Please note – these were recommended Websites as of publication of "Gardening Between the Stones". Remember to add the sites you like best to your Favorites List – so you can find it next time !! There are many more sites out there, but these should get you started. Enjoy!

Click on the link to "Home and Garden" – it will give you local garden reports and related weather outlooks!

This has a section named Lawn + Garden with lots of helpful hints and a monthly checklist of gardening to do’s.

Link to articles about specific annuals, perennials, and bulbs, with accompanying photos and details on planting and caring for each flower – very comprehensive site. You can also sign up for a Newsletter and discussions on a variety of topics.

This website has just about anything you would want to know about Home and Garden – and also is a cable channel so you can watch the shows on TV!

"Birds & Blooms brings beautiful backyards from across America into your living room through vivid, full-color photos. It's like a friendly "chat" over the back fence with your bird-and-flower-loving neighbors."

www.rebeccasgarden.com

"Companion piece to the syndicated gardening show starring Rebecca Kolls offers a library of tips, video clips, and transcripts of the program."

"Considered a leader in the horticultural tool implement business, A. M. Leonard, Inc., continue to make customer satisfaction it's top priority. A selection of over 6,000 first class tools for growers, landscapers, grounds management-professionals, arborists, and contractors are readily available at competitive prices. "

"The National Gardening Association is a nonprofit organization established in 1972 to help gardeners, and to help people through gardening. More than 30 years later, we are still doing both. While our goals have been consistent over time, how we achieve them has shifted in response to a socially, culturally, and technologically changing world. …where gardeners and educators find information, inspiration, and community. Combined, they feature 2,000 articles, 30,000 FAQs, how-to projects, online courses, seed swaps, a school garden registry, and much more."

"Gardener's Supply was founded in 1983 by a handful of enthusiastic Vermont gardeners. Today, we serve millions of gardeners nationwide, offering everything from seed starting supplies and garden furniture to flower supports and greenhouses." This site has many articles about gardening, aimed mostly at vegetable gardens.

This is an herb and veggie catalogue with lots of organic gardening advice. Also some nice recipes and lovely illustrations.

"They have a neat section entitled "useful Latin" which demystifies a lot of those Latin names which are so hard to figure out."

"Botany World.Com, the Encyclopedia of Plants, is your complete resource for all of your Gardening Needs. It provides information regarding the general description of the plants, the various methods of cultivation, such as indoor or outdoor planting, soil and temperature requirements, pruning, and other important details, the means of propagation (seeds, cuttings, division, etc.), and the different varieties and hybrids."

"This website was created to help budding gardeners discover the joys of gardening by explaining the right way to grow plants and flowers, trees and shrubs in easy to understand language."

"NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC. MISSION STATEMENT:
National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources and National networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and environmental responsibility."

"The New Hampshire Plant Growers' Association Web site for gardening enthusiasts and industry professionals. NHPGA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ornamental horticulture in the Granite State. This site also has links to many other sites."

This is the website of the New Hampshire Orchid society. The NHOS meets monthly and visitors are always welcome. Meetings may include lectures, workshops, slides, videos and demonstrations about orchid culture, conservation and preservation. 

"This site is intended to serve as a hub of information for anyone interested in the various aspects of composting."

http://www.fullergardens.org/FullerGardens/

Turn century estate gardens.

This is website of the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension service. The link to Agricultural Resources is a good place to start. Also, this site includes the link to the Master Gardener Website and gives information on becoming a Master Gardener. There is also a Toll free number 1-877-EXT-GROW (1-877-398-4769) which is staffed 9am – 2pm Monday-Friday to answer any of your questions.

www.explore.cornell.edu/homegardening/

"CORNELL UNIVERSITY is a leader in agricultural research, with a rich history of outreach in home and community horticulture. The educational features offered here are designed to bring you ecologically sound, science-based practices for use in your home gardening projects."

This site is a subset of the Environmental Protection Agency and covers pesticides with such topics as health and safety, new regulations, environmental effects, controlling pests, and much more.

These sites will help you find something easily – they have excellent searching capabilities. Just type one of these in and then type the topic you are looking for and lots of sites will show up for you to choose from.

www.google.com

www.yahoo.com

www.dogpile.com

www.metacrawler.com