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Hello and welcome to our collection of links.We have done our best to organize these into a useful order and I have included a section where you can submit a link you think would be good here and we will check it out and add it if we enjoy it too.   Please bookmark this page, come back often and see what's new.

Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just updated our page to include some new sites and to remove non working links.  Please look for the new bullet if you are a frequent visitor.

 

Table of Contents For this page:

  1. Seed and Information swap message boards
  2. Seed and Plant and Bulb sources
  3. Birds in the Garden
  4. Magazines on the web we find useful
  5. Specialty gardening
  6. Reference sources and plant encyclopedias
  7. Seed Collecting and propagation of plants
  8. Resources for a more self reliant lifestyle.
  9. Greenhouse and solar energy
  10. Welcome to Our Enchanted Gardens
  11. Other links we have enjoyed.
  12. Sites Submitted by users.

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Seed and information swap message boards

 new2.gif (2031 bytes) Gardening for Life This is a new forum for gardening, homesteading and seed swapping.  It is ran by three gardeners with over 100 years of years between them.  I am one of the Gardeners 3 that this group belongs to and we can't wait to share it with you.   Please come visit and join us today.  We will be having the chat room Garden Chatter open there every Tuesday evening.

Enchanted_Gardens  This is our very own group that we have started for gardening and self reliance.  We would love to invite you to come join our growing community and invite all of your friends to come with you.

National Gardening Magazine Seed Swap

Karen's Garden Walk - Posting Page

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There is a nice selection of seeds to trade here.

Cynthia Reid's GardenWeb Exchange Page

Seed Saving Resources  Now I know I said not links to links but this is just so well done and so much information I wanted to share it with all of my readers.  This list gives you links to many seed swap places.

 

 

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Resources for a more self reliant lifestyle.

Northern Tool & Equipment Co.  If you are looking for generators or solar energy products this is a great place to start and power up that greenhouse.

Backwoods Home Magazine -- the place for self-reliance I love this magazine and find it very useful and a wonderful resource.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS ONLINE

A. M. Leonard - Home Page There is just too much here to mention it all but I will tell you they have affordable greenhouses and some of the neatest tools.

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Greenhouses and solar energy

I think greenhouses and solar energy go hand in hand.  I have a small greenhouse that we plan to make bigger this year and we are going to incorporate all of the natural heating we can.

Backyard Greenhouse you can build on a budget  This is a great design for a beginner and can be added on to when ever you get ready.

Online Catalog This is a page in the A. M. Leonard's catalog.  They aren't really expensive for what they offer.  There are a few different design available.

Siemens Solar Home

Exploration Products

Solar Electric Inc.

 Horizon Solar

Solar Discount

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Home Power Magazine The wonderful articles here will give you the encouragement to tell that electric company what they can do with their high prices and wastefulness of important fuels.

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Seed, Plant and Bulb sources

These are sites that we found that you can either order catalogs or actual plants from.  Some of the sites have other useful information and tips on growing as well.   I have found so many places out there on the web to buy seed and gardening supplies that this list could become endless and they seem to go in and out of business quickly.

Etera A very beautiful and informative catalog.  The prettiest I have ever received.

Thompson and Morgan Ltd This is a fairly new site and well worth a visit. They have one of the most beautiful catalogs printed, a must get.

2001 Exotic Plant and Garden Seed Catalog.  Southern Business Express has a wide range of unusual and hard to find plants and flowers.

Angelgrove Tree Seed Company ~Garden Seeds For Flowering Trees, Shade Trees, Shrub Roses And Bonsai Trees~

 Pinetree Home Page This is a good site for good seed at a reasonable price.  Fast and reliable service.

Avant Gardens

Burpee Gardens Vegetable and Flower Seeds

Flower Seeds - unique annual and perennial selections to complement your garden

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Hobb's Farm & Greenery A very nice new site for you to find plants and other garden needs and information.  They have a wide selection of plants like ivy hedera helix,banana trees,tropicals,perennials,herbs,ferns and many more.They also have   informational pages on how to grow ivy hedera and how to grow banana trees.

Welcome to Mellinger's Online! This is a great source of labeling and marking supplies.

Welcome to Park Seed

Welcome to Franklin Hill Garden Seeds ~ Annual & Perennial Flower Seeds  You have to go here and see all of the wonderful changes to their site and the Morning Glory picture at the beginning is something to behold.  The sun in all it's glory!!!!!!!!

World Seed   A large selection of seeds from around the world.

Seed Catalogs At least 4 pages of seed suppliers.

Earthly Goods Online, your source for wildflower seed, seed mixtures, herbs and grasses This is another of those sites you need to take a minute and browse through, it is cool.

White Flower farm

Plants of the Southwest They specialize in drought toleratn plants.

Driftwood gardens

Yates - Seeds And Bulbs  An Australian seed source.

Sexy Bloomers - Dedicated to the Romance and Comedy of Gardening

 

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Birds in the Garden

I am interested in the benefits of having birds in and around the garden to help control insects.  A birdbath or source of water is very important for birds to keep clean and have something to drink.

ATTRACTING BIRDS TO YOUR YARD

Feeder Designs Simple, easy and inexpensive feeders for your birds.

Attracting Goldfinches at Wild Birds Forever

Plants for Hummingbirds in Houston by Donald Burger, Houston, TX

Wild Birds Unlimited Home The information here is wonderful for all of you bird hobbyist.

 

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Magazines on the web we find useful

Backwoods Home Magazine -- the place for self-reliance I love this magazine and find it very useful and a wonderful resource.

new2.gif (2031 bytes) HomeArts: Gardener's Library   A magazine format from women.com on gardening, it has a great plant encyclopedia here and a wonderful collection of information.  I could spend days reading at just this site alone.

HomeSteaders Connection This is an emag for homesteaders that spends a lot of time on animals.

Gardening Garden Gate Magazine Online

Virtual Garden Homepage

garden.com- gardening, flowers, herbs, roses, bulbs & trees !

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Specialty gardening

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Gardening for Life   this is a brand new forum that was started on January 19th, 2002 and it has some wonderful areas including one on butterflies and birds.  Please check this out and discuss what you grow to attract them to your yard and how beneficial you think they are. It is ran by three very nice women, me being one, who love to garden and have over a hundred years of experience between them.

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Why garden in containers WOW!  this is one of the articles I have online at Themestream and I would love for you to come read and get yourself introduced to themestream as a great source for useful gardening information from real people that garden.

Butterflies are Beautiful This page is full of useful information on how to attract and keep butterflies, and links to help you identify them once you get them.

The Butterfly WebSite

Gardening for Flying Flowers This is a wonderful article on butterfly gardening but is also the beginning of a really nice and informative site.

L J AquaticsIf your are looking for that great place to get information or equipment for that beautiful pond and aquatic garden check this place out.

Container Gardening this is a good introduction to why some people choose to garden in containers.

Gardening for the Handicapped  Another article by Jan Lonie.

United States Wildflowers This is a list of the many wildflowers that can be found in the United States with picture links for some.  This page is still under construction and I suppose it always will be.

Shade Plants

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Woods-Grown Ginseng This is a great site for anyone who uses Ginseng or wants to start growing a good cash crop.  I personally grow it on a hobbyist level but my grandfather used it to supplement his income when he was alive.

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Reference sources and plant encyclopedias

SierraHome Gardening - Ortho Problem Solver

Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Time-Life Plant Encyclopedia

SierraHome Gardening - Searchable Plant Encylopedia

Botany A lovely collection of pictures to help you identify and find information on plants by either common or botanical name or attributes.

Index to Resources and References I found this site interesting reading and great information.

Home and Garden: Plant Encyclopedia  This encyclopedia is brought to you by Women.com and I just love browsing it.  The pictures are great and the information worth having.

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Seed collecting and Propagation

Starting with seed

Seed Germination Database - Perennials - A to C  This is the first of the collection of pages for germination.

METHODS OF PROPAGATION

Rooting Roses using Softwood Cuttings

PROPAGATING OLD ROSES

Saving Flower Seeds This is a useful link for all of you seed swappers out there and I hope you enjoy it.

Starting new plants from cuttings

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Other Links we have enjoyed.

 

new2.gif (2031 bytes) The Total Gardeners A great site with lots of gardening and craft information and recipes too!

 

This is my personal collection of links These are not the best organized collection of links in the world just links I enjoy.  Some of these will be repeats from here but please enjoy.

The Gardener's Notepad- Well here is a link that may interest those that keep a journal or diary of their gardens.  It is software designed for that purpose and they give a free 30 day trial.

The Redneck Horticulturist- Gardening - 06-23-98 Just outright funny.  Go have a laugh.

ACPS Australian CP Gallery

Anigozanthos -Kangaroo paws 

Arbor Day 2001 - Nursery Stock Order Form

International Aroid Society This is kind of a specialty gardening choise and has lots of good information here.

Australian Plants - Photos, (images), and descriptions by Peter Jones

Bible Garden Plants

Blooms in Seconds! Perennial gardening and fundraising with Magic Flower perennials for the garden

Bugfarm Beneficial Insects & Biological Pest Control

Charlotte's Gardens - gourmet foods, handmade gifts, extensive resources for gardening, cooking - on the Island of Martha's Vineyard.

CLG Shade Lovers (April 1998)

Country Living Gardener Wonderful Woody Vines (March 1998)

DATURA

Dowdeswell's Delphiniums

Endangered Species - Species ID  This is really interesting information.

Epsom Salt Uses Cards - Plants

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

Faerie Plants

Feathers and Flowers Postcards , send a friend a cheerful postcard from here.

Ferns For The Wilderness - Part II - Suite101.com

Ferns

Flowering Plant Families, woodroseUH Botany

Foxglove (Digitalis)

Free Hummingbird Flower Seeds

Full Sun Plants

Garden Gate Down The Garden Path This is a cool site with links to many of the botanical gardens online.

Graceful Gardens Delphiniums

Graham's Paradise Garden - Paradise Tour

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Home Harvest  This is great reading, I had fun here

HomeArts Botanica -- Six Ways to Kill Weeds Without Chemicals

House Plants -- Proper Care and Problem Solving

Houseplant that Purify the Air

Houseplants and Flowers

How to Grow and Flower a Gardenia

Purchase Hawaiin Baby Woodrose seed

Great Photos_cd-fabaceae- This is a great site to help you identify plants and the photos are terrific.

index of herbs

Julie's State Flower Garden of Gifs

MAGICAL SEEDS exchange

Soap facts

Melastomataceae Home Page

My Garden and the Bugs That Share It

Native Plant Nursery (Just Natives) This is an australian site.

Rebecca's Garden How-Tos Extra... Extra... (2)

Reviving Houseplants

Season Extending

Stein's Virtual Herbarium--Virginia White-Haired Leatherflower

STIGMAPHYLLON, with image of S. ciliatum-Golden Vine

Storey's Gardeners' Marketplace - Spring 1999

Trumpet Vines

Vine List

WALK IN THE GARDEN

Sassafras

The Greenest Home & Garden Place on Earth!

Sheila's Garden swap seed Worth a visit, she has some nice pictures here.

 

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Sites Submitted by Users

View of the Niagara falls from the top of the Fallsview submitted by Cattsmeow Absolutely beautiful, you don't want to miss this.

new2.gif (2031 bytes) Rochester Gardening has information for the Northeastern USA gardener, plus access to plant & garden information worldwide through lists of more than 2,200 categorized web links.

A Modern Herbal Home Page A collection of recipes, information to help identify and how to use herbs.  It list over 800 herbs and plants.

 

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