[1stPickSites] (07/17/06) WebGarden - Ohio State University

WebGarden - Ohio State University

http://webgarden.osu.edu/

Today's site is widely recognized as one of the most extensive
and user friendly of online gardening information sources.
Readers, about to throw themselves into the peak season of their
horticultural activities, be it a charming balcony garden or a
sweeping vista, may find this
comprehensive site an invaluable reference.

"PlantFacts has merged several digital collections developed at
Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank
and multimedia learning center. ... Web - Internet search engine
- Most concentrated search engine dealing strictly with plants.
Over 260,000 pages of information ... Images - (formerly Plant
Dictionary) - A searchable database of high quality images
featuring Ornamental plants, Turf, Plant
Diseases, and Insects. ... Videos - Collection of 200 short
gardening how-to videos, ranging from tips on basic landscaping
to lessons on
deadheading roses." - from the website

This all-encompassing gardening site offers information on every
conceivable topic. A search, using the "PlantFacts" omnibus
database,
returns information from the Images, FAQ's and Insect & Disease
Images databases, as well as scouring the related web pages of
the land-grant universities and a number of Canadian government
institutions. A separate FAQ or "Tips" database handles over 800
questions, many with colored illustrations, dealing with those
desperate queries, like why aren't my peonies blooming. The
illustrated glossary uses great photos to explain horticultural
terms in addition to their standard definitions. 

WebGarden's excellence makes it worth bookmarking as a permanent
reference.

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