Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, INC.
Member, National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Volume XLVIX No.1 ....................................................................................................................................Spring 2003
Garden Links to recommended sites:
GARDEN CONNECTION – SURF THE WEB
Our thanks to Marty Leon for providing us this informative list of Web
sites for gardening by Nancy O’Donnell– perfect for snowy
or rainy days “when the garden is only a mouse click away.”
FOR PARENTS AND KIDS:
Great site for parents – teachers, too – for Kids Gardening
at http://www.kidsgardening.com,
sponsored by the National Gardening Association.
Super gardening projects sponsored by The Smithsonian Institution US
Dept of Ag: http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/welcome.html.
For a list of children’s gardening books and ideas for starting
a school program http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm.
For the young entomologist click onto http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/.
The University of Illinois, a USDA growing zone 5 area, sponsors My First
Garden http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/index.html.
Nestle’ sponsors a kid-friendly Web site with easy to follow
directions for using recycled products to make a flower vase, critter
cottage, bird feeder
at http://www.verybestkids.com/index.asp –click
onto “Arts and
Crafts”
SEASONED GARDENEERS:
Hort Corner: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/index.html is
an all around Web site for all levels of gardeners.
Penn State Agricultural Information Service:http://aginfo.psu.edu/PSP/01list.html.
Title says it all!
Ohio State University: http://ohioline.osu.edu/htdigsearch/search.php sponsored
by Ohio State University. For the advanced gardner and a must to consult.
Leonard Perry, professor at UVM, sponsors Perry’s Perennial Pages:http://www.uvm.edu/~pass/perry/.
And not only perennials!
Cornell University at http://www.hort.cornell.edu/ offers
fact sheets for home gardening. Cornell also sponsors the Master Gardeners
Show at http://www.themastergardenershow.com - a great resource for information
and other Web links.
Pest and disease management methods that minimize environmental, health
and economic risks is sponsored by the New York State Integrated Pest
Management
Programs at http://nysipm.cornell.edu –a great Web site!
“Horticulture” magazine: http://www.hortmag.com/ While
there, sign up for their free newsletter.
Organic Gardening: http://www.organicgardening.com.“Forbes” “Best
of the Web 2002” selection is the Garden
Gate at http://garden-gate.prairienet.org/ which
includes information about ALL gardening Web
sites.
The Plants Database at http://plantsdatabase.com/
contains a collection of 8,900 plus photos and 53,000 descriptions of cultivated
plants worldwide. To
teach yourself about a plant in your garden, search its name on the database,
click on its botanical name to learn cultural care and growth information.
Have a good time!
For more information contact Nancy O’Donnell at nancy@capital.net. On
line the Gardener’s Notebook is http://timesunion.com/life.
From a Special to the 9/29/02 Times Union by Nancy O’Donnell,
Leaf Advertisors Web Sites:
NGC Floral Network - SURPRISE SOMEONE WITH FLOWERS TODAY
Little Siberia - Specializing in Plants for Vermont's Toughest Climates
Child Abuse & Neglect Council - Ninth Annual Garden Tour
Morgan Tours - Flower Tours and Fun Get-a-Ways
The Adventurous Gardner - A Book on Where to buy the best plants in New England
Places listed in the Leaf:
Equinox Hotel - Federated Garden Club Annual Meeting -June 2nd
Vermont Historical Society - Spring Board Meeting - April 7th