At the first sign of the ground thawing in the spring, gardeners rush
outside to work in their flowerbeds or vegetable gardens. Though
considered "work" by many, to a gardener, there's nothing more
relaxing than piddling around in the dirt and working with tender new
plants.
At the National Gardening Association's Easy Seed-Starting Guide, you
can "get your garden off to a good start" with their step-by-step
instructions and tips from the pros. Learn the germination
temperature, the number of days to germinate, plant spacing, and the
amount of sunlight required. Access the National Gardening Magazine to
learn about new vegetables, fruit, or roses for 1998.
http://www.wowpages.com/nga/
By far, one of the best gardening sites on the Web is GardenGuides,
where you'll discover anything and everything "green." Learn how to
prepare herbs, how to force bulbs, and how to grow gardens in a
container.
http://www.gardenguides.com/
At Pathfinder's Virtual Garden, you can click on Armchair Gardener for
the best gardening articles from publications such as SOUTHERN LIVING
or SUNSET magazines. If you don't have a lot of time for gardening,
maybe the Weekend Projects section would be perfect for you, where you
can access categories such as Instant Gardening, Gardening Basics, or
Backyard Builder.
http://pathfinder.com/vg/
Fine Gardening Online Magazine offers a guided web tour of their
favorite seed starting resources. Or, learn that every year, the
Heirloom Daffodils signal the return of spring. Under Design, you can
learn how to have a great garden in just one year, or learn how to
have spring-to-fall color in a shady spot. Access a flower bloom
chart, or learn how to design a water garden.
http://www.taunton.com/fg/
Typical of their outstanding magazine, Better Homes & Gardens offers a
Gardening Home Page full of helpful features such as Gardening Maps,
where you can check out the most detailed plant hardiness maps on the
Internet.
http://www.bhglive.com/gardening/index.html
Are you having problems with your garden? Visit the no-nonsense
Problem Identification Aids and see if you can find a solution.
Categories are flowers, ground covers, shrubs, and trees.
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/problems.html
If you're interested in flowers, Flowerbase is the place for you. The
database offers over 7,000 pictures of flowers, plants, and garden
plants.
http://www.flowerweb.nl/flowerbase/
Rose gardeners need to stop by the Rose Resource page. Find the
perfect award-winning rose for your garden, or learn rose gardening
tips.
http://www.rose.org/
We'll close with a comprehensive listing of gardening sites, Internet
Gardening, where you'll find links to publications, other gardeners,
reference sites, gardening discussion groups, and a listing of
impressive gardens to visit. If you travel, be sure to click on the
Calendar of Garden Events to learn of gardening happenings in areas
where you might visit.
http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html
