Links 12: Gardening/Outdoors

• Flora
• Fauna
• Japanese/Water Gardens
• Garden Accessories
• Listserves

Flora

Georgia

• UGA Cooperative Extension Service
• Atlanta Botanical Garden
• Atlanta Gardening Connection
• Atlanta Audubon Society
• Georgia Audobon Societies and Bird Clubs
• Walter Reeves
• Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves
  
• Georgia Hosta Society
• Georgia Perennial Plant Association
• The Greater Atlanta Rose Society
• The Garden Club of Georgia
• Fernbank Science Center and Museum of Natural History
• Georgia Native Azaleas
• The Dahlia Society of Georgia
• Georgia Organics
• The Georgia Conservancy
• Georgia Department of Agriculture
• Georgia Forestry Commission
• Georgia Green Industry Association
• State Botanical Garden of Georgia
• Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association
• Georgia Native Plant Society

  Organic Gardening/Conservation

• Rodale Institute
• New Farm
• Organic Gardening Magazine
• The Organic Materials Review Institute
• H2ouse Water Saver home
• Xeriscape demonstration center at CSU
• X-Rated Gardening: A Guide to Xeriscape Gardening
• WaterWiser: The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse
• Watersmart
• Rain Gardens
• Rain Gardens: A how-to manual for homeowners
• Rain Garden Website Links
• SmartWood
• Mulch and Soil Council
• Composting and Mulching
• Garden Guides Natural Insect Control
• Corn Gluten Meal (organic herbicide) Research Page
• Clean Air Gardening
• Georgia Organics
• Discover Life
• Wild Ones: Natural Landscapers
• World Environmental Organization
• The Isaak Walton League of America: Outdoor America's Future
• Environmental Defense
• Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
• American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
  
• City Farmer

  Organic Vendors

• Bradfield Organics
• Espoma
• Green Brands
• Organic Bouquet
• Diamond Organics

Native Plants

• National Invasive Species Information Center
• Invasive Plant Index of New England
• Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
• California Department of Food and Agriculture Encycloweedia

Plant Encyclopedias/Search Engines

• Botany.com: The Encyclopedia of Plants
• Virtual Plant Tags
• UConn Plant Database of trees, shrubs, and vines
• Ohio State University Plant Dictionary
• Plant Facts: The Ohio State University Factsheet Database and University Search Engine
• Home and Garden Plant Encyclopedia
• Key to Leaves of Virginia Trees
• Tropical Plants Library
• The United States National Arboretum search engine
• Miller Nursery Encyclopedia
• Hortiplex
• NeoFlora
• Horticopia Plant Information
• Plants for a Future--Database
• Plants Database
• Monrovia Plant Catalog Search
• Arcadian Archives
  

Online Magazines, Books, and Other Media Websites

• The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century)
• Home and Garden Television
• Rebecca's Garden
• Fine Gardening magazine
• Better Homes and Gardens magazine
• Wildflower magazine
• Organic Gardening magazine
• Garden Gate magazine
• Horticulture magazine
• Organic Style
• National Home Gardening Club
• Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves
• Joe Gardener
• Southern Living Gardening

  Societies and Associations

• American Horticultural Society
• Internet Directory for Botany - Alphabetical List
• National Gardening Association

  Seed Exchanges

• Southern Seed Legacy Project
• American Fern Society
• North American Native Plant Society
• The Royal Horticultural Society
• Seed Savers Exchange
• GardenWeb Seed Exchange
• Seed Swappers
• South Carolina Foundation Seed Association
• North American Lily Society

University and Government Extension Programs

• U.S. Department of Agriculture Home Gardening
• UGA Cooperative Extension Service
• North Carolina State U. Consumer Horticulture
• The Resource: Horticulture (University of Nebraska)
• Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service
• Home and Garden Information Center of Clemson University
• Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective: Academic Resources Serving the Internet (Ohio State)
• Clemson Extension Service

Landscaping

• Design Principles in Garden-Making
• Landscape Design Tips

Trees

• Japanese Maples
• Northern Trees
• A Manual for Growing Palms Outdoors in the Southeast
• Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
• National Arbor Day Foundation
• 680 Tree Fact Sheets

Lawn

• Yard Doctor
• Cyberlawn
• Organic Lawn Care for the Cheap and Lazy
• Ohioline Yard and Garden

Shrubs

• Hydrangea.com
• American Rhododendron Society
• Azalea Society of America
• A Camellia Photo Gallery
• American Camellia Society

Flowers

• Fragrant Flowers
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• The Flower Fields
• Doing Dahlias
• Bulb.com
• The African Violet Society of America
• Delaware Wildflowers
• NC State Perennial Bulbs
• Perennial Plant Association
• American Hemerocallis Society (An International Daylilly Society)
• Snow Creek Gardens Directory (daylillies, irises)
• Floral Acres Daylilly directory
• American Hibiscus Society
• American Iris Society
• American Rose Society
• The American Orchid Society
• American Daffodil Society
• The Rosarian
• Windowbox.com
• All-America Rose Selections
• The Violet Society
• International Lilac Society
• National Chrysanthemum Society
• Athens Select

Ornamental Grass

• Ornamental Grasses for Georgia Gardeners
• Ornamental Grasses
• Ornamental Grass Links

Ground Cover

• Ground Cover Plants
• The American Ivy Society
• Ground Covers
• Ground Cover
• Ground Covers
• Ground Cover Plants (Plants for a Future)

Herbs

• Herb Society of America
• Botanical.com: A Modern Herbal
• The Renaissance Herb Directory
• Barwinnock Herb Finder
• Mountain Valley Growers Complete List of Herb Plants and Perennials
• Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages

Fruits

Blueberry Web Page

Shade Gardening

Shady Business

Weeds

• Weed Identification

Toxic Plants

• Toxic Plants by Degree of Toxicity
• Cornell University Poisonous Plants Informational Database
• Seattle Veterinary Associates Poison Prevention
• ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center

Vendors

• The Garden Watchdog
• Gardener's Supply Company
• Treehelp

General Gardening Information

• Gardenbed.com
• Elisabeth C. Miller Horticultural Library
• Gardener's Paradise
• Garden Time Online
• I Love Plants
• Do It Yourself: Garden
• Bob's Weekend Handyman: Gardening
• EHow: Garden and Lawn Care
• The Gardening Launchpad
• Do It Yourself Network Gardening
• Home and Garden Information Center
• Winter Favorites
• Hints and Things Garden Page
• Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
• Weekend Gardner
• KidsGardening.com
• Garden Guides
• Garden Pursuits
• Hort.net
• Garden Web
• Floridata

Fauna

Georgia

• Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Van Herper's Directory of Reptile and Amphibian Resources: Georgia
• Georgia Wildlife Federation
• Georgia Wildlife
• Georgia Wildlife Web

Animal Encyclopedias/Search Engines

• enature
• Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds
• The British Library Sound Archive: Wildlife Sounds
• California Library of Natural Sounds
• The Diversity of Animal Sounds
• Animal Diversity Web
• Featured Creatures
  
  

Deer

• A Valentines Treat For Your Deer
• Deer Resistant Plants
• Gardening in 3D
• Walter Reeves' Deerproof plants
• Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
• Deer-tolerant Ornamental Plants

Insects/Bugs

• Bug Bios: Shameless Promotion of Insect Appreciation
• Integrated Pest Management
• Bug Guide
• Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
• Pest Control: Garden, Lawn, and Household
• Victor Pest (poison-free insect control)
• Forest Pests of North America
• Insectclopedia
• Insecta
• The Dragonfly Society of the Americas
• Swedish Dragonflies
• Butterfly Website
• Butterfly Zone
• North American Butterfly Association
• Fighting Fleas and Ticks
• American Mosquito Control Association
• Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory
• Extoxnet: The EXtension TOXicology NETwork
• California Department of Pest Regulation

  Birds

• Patuxent--Bird Population Studies
• Name That Bird
• Fifty Birds of Town and City
• How to Build Birdhouses
• Bluebird House Plans
• Screech Owl House Plans
• North American Bluebird Society
• Owling.com
• Birdzilla
• Backyard Birding
• The Raptor Center (birds of prey)
• The Bird Watcher's Search Engine
• Birding Pal
• International Bird Rescue Research Center
• The Virtual Birder
• Birdsource: Birding with a Purpose
• American Birding Association
• American Ornithologists Union
• National Bird-Feeding Society
• Bird Societies (links to dozens)
• Operation Rubythroat: The Hummingbird Project
  
• Towerkill
• Surfbirds
• Project Feeder Watch
• Kennesaw Mountain Fall Migration
• Atlanta Audobon Society
• Southern Wings Bird Club
• Georgia Audobon Society and Bird Clubs
• Georgia's Disappearing Songbirds
• Georgia Ornithological Society

  Bats

• Bat Conservation International

  Snakes

• Online Guide to the Snakes of Florida
• Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners

General

• Natural Perspective
• National Wildlife Federation

Japanese/Water Gardens

Information

• Jgarden: The Japanese Garden Database
• Japanese Garden Journal
• International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society
• Acquatic Plant Exchange
• Fish Pond Info
• Water Gardening in Texas
• Pondscapes

  Koi

• Atlanta Koi Club
• Associated Koi Clubs of America
  
• Koi.net

Vendors

• Pond Solutions
• Paradise Water Gardens
• Lilypons Water Gardens
• Atlanta Water Gardens

Garden Accessories

Garden Railroading

• Garden Train Association
• Garden Railways Magazine

Listserves

• Horticultural Mailing Lists