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COMPOSTING
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Compost
Resource Page -
site is intended to serve as a hub of information for anyone
interested in the various aspects of composting.
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Cold
Composting - construction of insulated compost
containers and composting of kitchen and garden waste in a
cold climate.
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Compost
System - information on creating a home compost system
that enables organic matter to receive air and create
suitable temperatures for proper decomposition into
fertilizer.
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Composting
Council - works to achieve maximum conservation,
composting, and utilization of organic material in an
environmentally and economically sustainable matter.
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Composting
Council of Canada - advocating and advancing the use of
composting as a means of reducing waste streams while
reclaiming the organic fraction for beneficial purposes.
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Composting
Guide - information on how to, what not to, and
demonstration sites you can visit.
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Cornell
Composting - a variety of composting educational
materials and programs developed at Cornell University.
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Digital
Composter - answering the questions: why compost; what
is compost (chemistry, physics and biology); and how to
compost (passive vs. active methods).
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Humusphere
- linking composting and sustainable communities.
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Master
Composter - find info on local programs or demo sites,
FAQ's, how to information, a glossary and reference of
organic materials.
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Organic
Farming - composting and links for small farmers.
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Your
Guide to Composting - describes how to start composting
and avoid common mistakes in disposing of household and
garden wastes. Includes worm and winter composting
information.
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FLOWERS
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American
Floral Endowment -
funding horticulture and floriculture scholarships,
internships, research, and other activities.
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Floratec
- floral clip art for decorative use, edited for rapid
transmission and ease of use.
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Floriculture
Worldwide Network - professional flower and plant
growers will find information from GrowerTalks and
FloraCulture International on plant culture, greenhouses and
more. Members only.
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Flowerbase
- large database of flowers. Offered in several languages.
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Greenfuse
- offers cut flowers.
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NotSoGreenThumb
- photos of orchids and flowers.
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Näu
Wale Nü - orchid and anthurium pictures, FAQs, culture
information.
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Osteospermums
- daisy plant from South Africa. Contains information and
photographs.
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Secret
Garden, The - revealing the startling inner beauty of
familiar flowers through x-rays.
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Tulip
Book of P. Cos, The - illustrations and prices from a
1637 tulip catalog.
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WiseAcre
Gardens - guide and photos of winter hardy garden and
wildflowers.
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GARDENING SITES
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- articles, reviews, English and foreign language forums for
gardeners worldwide, contests, garden exchange, catalogs and
products directory.
GardenNet
Virtual
Garden - resources include the Time Life Plant
Encyclopedia, a zone finder for US gardeners, a guide to
gardening products, and fresh feature articles.
Brooklyn
Botanic Garden: Gardening - offers tips and techniques,
botany information, feature stories, and links.
GardenGuides
- searchable database of gardening information and articles.
Gothic
Gardening - explores the darker side of a sunny pastime.
Gardener's
Net - community offering information, content, and
resources, including sections for organic gardening and
games, and links to supplies.
Hedge
Rows Garden Tapestry - gardening resource for British
Columbia, with pages for many clubs and societies, a list of
local gardening events, and nurseries, plant centres, and
shops.
Gardener's
Network, The - gardening community with information and
resources for gardening needs.
GardenWeb
- articles, reviews, English and foreign language forums for
gardeners worldwide, contests, garden exchange, catalogs and
products directory.
Virtual
Garden - resources include the Time Life Plant
Encyclopedia, a zone finder for US gardeners, a guide to
gardening products, and fresh feature articles.
(no)
Problem Garden, The - information on handling common
gardening problems. Humor, advice & links to other
garden related WWW sites.
About:
Gardening - seasonal gardening guidance, resources by
growing zone, free electronic garden postcards, and
garden-related clipart.
AllAboutLawns.com
- contains information on mowing, planting, fertilizing,
watering, and more.
Ask
Earl - The Yard Care Answer Guy - solutions to all your
yard problems including leaves, weeds, grass & pests. He
can give you tips on how to maintain a beautiful lawn.
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Backyard
Gardener, The
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Better
Lawns and Gardens - lawn and garden tips from Tom
MacCubbin.
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Brooklyn
Botanic Garden: Gardening - offers tips and techniques,
botany information, feature stories, and links.
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C.Z.
Guest Gardening Site - online articles and archive.
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Delphi's
Gardening Forum
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Do
It Yourself.com - includes fruit, flower, and vegetable
gardening tips.
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Dr.
Bob's Gardening Tips - features several articles each
month, some seasonally relevant.
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Edible
Landscaping Database
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Enchanted
Gardens Of The Renaissance
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freeplants.com
- information on propagating landscape plants from scratch.
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Garden
Centre - includes general and children's gardening tips,
landscaping ideas, and information about the growing
seasons.
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Garden
Gate, The - collection of links to informative and
interesting horticulture sites around the world.
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Garden
Helper - easy to use guide to help you to learn how to
grow your favorite plants, trees, and flowers.
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Garden
Hose Safety - with tips on care and repair, irrigation,
and more.
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Garden
Humour - to boldly grow where no one has groan before.
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Garden
Visit and Travel Guide - details of historic gardens and
landscape parks open to the public.
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Gardener's
Net - community offering information, content, and
resources, including sections for organic gardening and
games, and links to supplies.
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Gardener's
Network, The - gardening community with information and
resources for gardening needs.
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GardenGuides
- searchable database of gardening information and articles.
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Gardening
Archive - emphasis on plants for a temperate or cold
temperate climate
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Gardening
for Kids - includes kid-friendly flowers and bulbs, a
featured flower of the month, a kid critic's comments,
artwork, tips and links.
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Gardening
in the Cabbage Patch in Fairbanks, Alaska
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Gardening
Launch Pad - offers a directory of gardening links.
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GardenNet
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GardenTown
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Gardentree
- gardening through the eyes of a landscape designer. With
photos, tips, projects, links, and gardening resources.
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GetSet!
Gardening Page
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Gothic
Gardening - explores the darker side of a sunny pastime.
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Green
Landscaping with Native Plants - includes the Wild Ones
Handbook from the EPA.
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Hedge
Rows Garden Tapestry - gardening resource for British
Columbia, with pages for many clubs and societies, a list of
local gardening events, and nurseries, plant centres, and
shops.
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Herbal
Gardens - with information and discussion of herbs,
flowers, and vegetable gardening.
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Ketzel
Levine's Talkingplants.com - National Public Radio
gardening commentator aka The Doyenne of Dirt. Humor, plant
profiles, and more.
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Lawn
Institute, The - non-profit corporation to assist in and
encourage through research and education the improvement of
lawns and sports turf.
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Michelle's
Garden - tips, news, chat, events, and other features.
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Mr.
Grow - information for the home gardner and plant
enthusiast.
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Museum
of Garden History - for garden enthusiasts.
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NormGnome's
Garden - tips, question-and-answer, personal garden
history, and more.
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NZ
Gardens Online - for mail order nurseries, articles, a
garden gallery of photos, an interactive noticeboard and
more.
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Outdoor
Power Equipment Institute - presents America's Virtual
Landscape, "Cyberlawn USA", dedicated to providing
outdoor power equipment users with valuable environment and
safety tips.
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P.
Allen Smith - television host and professional garden
designer provides tips from his daily gardening reports.
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Penn
State Horticulture Variety Trial Garden - flower and
vegetable variety testing results
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PlantIdeas.com
- links to information on house plants, outdoor gardens and
lawns.
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Rhubarb
Compendium - everything you ever wanted to know about
rhubarb and then some.
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Sherry's
Greenhouse - greenhouse gardening with a personal touch,
daily information updates, questions answered, worm farming,
tomato data and more.
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Snails
and Slugs - home and landscape pest management.
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Spirit
of Gardening - quotes, proverbs, articles, links, and
resources for the gardener.
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Susan's
Garden Patch - gardening assistance for beginners.
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Tropical
Gardening - growing tips on exotic tropical plants and
is illustrated with many color photos. Also features related
news and events and occasional info on rainforest
preservation.
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University
of Arizona - Plant Walk - self-guided tour through some
of the most unique plants on campus, with photos and
descriptions. Check out the plant of the month.
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Urban
Greenery - online garden resource offers recipes, book
of the month, and feature plants.
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Weekend
Gardener - your weekly electronic gardening guide.
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Woodside
Garden's Bulletin Board - a message posting resource for
gardeners.
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FAQ
- Plants By Mail - guide to ordering plants by mail--
trials, tribulations and successes. Includes reviews of
catalogs and mail order houses.
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HERBS
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Botanical.com
- articles and the complete, searchable text of the
two-volume, 900-page "A Modern Herbal," by Mrs. M.
Grieve, originally published in 1931.
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GreyWing's
Herbal - includes preparation and lore, and features a
herb of the month from a New England Wiccan Garden.
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Henriette's
Herbal - everything you need to know about herbs.
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Silver
Sage: The Outrageous Herb Lady - recipes, history, lore,
articles, health hints and more.
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Whole
Herb - information for those fascinated by the fragrant
world of herbs.
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Usenet
- alt.folklore.herbs - discussion of all aspects of
herbs and their uses.
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Gernot
Katzer's Spice Pages
- reference information about spice plants, their history,
constituents, etymology, and usage.
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Jamaican
Spices
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Saffron:
Contemporary Guide to an Ancient Spice - recipes with
pictures, tips about working with saffron and evaluating
saffron's quality. Consulting services including
photography, copywriting, recipe development.
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FAQ
- Culinary Herbs - growing, harvesting, using and
preserving culinary herbs.
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Chile's
& Peppers
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Chile
Pepper Magazine - each issue offers recipes, product and
book reviews, and travels to destinations where pepper
reigns.
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Chilegod
- including a searchable hot sauce database.
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Dr.
Chile - includes growing tips and emergency relief
secrets from a Eustis, Florida gardener.
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Fiery
Foods - newsletter, event information, and more.
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FireGirl:
Cooking with Chile Peppers - offers tips on cooking
chiles and links to recipes.
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Jalapeno
Madness - dedicated to the world's greatest chili
pepper.
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Mark's
Hot Links: Hot Spicy Food - links to resources, and
restuarants focusing on hot and spicy food.
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Mike's
Pepper Garden - includes information on starting
capsicum plants from seed, growing chile peppers in the
garden and canning and preserving chile peppers.
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N2Chiles
- with information and links.
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Pepper
Fool - recipes, restaurant reviews, and chili
information.
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rocoto.com
- dedicated to collecting, growing, eating, and preserving
South American chile peppers.
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Salsa
Sampler - providing salsa reviews.
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HOUSE PLANTS
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PLANTS
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Botanic
Diversity - profiles
of flora in urban and tropical settings, a catalog of plants
organized by species, and more. Designed for secondary
students.
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USDA
National PLANTS Database and Projects - provides a single source of standardized information about
plants.
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Botany.com
- includes an encyclopedia of plants indexed by botanical
and common name as well as links to associations and
societies.
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Mythical
Plants of the Middle Ages - examination of the mythical
plants our Medieval ancestors believed in; with period
illustrations.
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Guide
to Poisonous Plants - provides a searchable database of
definitions and photos. From the College of Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State
University.
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USDA
National PLANTS Database and Projects - provides a single source of standardized information about
plants.
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Asclepiad
Page - resource for succulent milkweeds/carrion flowers
and the International Asclepiad Society.
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Botanic
Diversity - profiles of flora in urban and tropical
settings, a catalog of plants organized by species, and
more. Designed for secondary students.
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Botany.com
- includes an encyclopedia of plants indexed by botanical
and common name as well as links to associations and
societies.
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Floridata
- offers a photographic encyclopedia of landscape plants,
and discussion service.
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Great
Plant Escape - an elementary program for 4th and 5th
grade students designed to introduce them to plant science
and increase their understanding of how foods grow.
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Guide
to Poisonous Plants - provides a searchable database of
definitions and photos. From the College of Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State
University.
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INVADERS
Database System - a comprehensive database of exotic
plant names, distribution records, and regulatory
information for the northwestern United States.
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Methods
in Plant Histology - containing research techniques and
methodology regarding plant histology, or the study of the
tissue structure of plants.
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Mythical
Plants of the Middle Ages - examination of the mythical
plants our Medieval ancestors believed in; with period
illustrations.
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Nature:
The Seedy Side of Plants - discover the methods seeds
use to travel, how they adapt to new environments, and how
genetic engineering is being used to alter the natural seed
production of plants.
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NeoFlora
- plant database offering profiles with information on
hardiness, characteristics, and tolerances, and planting and
care instructions.
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Penstemon
- information and pictures of this native North American
plant genus.
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Plant
Image Gallery - features a gallery of plants from all
over the world.
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Plant
Trivia Timeline - world history from the viewpoint of a
botanist, presenting the story of plant discovery and use,
and addressing the roles of plants in human civilization.
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Plants
for a Future - collection of leaflets about edible and
other useful plants, including plants for lighting, fiber,
soaps, oils, and information on permaculture and perennial
plants.
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Plants
Magazine - featuring new rare and unusual garden plants
from around the world.
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Saw
Palmetto Report - information this plant's ecology,
biology, and production from the University of Florida.
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Threatened
Plants of the World - a searchable database.
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Toni
Corelli's Botany Page - includes San Francisco Bay Area
rare and endangered plant species lists.
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