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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture:
Web Resources

Academic Programs:

Agriculture:

  • Agricultural History Online - "The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is a core electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science.

Arboriculture:

  • Arid Zone Trees - This site is intended as a resource for landscape professionals involved in the design, construction and maintenance of arid landscapes. Includes color photos and extensive information about each tree.
  • International Society of Arboriculture - Includes information on tree care for consumers as well as access to the table of contents and selected articles from the publications Arborist News and Journal of Arboriculture.
  • Tree Care Industry Association - Trade association for commercial tree care firms. Includes information on tree care for consumers and professionals.

Associations and Societies:

Botanical Gardens and Arboreta:

Botany:
  • Botanical Bookmarks - Access to hundreds of botanical and horticultural links on plants, cacti and succulents, nurseries and seed sources, gourds, forestry, orchids, plant conservation and biodiversity, plant genetics, herbaria and botanic gardens, etc.
  • Economic and Medicinal Botany - Economic and medicinal botany links from University of Maryland Herbarium.
  • Harvard University Herbaria - Access to several searchable plant databases including the Gray Herbarium of New World Plants.
  • Internet Directory for Botany - Exhaustive list of web sites dealing with all aspects of botany.
  • Oklahoma State University Department of Botany and Microbiology - Sponsor of a number of unique and interesting sites, including the WWW-Virtual Library in Botany, Botanical Electronic News, and Scott’s Botanical Links.
  • PlantFacts - Access to plant information contained in guides from 46 universities and government institutions. Also provides access to WebGarden, a collection of resources for gardeners, students, teachers, agronomists and horticulturists.

Cactus and Succulents:

  • Succulent Plant Page - resource for collecting, growing, propagating, showing and conserving succulent plants.
Colorado sites:
  • Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado - links to important resources for landscaping businesses.
  • Colorado Department of Agriculture
  • Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
  • Denver Botanic Gardens
  • Gardening Colorado Online - Information on annual garden show, plants, landscaping tips for each month. Includes links on homepage to Colorado Nursery Association, Garden Centers of Colorado, Colorado Association of Lawn Care Professionals, Rocky Mountain Sod Growers Association and Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado.
  • PlantSelect - "Features the very best plants for gardens from the high plains to the intermountain region. It is a cooperative program administered by Denver Botanic Gardens and Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, together with landscape and nursery professionals throughout the Rocky Mountain region and beyond."
  • Planttalk Colorado - Research-based gardening information. A joint venture of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, the Denver Botanic Gardens and members of the Colorado Green Industries.
  • Western Colorado Research Center - Site with research information and information specific to Western Colorado crops, a project of the Western Colorado Research Center of Colorado State University.
Composting:
  • Cornell Composting - Provides access to a variety of composting educational materials and programs developed at Cornell University.
  • Master Composter- Provides "information on how to compost, how to use finished compost, the benefits of composting, what to compost, and many other topics related to home composting."
Federal Government Sites: Gardening and Horticulture:
  • American Community Gardening Association
  • Fine Gardening Online - Preview the latest issue of Fine Gardening and checkout their list of sites to see.
  • Horticultural Web - "This resource is dedicated to plant lovers! It offers the most comprehensive growing resource to learn about and use new and exciting floriculture and horticulture products and services."
  • Organic Gardening - Home site for Organic Gardening magazine.
  • Plant Information Online - One of the world's largest resources for botanical and horticultural information hosted by the University of Minnesota with access to mail order sources for plants, and to citations/references in current horticultural/botanical literature.
  • Season's by Rebecca Kolls (formerly Rebecca's Garden) - Web counterpart of the TV show, Rebecca's Garden, hosted by Rebecca Kolls. Includes how-to's, recipes, garden tips, etc.
  • Plant, Pest and Plant Disease Images - Based at Ohio State University, a searchable database of 3,431 high quality plant, insect and disease images, interactive plant lists of 585 unique species, etc.
Greenhouse Gardening:

Herbs:

Horticultural Therapy:

Hydroponics:

  • Growing Edge - Magazine focusing on "hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaponics, greenhouses, and other innovative growing techniques. Since 1989, The Growing Edge has provided the most comprehensive, accurate information available to growers of all levels—from commercial growers and home hobbyists to educators and researchers."

Interiorscape:

  • Interiorscape Online - Site of the publication, Interiorscape. Includes a discussion group, industry news, a list of interiorscapers, as well as a feature on new web sites in the field.

Landscape:

Miscellaneous:

  • CalPhotos - 138,150 (and growing) plant images from various locations in the U.S. and other countries.
  • Global Releaf--Plant a Tree - Give trees as gifts via this site from American Forests.

Native Plants:

New Crops:

  • NewCROP - Web site of the Center for New Crops & Plant Products at Purdue University. Provides access to several databases including CropSEARCH, CropINDEX, CropREFERENCE, CropEXPERT, etc.

Permaculture:

Plant Genetics:

Potato Research:

Publishers:

Seeds, Plants and Equipment--Selected Commercial sites:

Sustainability:

  • Center for Sustainable Environments - Located at Northern Arizona University, the Center for Sustainable Environments "brings together the talents and expertise of scientists, educators, independent scholars, business leaders, government agencies, non-profits, students, and community members to seek creative solutions to environmental problems."
  • Information Centre - A site from the International Institute for Sustainable Development based in Winnepeg, Canada. Serves as a clearinghouse for sustainable development policy research and analysis. Includes a searchable database.
  • Soil Association - Site from the Soil Association, "home of organic food, farming and sustainable forestry".
  • SULIS - Sustainable Urban Landscape Information - Information on design, plant selection, implementation, and maintenance. Site from the Department of Horticultural Science at the University of Minnesota.
  • Sustainable Agriculture Network - SARE is a USDA funded initiative that sponsors competitive grants for sustainable agriculture research and education. Includes access to SAN, the Sustainable Agriculture Network.

Transgenic Plants:

  • Transgenic Crops - "The goal of this web site is to provide balanced information and links to other resources on the technology and issues surrounding transgenic crops (also known as genetically modified or GM crops). The site's authors are engaged in plant genetics research and teaching at Colorado State University."

Turf Management:

  • GCSAA Online - The site of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Includes access to the fulltext of the publication, Golf Course Management as well as other information pertinent to golf course management.

  • Guelph Turfgrass Institute - Based at the University of Guelph, the Guelph Turfgrass Institute was established to conduct research and extension and provide information on turfgrass production and management. Includes an extensive list of Turfgrass links.

  • United States Golf Association - The United States Golf Association's Green Section is the "nation's chief authority regarding impartial, authoritative information for turfgrass management".

Viticulture:

  • American Society for Enology and Viticulture - Home site of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. Includes industry information as well as a link to the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture.

  • CERA: California Enological Research Association - The California Enological Research Association is a membership organization of enologists and viticulturists.

  • European Vitis Database - A free European grapevine genetic resources database, a project of the European Project GENRES #81. "The aim of the database is to enhance the utilization of relevant and highly valuable germplasm in breeding."

  • V & E: Wine & Grape Information - A site from the University of California-Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology. Includes a link to the "V & E Research Network".

  • Vitis: International Variety Catalogue - An online searchable database, a project of the Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Grapevine Breeding Institute 'Geilweilerhof'. Made availavle online as an Information Service of the German Centre for Documentation and Information in Agriculture (ZADI)