Gardening

Everything you could possibly want to know and learn about gardening is right here at your fingertips.

Online resources -- such as detailed pictures, helpful hints, scientific names, latest trends and chat rooms -- are available for every season and planting zone. That's why Southwestern Bell has reviewed the most popular and helpful web sites and then listed them below in alphabetical order.

Just click on the highlighted words and you'll automatically be connected to whatever online columns, magazines and home pages you select. (And don't forget -- Southwestern Bell's Home & Garden collection also includes a comprehensive and alphabetized list of home improvement and cooking links.)

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AGropolis: Texas A&M information on gardening, agriculture, environment and family living. Remember, it's a whole 'nother country!
Algy's Herb Page: Herbal Heaven! This generous site is well-organized and informative, with helpful hints on growing, drying and cooking herbs.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta: Professional association for public gardens in North America, supporting the public horticulture community in its mission to study, display and conserve plants.
American HomeStyle & Gardening: Although this popular magazine doesn't have a web site yet, you can use e-mail to send your home-improvement, interior decorating and gardening questions directly to the editors!
American Iris Society: Nonprofit institution incorporated in 1927 in Philadelphia which exists for the sole purpose of promoting the culture and improvement of the Iris. This site has lots of colorful pictures, links and convention dates for Iris-lovers.
American Rose Society: Dedicated to the enjoyment, enhancement and promotion of the rose.
Arbor Day Foundation: Nine things you should (make that must) know about trees! And although National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, many states observe it on different dates according to their best tree-planting times. Also listed is each state's official state tree.
Aroid & Ginger Web Page: No, not android--aroid! This website covers two very different groups of plants, the family Araceae and the order Zingiberales (Bananas, Bird of Paradise, Cannas, Gingers, Heliconia, and Prayer Plants).

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Better Homes & Gardens: This homepage keeps growing! It now includes BH&G Live with the magazine's latest stories now on the newstand; a Home Improvement Encyclopedia which covers plumbing, landscape, tools, decks and electrical projects; and a collection of their editors' favorite websites in a Guide to the Internet.
Bug Store: Giving is usually better than getting, but maybe not in this case.
Burpee Question & Answer: Tap into the expert knowledge of the National Gardening Association and Burpee. If you have a gardening question, they'll dig up an answer in a couple of days. But first search the Q&A Library to see if a similar question already has been addressed.
Butterfly Web Site: Butterfly gardening, raising butterflies, education and conservation.

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Come Into My Garden: No wonder Texas Monthly Magazine rated this site as one of the 100 best sites in Texas! A former president of the Harris County Master Gardener Association has dedicated this page to the local Master Gardener Program and the many other Master Gardener Associations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Daylilies Growing Along the Information Highway: This perfect perennial is easy to grow, lives practically everywhere, and takes little care. This site includes a links, virtual tours, flower arrangements and informaton on Daylily Growers of Dallas.
Dig Magazine: Although the content of this home-and-garden 'zine is pretty broad, its search engine helps you find the stuff you're after very quickly.
Discovery Garden: Even if you don't live in Atlanta, this landscape-design firm provides a lot of good online information about developmentally appropriate play and learning environments for children.

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Fine Gardening: America's premier magazine for the ornamental and landscape gardener.

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GardenMart: Search through a data base of thousands of gardening products, services, plants and retailers to find exactly what you're looking for.
Garden Escape: Helps gardeners determine "what's my zone," plus provides a "garden by design" section for those who are still somewhat new at America's most popular hobby.
The Garden Gate: Offers gardeners and nature lovers links to 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!
The Garden Path at White Flower Farm: This directory of web links has been carefully researched by Connecticut-based horticultural specialists to make sure they not only work, but also point to interesting information.
Garden Valley Ranch: Home of author, speaker and rose-expert Dr.Rayford Reddell.
GardenWeb: Bookstore information, gardening forums, calendar of events, plus frequently updated content, all make this site a delight for serious as well as amateur gardeners.
Gardening.com: Search this database of hundreds of garden-related Web sites. Their motto is: "All zones. Sun or shade. Always in bloom."
Gardening Launch Pad: James R. Parra, a dedicated Austin gardener, has created a highly useful site full of links as well as answers to questions such as, "How do I deal with all that ball moss?"

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I Can Garden: Our Canadian neighbors showcase their beautiful gardens!

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Joe & Mindy's WebGarden!: Beautiful and well-organized Oklahoma-based site with an extensive list of other sites, a Gardener 2 Gardener forum and "quick links" to specific plants.

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Kitchen Garden: For gardeners who love to cook and cooks who love to garden.

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Lawn Institute: Online lawn-care tips from the pros.
LivingHome: Online gardening, remodeling, decorating and design stories--plus something new every day to keep you coming back for more!

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Midwest Living: Welcome to the Midwest! The region's only lifestyle magazine is proud to be the "Website of America's Heartland."
Missouri Botanical Garden: Talk to the experts if you have any questions about your home garden. The William T. Kemper Center is a favorite among gardeners!

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National Gardening Association: Largest nonprofit gardening organization was founded in 1972 to spearhead community garden movement. Also known for its National Gardening Magazine as well its library of gardening Q's & A's.
National Wildflower Research: Only national nonprofit organization (based in Austin) committed to the preservation and reestablishment of native North American wildflowers, grasses, trees, shrubs, and vines in planned landscapes.
Neil Sperry: Texas' best-known and most-respected gardening authority goes online with excerpts from his Gardens magazine, plus a way to order an autographed copy of his popular book.

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Organic Gardening: "The Doctor of Dirt" (a.k.a. Howard Garrett) is a Texas native who publishes a Basic Organic Program for beginners as well as tips for specific gardening problems.

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Reader's Digest Backyard: Very slow download time, but this web site is anything but a condensed version. Basic how-to's, timely feature stories and bulletin boards.
The Rhododendron Page: Like the World Wide Web itself, rhododendron is one of the largest and most diverse genera in the plant kingdom, comprising over 800 species and coming from all over the globe.
Rose Resource: Gardening, designing and winning with rows and rows of roses.

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Southern Living: Although this magazine didn't invent southern hospitality or gracious design, it's now setting the online standard for decorating, gardening and cooking throughout the World Wide Web.

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Taunton Press: Online home for publishers of Fine Gardening, Fine Woodworking and other magazines. Goes straight to today's master craftspeople -- carpenters & cabinetmakers, gardeners & chefs, designers of fashion & furniture--to get tips and techniques you need.
The Trellis: More than 150 garden links!

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Virtual Garden: Look up a plant, talk to a gardener, locate your weather zone -- the next best thing to actually being in your garden!

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The Weather Channel: Whether gardening is your hobby or your career, it helps to know how the weather will affect your green thumb projects.
The Whole Herb: Specifically designed and frequently updated for everyone who's fascinated by the fragrant world of herbs!
World Wide Web Virtual Gardening Library: The next best thing to conducting research in your own garden.
Worst thing you can do to your tree!: Learn why tree topping--also known as hat-racking, heading, stubbing or dehorning--is never a good idea!

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