Annuals and Perennials
Link Description
Hosta Valley A greatt site with lots of pictures and solid information about Hosta.
Kelhm's Song Sparrow Nursery Grower and hybridizer of Daylily, Peony and may other perennials. Great pictures and information. A good site to visit.
My Hosta The author describes the site as "the site for the Hostaholic". Pretty much sums it up. Has a Hosta registery list .
Perennial Resources Lots of information and pictures of perennials. " Welcome to the source for inspiration and information on perennial gardening"
The World of Salvias As the name implies this site deals with the Salvia genus.
Wright's Daylily Over 200 pictures of different Daylilys.
Biology Class
Link Description
Abagail's Pumpkin Recipes A collection of recipes using fresh pumpkins.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forrest Text and images of the Bristlecone Pine
Archeology Info This site has lots of up-to-date informaton on Human Evolution.
Becoming Human Lots of information on Human Evolution. Has a set of video clips on the subject. Great site!!!
Bristlecone Pine Bristol Cone Pine
Bristlecone Pine Royalty free pictures of this ancient tree.
Cells Alive Animated presentation on the process of mitosis.
Dendrochronology This site calls itself "The Ultimate tree-Ring Web Pages"
DNA Interactive DNA timeline and many other facts about DNA. Great interactive site!!!!
Fifi's Pumpkin Pie Recipes A list of recipes for fresh pumpkin pie.
Human Evolution Infromation and pictures of Homid skulls.
Neanderthal Man Neanderthal site
Oldest Living Things Lots of information on very old plants.
Protozoans A very nice sequence of pictures showing Amoeba eating.
The Natural Institude Articles on different areas of science.
The Talk Origins Archive A list of links on Human Evolution.
The World's Biomes A good site for information on biomes. This site divides the world into 5 different types of biomes.
Tundra A small site with some good pictures and information on the Tundra.
Wisconsin DNR This is the link to the Home Page of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
World Class Pumpkins This site contains a plethora of information on the history and culture of growing giant pumpkins.
Botanical Gardens/Arboretums
Link Description
Allen Centenial Gardens Web site for the Allen Cententenial Gardens of Madison, Wisconsin (USA)
Chicago Botanic Gardens Web site of the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe Illinois.
Milwaukee County Parks ( Milwaukee Wisconsin) A link to Boerner Botanical Gardens, Mitchell Park Domes and all other Milwaukee, County Parks.
National Arboretum A link the the National Arboretum. Has a great section on the plant hardiness zone maps.
The Nature Conservancy This is the web site for the Wiscosnin Nature Conservancy. They protect and preserve many thousands of acres of land in Wisconsin.
The Royal Botanical Gardens (Kew) The Kew Gardens are one of the more famous Botanical Gardens in the World. They are located in England
Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, etc.
Link Description
Brent and Becky A great site to shop for and learn about bulbs.
Karchesky Canna Collection Information, pictures and sales of Canna rhizomes
Cactus and Succulents
Link Description
Cycads Information on the Cycads
Haworthia Lots of information and pictures of Haworthias
The Succulent Plant Page A nicely done page with good information and quality pictures. Has areas on plants such as Haworthia, Peperomia, Agave, Cacti, etc. Many links are listed
Clubs and Societies
Link Description
American Begonia Society The home site for people interested in growing Begonias.
American Hemerocallis Society Good source of information on the cultivar Hemerocallis. Contains the official Daylily registry.
Connecticut Botanical Society Lots of information on plants.
Wild Ones A non-profit organization with a mission to educate and share information with members and community at the "grass-roots" level and to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound practices
Commercial
Link Description
Aquafina Gardens and Imports AguaFina is a complete landscape architectural design and installation firm specializing in natural and formal style gardens, water features, Asian inspired garden design and unique rock settin
Banana Tree A source for Banana plants and seeds for many different types of tropical plants.
Glass House A very nice site with plants and other items for sale. A extraordinary selection of Coleus and other rare plants.
Hardy Plants A very large source of many different seeds.
Natural Stone Granite Fountains AguaFina is a complete landscape architectural design and installation firm specializing in natural and formal style gardens, water features, Asian inspired garden design and unique rock setting
Poyner Landscaping and Construction Expertise and experience in producing natural solutions of drainage and erosion control, erosion control, Brick patios, brick walkways, fencing, landscaping walkways, patios.
Gardening
Link Description
Ankrara's Hobby Corner A fun site with a bird chasing your cursor. Information on many differnt types of plants
Brians Garden A phenomenal site with pictures and in depth information on growing a wide range of plants especially house plants.
Denverplants.com Lots of information and many different types of plants.
Emily Compost A nice site with lots of informaton on gardening and plants.
Garden Guides A large and growing site full of information on gardening, plants, and most any horticuluture subject. A growing link section is provided.
Gardenbed.com A large database of information on aspects of gardening.
Melinda Meyers "Gardening Among Friends" A site packed with information on gardening. Includes video clips and pod casts. Melinda is the host of her TV show "The Great Lakes Gardner".
My Own Garden Magazine A nicely down site with lots of information on gardening and plants.
Phoenix tropical Gardens Lots of good information and pictures of plants. Especially plants that will tolerate drier/hot climates.
Plant Facts A site operated by the Ohio State University. Lots of information on plants, gardening and horticulture.
Rainyside Gardens Although a site dedicated to plants of the Pacific Northwest, still a nicely done informative site
Shady Character A site devoted to growing plants in the shade.
The Gardeb Helper A site just loaded with lots of information on plants, care of plants, gardening, etc.
The Garden of Paghat One of the best informative sites on specific plants that are grown in her garden.
Herbs
Link Description
Horizon Herbs This site sells many different types of seeds. It has a grear reference section where information about the plant and how to grow the plant from seeds is provided.
Indian Springs Herbal Encyclopedia A nice glossary of terms and information on Herbs.
Indoor/Tropical
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Aglaonemas A nice site dedicated to the Chinese Evergreen. Has descriptions of the many cultivars that are availiable.
All About Indoor Plants A nice site with good solid information on growing plants indoors.
Anthuriums This site covers just the genus Anthurium and has a link to a site just on Aroids.
Brads Begonia World A site created by Brad for all who love and grow begonias. A one stop source for information on all types of Begonias.
Brian's Garden Good solid information on house plants plus outdoor gardening.
DeLeon Lots of pictures and information on Bromeliads.
Ficus This site has pictures and information on some of the new Ficus cultivars.
Floridata This site is packed with pictures and in depth descriptions of the plants. Most material based on plants of Florida (USA)
Gardino Nursery A source for purchasing a large variety of rare and unusual plants. Nice snippets of information about each plant.
Peperomia Net A site dedicated to the genus Peperomia
Peter Paul's Nurseries A source for Carnivorous plants and their supplies.
Plant-Care.com Lots of information on growing indoor plants.
Plantfacts Good information and pictures of different plants.
Rhapis Gardens Along with having plants for sale, this site offers a wealth of information. Plants included are Sago Palm, Aralia, Rhapsis, Cissus, etc.
The Ecke Ranch The Ecke family has been growing Poinsettias since the early 1900's. A great site for information on Poinsettias
The Gesneriads Reference Web A highly informative page on the Gesneriads. Included are African Violets, Gloxinia, Primerose, Lipstick Plants and many more.
The Home for Ficus Information on a commonly used indoor plant Benjamin Fig.
The Poinsettia Pages Lots of information on the history, lore and culture of the Poinsettia.
Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia This site has just about eveything you ever wanted to know about Cyads.
Zone 10 A massive amount of information on growing tropicals indoors.
Invasive Plants
Link Description
Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin As the name implies this a site dedicated to invasive plants.
Invasive plants of Northeasten Wisconsin This site is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Greenbay.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources This is the Invasive Plant section of the Wiscosin DNR's web site.
Links and Databases
Link Description
Horti Plex A massive data base with a fast search engine.
Plant Ideas A nicely done, easy to use link page. There are hundreds of links listed. All are put in categories. Nice site!!!!
The Plants Database A searchable database of plants. The information is provided to the site by the members.
Misc
Link Description
iNET's Main Website More descriptions
iNET's Sales iNET's Sales
Shade Gardening Site dedicated to gardening in the shade
Misc. information
Link Description
Botany .com A good reference source of information on plants and botany.
Botany Photos A plant picture site with good pictures of Ferns.
National Arboretum Hardiness Zone Map This site not only has a hardiness zone map, but provides the browser with lots of additional information.
National Gardening Lots of information on many horticultural topics. Nicely done easy to use.
Rain Gardens Detailed information on how to create rain gardens. These are bowl-shaped garden, designed to absorb stormwater run-off from impervious surfaces such as roofs and parking lots.
The Hidden Forest Information on many primative plants.
Tom Volk's Fungus Greatr site to learn about fungus!!!!!
Wayne's Word Not only does this site have information on plants, there are lots of scientific articles on many subjects. Easy to read, nice to look at!!!
Native plants
Link Description
Checklist of Vascular Plants of Wisconsin This site has an extremely large data base of vascular plants found in Wisconsin. Information is botanical, not ornamental. Very informative!!!
Chiwaukee Prairie Home site for the Chiwaukee Prairie in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Idaho Mountain Wild Flowers A guide to wildflowers that grow in the mountains of Idaho
Missouri Plants Lots of nice pictures and solid information.
Missouri Plants Nice pictures and descriptions of plants found in Missouri.
Native Plants of Montara Mountian Montara Mountain is located on the San Francisco pennisula, 20 miles south of San Francisco. A nicely done site with lots of pictures.
Prairie Nursery Prairie Nursery is located in central Wisconsin. Not only is this an outstanding source of Prairie plants but the site is packed full information. Lots of pictures to help the browser choose the proper plants.
Prairie Wildflowers of Illinois A great site with pictures and detailed information on Illinois prairie plants.
Robert Freckman Vascular Plants This is the link to the vascular plant data base
Robert W. Freckman Herbarium This is a very large site concentrating on the plants from Wisconsin (Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point).
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USDA Forest Service A massive database of information on plants. Use the powerful search engine to get data on specific plants. Not fancy just plum full of facts.
Tools, Equipment, Ornaments, Pots, etc.
Link Description
Buzzerz Your source for outdoor lighting, landscaping and garden information and products. A very crisp site that is easy to navigate with lots of information for the home landscaper/gardener.
Garden Art by Sandpiper A source for garden decor, entryway accents, house accents, bird stuff, etc.
Gemplers An online catalog for many different types of tools for the gardening enthusiast. Nicely done site.
Kinsman Company On my site I include many pictures of ornaments, pots, bird stuff, stands, etc. This is one of the ulitmate sources for this type of material.
Timber Press Timber Press has one of the larger collections of books for sale on almost an area of Horticulture.
Weeds
Link Description
Purple Loosestrife Info Center Lots of info on the invasive Loosestrife.
Weed Collection A site on weeds created by Virgina Tech.
Weeds Management A site on weeds created by Oregon State University.
Woody Plants
Link Description
Coenosium Gardens A source of plants and information on dwarf conifers.
Conifers A listing and description of different conifers.
Gymnosperm Database A very informative, large data base of Gymnosperms.
Nature Hills Nursery Offers a wide selection of different types of plants for sale. Each plant has a brief list of characteristics, pictures and a more in-depth description. Also the Nursery offers gardening accessories for sale.
Star Roses Has nice descriptions and pictures of many different types of ground cover and shrub roses.
The Conifer Society The web site for the Conifer Society. Lots of information on dwarf and other conifers.
The Gymnosperm database A very large data base with complete descriptions and pictures.
Tree Guide A good source of information on trees. Has a nice searchable database
Treeguide A large source for information on trees.
Trees and Shrubs of Ontario Has pictures and keys to help Id plant material.
Trees of Wisconsin This site was initially intended as a teaching tool and is offered here for those interested in the woody plants of Wisconsin.
University of Connecticut Plant Data Base This site has lots of information on woody landscape plants. Has a large searchable data base.