Gardening resource page buying guide

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1 Gardening Resource Page
     1.1 General Gardening
     1.2 Herb Gardening
     1.3 Flower Gardening
     1.4 Vegetable Gardening
     1.5 Region-Specific Resources
     1.6 Water Gardening
     1.7 Organic Gardening
     1.8 Gardening for Kids

Gardening Resource Page

Keep in mind that many of these pages have subpages on a wide variety of topics.

GardenWeb -- from iVillage, a general resource page for gardeners.
HGTV -- Home and Garden TV -- lots of ideas about how to plan your garden/landscape.
New York Botanical Garden -- requires a free subscription to access FAQs, tips and other info about gardening.
Better Homes & Gardens -- you can look at smaller versions of a large number of garden plans; to see them full size you need a subscription.
UMD Agriculture Advice -- features include disease diagnostics and information about invasive species.
UVA Agricultural Advice -- articles about a wide variety of topics -- informative, but not pretty -- no pictures! Quality of articles inconsistent.
USDA -- very boring page of useful info, such as plant hardiness zones. "USDA Vegetable Laboratory" sounds vaguely ominous.
CarryOn Gardening -- British website about an easier approach to gardening.
Garden.org -- webpage of the National Gardening Association. Activities, tips, and monthly calendars.
GardenGuides -- commercial website with some informational resources as well.
Garden Gate -- check out their "Teaching Garden" for even more resources.
Backyard Gardener -- can help you plan your garden based on the kind of garden you want (herbs, annuals, etc.).

Gourmet Gardener -- once you navigate to their herb section, you'll find lots of interesting information about growing, harvesting, and using many of the most popular herbs.
Backyard Gardener -- information on growing herbs from seed.
Herbal Gardens -- site devoted entirely to growing herbs.
Growing Herbs in the Home Garden - West Virginia University's resource on use and preparation of herbs.
Medicinal Herbs - University of Washington's herbal medicine page -- includes indices of medicinal herbs by common and botanical names.
Garden Guides -- articles about some of the more popular herbs.

Flower Gardening Made Easy -- what more could you ask?
Do It Yourself -- flower specific advice plus some general tips and tricks. Out of date.
Helpful Gardener -- the flower section of an all-around website.
Essortment - text-only pages with advice about specific flowers.

Vegetable Gardening in Spring -- information on lots of veggies, Achoccha to Zucchinni.
Gardening Web Forum -- iVillage's forum on veggie gardening.
Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening -- do-it-yourself hydroponice veggie gardens!