealand.
• GardenAdvice - Advice from horticultural specialists in plants and gardens. Feature articles, calendar and tips on gardening and garden design.
• Gardeners Corner - Information, helps topic, questions and answers, and web links for all gardeners.
• Gardener's Gardening - General information on gardening from basic to expert levels. Lengthy articles cover various gardening topics in detail.
• The Gardener's Network - Articles on many gardening topics, from growing guides and lawn care to organic gardening and seedstarting. Some jokes, games, and clipart as well.
• Gardener's Paradise - Resources and information for both new and experienced gardeners.
• Garden-guide.net - Horticultural consultant offers a wide variety of garden tips, tricks, and information. Includes articles on organic gardening, lawncare, gardening with kids, garden calendar, and buying advice.
• GardenGuides - Gardening information and resources including articles by top garden writers, seasonal tips and advice and guide sheets on hundreds of plants.
• Garden-Helper.com - General gardening site with plant fact pages, articles on a wide range of topics, gardening calendars, and forums.
• Gardening123 - Offers information on a variety of gardening topics, including a plant database with photo, pronunciation, and summary information for each.
• Gardening - About.com - Gardening sites with categorized areas of specialty for the home gardener ranging from starting seeds to site design and implementation.
• Gardening by the Bale - How to grow a garden on bales of wheat straw (recommended over hay for the best results).
• Gardening by the Moon - Information on planting by the best phase and sign of the moon. Regional planting calendar lists specific vegetables, flowers, and garden chores.
• Gardening For All Seasons - Collection of short articles on gardening, planning, herbs, water gardens, garden art and tips.
• Gardening Guides - Information on how to implement gardening basics, new design ideas, landscaping and specialty gardens.
• The Gardening Guru - A collection of articles with facts and advice about gardening and landscaping, including plant selection and care, pest management, and monthly tips.
• The Gardens - Includes articles, tips, plant pathology, garden quizzes, and the opportunity to ask questions of staff botanical researchers via e-mail.
• Gardens Ablaze - Information about home gardening, including flowers, vegetables, herbs, water gardens, and garden decor.
• Gardens for Beginners - How to select and grow plants with tips, pictures, descriptions with links to more detailed sites.
• Gardenseeker.com - Descriptive articles, pruning guide, competitions, garden doctor, events, employment, featured pages of places to go in UK.
• Getting Yard and Garden Set for Winter - Details jobs to do in preparing the garden for winter.
• The Green Line - Large collection of short articles on a variety of gardening, health, and nutrition topics, provided by the University of Illinois Extension.
• Green Patio - Guide for the care and maintenance of indoor plants, garden, lawn, shrubs, hedges, and ground covers.
• Green Web Garden - A meeting place on the web for the sharing of ideas and knowledge on gardening. Australian based.
• The Helpful Gardener - A collection of tips of short articles on a variety of gardening topics, ranging from rose, vegetable and container gardening, to composting and Japanese garden design. Also offers several forums.
• HGTV - The companion site to the popular cable network includes articles, programming guides, step by step instructions, and educational garden and plant resources.
• Home and Garden Information Center - Factsheets from Clemson University on a range of gardening subjects including landscape, garden and indoor plants, insects, and plant diseases.
• Home and Garden Information Center - Part of the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, features include: online publications, master gardener program, gardening questions, timely tips, Chesapeake Bay issues, and invasive species alerts. The plant diagnostics section helps diagnose plant and pest problems.
• Hort Chat - Collection of short articles and fact sheets on home gardening, horticulture, and pests. Includes questions and answers.
• Hort Corner - Knowledge base for gardeners, from the University of Illinois Extension. Includes fun page for kids.
• Horticultural Myths - A set of PDF-format articles covering gardening practices that many people think are helpful but actually are not.
• Institute of Ecosystem Studies: Gardening Tips - A collection of short articles on various aspects of gardening, ranging from the use of native plants to managing pests, eco-friendly gardening, and general horticultural topics.
• Jasmine's Home Garden Secrets - Articles on the design, plant selections, and plant care for various garden styles.
• Land Steward - Topical articles and an archive of newspaper columns, on various gardening topics. Also a collection of annotated links.
• Landscape Living - Information and ideas about on landscaping around home and garden. Includes how to videos and design, equipment and plant advice.
• Lewis Gardens - Beginner's guide to perennial gardening, with tips, information and advice on home gardening, seed-starting and plant care. Includes a glossary and plant library.
• The Man's Garden - Learn how to create and maintain the ultimate garden.
• Marilynn's Master Gardening - Offers articles on various plants and gardening topics with tips geared towards reducing the amount of gardening work.
• Missouri Horticulture Publications - Lists of articles covering a range of topics including fruits, plants, landscaping, and lawns.
• My Garden Patch - Basic tips and lists about garden tools, herbs, lawns, plants, trees, shrubs and vegetables.
• My Watergarden - Guide for beginning fountaineers.
• National Garden Association - Nonprofit provider of plant-based education aims to promote home, school, and community gardening. Articles for adult and kid gardeners, with seasonal information highlighted on the home page.
• Northeast Gardener - Home gardener offers basic information about gardening in the US Northeast (zones 4-6). Lists of plants and trees.
• Northern Gardening - Minnesota gardener offers garden tips and articles, photos, and other resources for gardeners in cold climates.
• Ol' Buffalo Tiller Maintenance - Step-by-step routine maintenance for rotary tillers. Most tips also applicable to lawn mowers, etc.
• The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardener's Companion - A collection of short gardening articles on growing herbs, fruit, vegetables, bulbs, lawns, and houseplants, dealing with pests, and weather. Also a seed swap board and forum.
• Pauls Garden World - Paul Owen's compendium of practical instructions for growing fruit, vegetables and herbs and garden construction projects, with information on pests and diseases and a weekly diary of gardening jobs.
• Purdue University Consumer Horticulture - Offers news articles, publications, information about youth and master gardening programs, and resources for Indiana gardeners.
• Redwood Barn Nursery: Articles - Collection of articles and resoureces on plant selection and care from a California nursery. Includes archives of a monthly column in the Davis Enterprise newspaper.
• Roger Bolger's Free Garden Advice - A professional horticulturalist and certified nursery technician answers gardening questions.
• Satori Gardens - Collection of brief illustrated articles on houseplants, perennials, shrubs and climbers, and trees.
• Sustainable Gardening Tips - Robyn in Australia shares her tips and methods for raised bed gardening, tree protection, companion planting, and permaculture.
• The-Artistic-Garden - Articles about adding interest and personality to a garden with garden art projects, water features, hypertufa, and container gardens.
• UK Gardening - Design guidance and tips, advice and suggestions for gardeners in the UK and elsewhere.
• Weekend Gardener - Weekly electronic gardening guide. Know which vegetables to plant, based on frost dates. Also provides guides for starting commonly grown vegetables and flowers from seed.
• Weekend Gardener Gardening Tips - A monthly web magazine with how to videos as well as how to articles about how to maintain a garden.
• The West Side Gardener - Advice, guides, FAQs, and how-to's written to help gardeners in the Maritime Pacific Northwestern US better grow vegetables and other edibles.
• WildlifeGardens.net - Articles about various aspects of gardening, only some of which have a wildlife focus.
• Yglecias's Gardening Tips - Useful gardening techniques for hydroponic gardens as well as organic gardens. Helpful tips in making compost, keeping pests away, and best areas of the garden to plant.
• Yourgarden - Gardening articles, information, forums, and humor.
• Zone 3 Garden - Information, articles and tutorials for gardening in northern, cold climate gardens. Featuring information on extremely cold-hardy plants.