Great Resources for Garden Gazebo Landscaping & Design Tips
(or... my wife likes these links & I have to list them)
Below are two great articles and some garden resource links:
The National Gardening Association focuses on both regional and national gardening news. They are heavily involved in children education, home gardening and research. This is a great site for any serious gardener or newbie! This is also a great site with constantly changing seasonal gardening topics.
A very informative site - specializing in how to truely grow flowers. Easy to use site - the Gardener's Network has daily updates, quotes, organic gardening possibilites, and a great store. Bulbs and seeds are their specialty.
A great idea site for gardening designers and home owners - the Garden Design directory covers a wide range of topics from landscaping, plants, tools, water gardens, accents, & decor. Check out their hot 100 plants section. You can even Ask The Expert or locate an gardening event near you.
The American Birding Association - yes birdwatchers. Plant the right plants, add a few birdfeeders with the right feed, and a little patience - bring hours of daily enjoyment. Become a member, find local events, join the birder's exhange to save habitats. Photo contests, workshops, publications - these resouces are a great place to start.
PlantNative is dedicated to moving native plants and naturescaping into mainstream landscaping practices. Our goal is to work with nursery owners, landscape professionals and consumers to increase public awareness of native plants and related landscaping practices and to increase both the supply of and demand for native plants. You can locate a native species nursery near you, find a community service organization near you, orsimply locate native species near you.
Gardencom.com is a giant garden directory with 100's of categories to find gardens, specialty nurseries and garden supplies for wholesale and retail trade. The focus is completely on gardening and is a source for ideas.