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Helpful GARDENING Web Links

The following is a list of links to websites related to gardening. Most of these are links to Aggie Horticulture, one of the most comprehensive sources of gardening information to be found on the internet. We have screened these websites for in-depth, sound, up-to-date information. Some of the suggested websites are commercial sites that contain useful information. The inclusion of commercial sites does not represent endorsement of any commercial site or product.

New to the list as of December 20, 2008
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Tools and Research, Home and Garden

Aggie Horticulture
Visit the site beginning with the home page
 

Bookstores
AgriLife Bookstore

Butterflies
Butterfly Gardening in Texas
Butterflies in Bloom (photos)
Butterflies and Moths
 

 

Cacti & Succulents
Cactus Culture
The Succulent Plant Page
Highland Succulents


Composting
Compost Resources
Worm Composting

 

Flowers
Flowers for All Seasons
The Irises at Shadowood

 

Plant Diseases
Texas Plant Disease Handbook
AgriLife Bookstore
 

Fruits & Nuts
Best Varieties
Citrus
Home Fruit Fact Sheets
Homeowner's Guide to Pests of
Peaches, Plums & Pears
(a
spray schedule)
Organic Fruit & Nut Production
Pecans, general information
Pecans, grafting
Pecans, identifying problems
Wine Grapes

 

General Interest
American Horticulture Society
Arbor Day Foundation
New York Botanical Gardens - Ask an Expert

Backyard Conservation
Botanical Names, Making Sense of
Botanical Names, Pronouncing
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Home & Garden
Gardening in Central Texas, a McLennan Co. MG's site
Glossary of Gardening Terms
National Gardening Association
The Garden Conservancy
The Plant Press Dictionary of Common Plant Names
The Sustainable Sites Initiative
The Texas Nature Conservancy
Texas Gardener, the magazine
US Department of Agriculture

 

Herbs

Herbs, cultivation, harvesting, cooking
Herbs, more about plant info chart
The Herb Society of America


Houseplants
Interiorscape Plants Picture Pages


Insects
Insect Answers
Insects in the City
Identification
Fact Sheets
Fire Ants

Managing Insect & Mite Pests in Vegetable Gardens
The Bug Guide


Invasive Plants
Texas Dept of Agriculture - Noxious Plants
Texas Forestry Service Information
Texas Invasives
Texas Parks & Wildlife - Invasive Aquatic Plants

Union of Concerned Scientists - Texas Invasives
Central Texas Invasive Plants
 

Landscaping
EarthKind Planning & Design
EarthKind Plant Selector
Texas Urban Landscape Guide
Water Gardening in Texas
 

Lawns
Turf Answers
Weed Identification and Control

Mulching
General Information
Mulching, easy

Mushrooms
Identification & Photos

 

Organic Gardening
Howard Garrett
John Dromgoole
Hortsense, problems & solutions

A Natural Weed and Feed

 

Perennial Plants
Herbaceous Plant Pages
Daylilies, Best for South Texas
Ornamental Database

 

Pesticides
Product Information

 

Plant Lists
Best Annuals
Native Plants of South Texas
Natives of Texas
Outstanding Vines & Groundcovers

Outstanding Landscape Plants for Central Texas
Poisonous Plants
Texas Superstars

 

Public Gardens
Hill Country List
Public Gardens of America
Public Gardens of Texas

 

Rainwater Harvesting
Efficient Landscape Irrigation

LCRA Rainwater Harvesting
Texas Rainwater Catchment Assoc

 

Roses
Roses for South Central Texas

Texas A&M Rose Breeding & Genetics

 

Soils
Basic Information
County Soil Maps
Testing, Guide to Collecting Samples

 
Trees & Shrubs
Benny Simpsons' Texas Native Shrubs
Texas Tree Planting Guide
Crape Myrtles for Texas
Oak Trees & Wilt
Ornamentals Database
Tree Pruning
Earth-wise Guide to Cotton Root Rot
 

 

Vegetables
Best Varieties
Container Gardening with Vegetables
Cucurbits Disorders
Fall Gardening
Hydroponics
Hydroponics as a Hobby
Organic Vegetable Production Guide

Planting Guide
Seed Information
Tomatoes

Tomatoes, Disorders

 

Water
Irrigation Calculator
T
AMU Rainwater Harvesting

 

Weeds
Controlling Weeds in the Organic Garden
Design Tips for Minimizing Weeds
Invasive Plants
Weed Identification Guide for Turf

 

Wildflowers
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Riverside Nature Center
Wildflowers In Bloom, growing & seed resources
Wildflowers in Texas 2003

 

Xeriscape Gardening
Principles of Xeriscaping
Xeriscape Council of New Mexico

 

Youth Gardening Activities

Composting in Schools
Junior Master Gardeners
Kids Gardening Resources
Science Projects in Agriculture

Zones
Growing Zones Map
Heat Zones

 

 

 

 

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