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Elisabeth C. Miller Library

Archives: Recommended Websites

Plant Talk – Plant Conservation Worldwide

“Plant Talk was founded in 1995 and was designed as an independent voice to help and support all those fortunate people who work in the conservation of plants; either professionally or as amateurs.”

Helpful Gardener

This website contains an array of articles concerning vegetable, flower, and container gardening. Also provided are directories listing landscape architects and garden designers by state; nurseries and garden centers around the country; a gardening tips section; and public forums.

Digital Librarian: Gardening

A simple alphabetical list of high quality gardening web sites from around the world. Short annotations help you identify the usefulness of each site.

Washington Gardens

An annotated list of a vast number of public and private gardens open to visitors across Washington State.

National Gardens Scheme: UK GardenFinder

Every year in the UK, over 3600 NGS open gardens (most of them privately owned) welcome visitors. GardenFinder helps you plan NGS garden visits by dates, by location, garden name or by specific garden feature.

Local Harvest

Use the interactive map of the United States to find farmer’s markets, CSA farms (community supported agriculture),farm stands, and other related organizations that support small local farms.

GardenVisit & Travel Guide

The GARDEN VISIT & TRAVEL GUIDE links to information about travel, garden design, landscape architecture and landscape planning. It describes places of interest to gardeners: properties open to the public, historic estates, botanic collections, websites, hotels, design studios, nurseries and product suppliers. It covers 1000+ parks and gardens open to the public throughout the world.