Catholic Traditions in
the Garden Plants
of the Bible
Catholic
Encyclopedia
F. Nigel Hepper Plants
of the Bible
Taken from HOLMANS BIBLE DICTIONARY
Dr. Lytton John Musselman
Caring
for Creation
A Biblical View on Christian Environmental Concern.
Dr. Lytton John Musselman
Holy
Pharmacy
Modern Medical Uses of Some Plants of the Qu'ran and the Bible.
Dr. Lytton
John Musselman Solomon's
Plant Life
Plant Lore and Image in the Solomonic Writings.
The
Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The
Royal Botanic Gardens
History and role of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
On-line
Book
for you to Print
A Modern Herbal
Searchable edition of the 1931 book by Mrs. M. Grieve.
Historic
Gardens
Billings Farm & Museum Vermont
Delaware Agricultural Museum
& Village
Fortress of Louisburg Nova Scotia
Garfield Farm & Inn Museum
Illinois
Genesee Country Village & Museum New York
Hancock Shaker Village
Massachusetts
Historic
Gardens of South East England
Lost Gardens of Heligan UK
Monticello (The
Grounds)
Museum of
Garden History UK
Museum of
English Rural Life
Old Sturbridge
Village Gardens Massachusetts
Peinhardt Living History Farm Alabama
Plymouth
Plantation Massachusetts
Pomeroy Living History Farm Washington
Shelburne Museum Vermont
Shields-Etheridge Heritage
Farm Georgia
Wylie House Museum
Indiana
Plant
Societies
American Fern Society
American
Hemerocallis Society
American Hibiscus Society
American Primrose
Society
American Rose Society
California Rare Fruit Growers
The Heather Society
UK
The Herb Society of America
Heritage Seed Curators
Association Australia
Historic
Iris Preservation Society
International Bulb Society
International
Geranium Society
New England Wildflower Society
North American Rock Garden Society
The Royal Horticultural Society UK
The Seed Savers Exchange
Seeds of Diversity Canada
Scottish Rock Garden Club
American
Journal of Botany
Complete access to all articles online, and an excellent search engine!
Botanical Electronic News
Archive of issues from October 15 1995 to the present, from Dr. Adolph Ceska
GREENLines
From Defenders of Wildlife, daily news updates on environmental topics,
including endangered plants
Illinois Natural History Reports
A bimonthly journal on biodiversity and natural history. Highly
recommended!
A Modern Herbal
Searchable edition of the 1931 book by Mrs. M. Grieve.
Traditional Gardening
Subtitled: A Journal of Practical Information on Creating &
Restoring Classic Gardens, this handy website has selected articles,
lists of historically correct plants etc.
Search
Engines
Michigan
State University Extension has a handy
search engine to find illustrated articles on specific plant.
Search Ohio State's WebGarden factsheet
database by keyword to find horticultural articles from 50 colleges
and universities
Search for ethnobotanical uses of any plant by genus and species name,
using the US Agricultural Research Service's Ethnobotanical
Database, now residing at Duke University
Other
Gardens
Florida
Wildflower Showcase
Articles on native plants in their habitats and lots of gorgeous
photographs by Michael E. Abrams and friends.
Gothic Gardens
I'm particularly fond of the theme gardens, which include the very
useful "Gardening for bats", a witch's garden and other eerie
horticultural concepts, often with a historic slant.
Grande Prairie Friends
From east-central Illinois, an exhaustive resource on prairie
restoration and native plants, with links to articles, native plant
societies, seed and plant sources, plus many related links.
Growing Roses Organically
A lovely presentation by Dilip Barman in North Carolina, includes
homemade organic sprays, fertilizing and other tips for growing roses
without chemicals.
Heirloom Gardening Page
Matthew Green's excellent intro to heirloom gardening, with descriptions
of various old-fashioned vegetables and links to seed company websites.
Very thorough.
Heirloom Vegetable Gardener's Assistant
From botanist Kathy Mendelson, descriptions, sources and old-
fashioned illustrations of classic vegetables.
North American Native Iris
Rodney Barton's beautifully organized web site, with photos of various
native and non-native species, taxonomical and distribution info, and
many useful links.
Ollalie Daylily Gardens
From a well-known daylily breeder in southern Vermont, lots of
full-color photos, growing tips and a history of daylilies. Many classic
varieties for sale.
Pacific Northwest Native Wildlife Gardening
Gardening with local native plants, including a list of species useful
to wildlife, another list of "noxious" weeds, and guidelines
for collecting from the wild.
Yesterday's Rose
Subtitled "A tribute to old and old-fashioned garden roses",
this site features beautiful graphics, profiles of individual roses,
care and culture notes and extensive links.
More
Links
Atlantic
Giant Pumpkins
A homepage for the grower of gigantic cucurbits, with details on how to
grow your own monster squash plus links to related sites.
Cyndi's Catalog of Garden Catalogs
A list of nearly 2000 sources for seeds and plants, including URLs where
available, constantly updated and arranged by category.
The Daylily
database from Daylilies
Online contains complete descriptions - arranged alphabetically - of
over 24000 modern hybrid daylilies!
Genus of the Week
A wonderful page designed and maintained by a student at the University
of Massachusetts, who focuses on one plant genus each week with links to
images and information.
Information Systems for Biotechnology
Part of the National Biological Impact Assessment Program (NBIAP), a
program administered by USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education,
and
Extension Service, this Virginia Tech site offers databases, reports
including monthly news reports, and other resources on agricultural
biotechnology.
The Label
A monthly pesticide information newsletter from the University of
Nebraska at Lincoln.
Monarch Watch
The home page of a famous educational outreach program from the
University of Kansas' entomology department with info on monarch
biology, butterfly gardening and updates on the annual monarch
migration. Also see great
butterfly photos from Dr. William Hark.
Native Seeds/SEARCH
A nonprofit group dedicated to preserving Native American heritage
seeds. Offers an extensive seed list.
North American Butterfly Association
A good place to start for info on attracting and maintaining populations
of the gardener's favorite insect. Includes full text of American
Butterflies magazine, links and photos.
Noxious Weeds of North America
From the US Dept of Agriculture: factsheets, a listing of
federally-designated weeds, links to online images and descriptions, and
more about troublesome plants
Pesticide Action Network North America
News updates, links, plus an extensive database on pesticides and
alternatives
Plants for a Future
From Cornwall, England, a great source for information on edible or
otherwise useful plants, with many articles on ornamental edibles, plus
numerous links throughout. Also, check out their extraordinary database
(formerly known as the Plant Tracker).
Poisonous Plants Home Page
From Dan Brown of the Animal Science Department at Cornell
University: listings by botanical and common name, by types of poison
and by animals affected; also includes an introduction to medicinal
plants for livestock and links to other poisonous plant web sites.
Roots of Botanical Names
Garden Gate, an extensive list - arranged alphabetically - of Latin roots of descriptive plant names. Very useful.
Seedsaving and Seedsavers Resources
Many useful links from an Irish seedsaver.
Vegetable Seeds and Seed Information - from a course at Texas
A&M, images of common vegetable seeds with optimum germination
temperatures and other useful info
