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Check out these great Library Resources on gardening:
Container Gardening
Read these books to get tips on plant selection, design, watering, and fertilizing.
Vegetable Gardening
Planning to create your own vegetable garden? Browse these selected resources that includes information on garden planning, soil preparation, and planting vegetable seeds.
Garden Design
Discover landscaping and garden design ideas with the help of these useful resources.
Flower Gardening
Decorate your yard with colorful flowers this summer!
Herb Gardening
Learn about herb gardening, growing herbs, plantation information, and more.
Gardening Mysteries
Browse through the comprehensive list of books on gardening mysteries.
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Library Online Resources
Science Online
Do you have a question about plants, scientists or the environment? Find your answers here!
Library Materials
Kids Books
Dig into some good books on gardening. Learn some new tricks and tips or review what you already know.
Web Sites
Junior Master Gardener
Do you like to get your hands dirty? Want to learn how to plant a garden? Find all the facts you need!
My First Garden
Learn the basics and get ready to grow. This guide to gardening will introduce you to the world of fun gardening.
Smokey Bear
Remember our friends in the forest? Learn about preventing forest fires with games and activities!
USDA Agriculture Research for Kids
The USDA is a great place to find information about gardening, insects, and science.
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Web Sites
General
National Gardening Association
This site provides regional reports, expert advice, and information. It includes a weed library, pest control library, and public garden directory.
GardenGuides
Your guide to everything gardening, such as a plants database, how-to’s, pest information, resources, and supplies.
GardenWeb Forums
The forums section of GardenWeb, an online community of gardeners with a wide selection of discussion groups. Find a discussion group by title, topic, plant name, or garden type.
Do It Yourself: Gardening and Landscaping
Want to take on landscape projects on your own? Learn about landscaping design ideas or get tips on flowering plants, all in one place!
Florida Gardening
Florida Native Plant Society
This society promotes the preservation, conservation, and restoration of native plants.
Florida Gardening
Get information on Florida's native plants, poisonous plants, butterfly gardening, and more.
University of Florida Extension Program – Orange County Office
Read about classes and how to become a Florida Master Gardener. You can also get tips and recommendations on how to make your lawn green.
Florida Friendly Landscaping
Use the interactive Florida Friendly Plant Database to make landscaping decisions. Just enter your requirements and it will give you choices for your garden conditions. You can also use the Florida Friendly Interactive Yard to design and transform your yard!
Florida-friendly Yards
A comprehensive resource about Florida-friendly landscaping practices.
Central Florida Rose Society
Find information on rose grafting, fertilizers, varieties of roses, pruning tips, pictures of Florida roses, and more.
Blogs
Gardenrant
Uprooting the gardening world!
Veggie Gardening Tips
Find gardening tips, organic techniques, ornamental plants for growing incredible vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens.
Voices of GardenWeb
Great garden clippings from around the Web.
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