August 13, 2001
Plant Links
It's been a while since I have focused at all on gardening, so I figure I am due. MyDeerGarden.com - This website which is run by a landscape design company out of Pomona, NY is a great resource for the frustrated gardener. All too often one of the biggest problems the rural gardener has is dealing with deer and other animals wreaking havoc amoning their gardens and shrubbery. This site (and landscape company) is completely dedicated to helping people deal with these hungry foes and selecting the plant material that will reduce your exposure to attack. Along with helping solve for deer problems they also offer a newsletter, backgrounds and graphics, a fantastic plant database and online garden design. Plants Database - If you are looking for information on just about any plant that is grown or grows in the United States, this is the place to go. As per their site; "The PLANTS Database is a single source of standardized information about plants. This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plant information." Basically, any plant you can think of, they have cataloged in here. Great site for students and avid gardeners. OrganicGardening.com - If you are a lover of organic gardening or just are looking for some great information about general gardening techniques, this is a great site for that information. Brought to you by the people at Rodale, a publishing company focused on healthy living, this site is a good resource for all organic related information. If this is of interest to you, here are their other publications.
Comments
I noted with interest that you have My Deer Garden referenced ! Thank you ! I’ve
just started another site called My Shade Garden (http://www.myshadegarden.com)
that you may find useful. The website specializes in the use of shade plants and
shade trees. You may be asking “what does shade have to do with deer ?”. Since
deer tend to live at the edge of woodlands, I’ve found that many gardens with
deer problems are also shady and many deer resistant plants are also shade
plants. The website features: A discussion on what shade is and what to do about
it (http://www.myshadegarden.com/Shade/index.htm) Two free garden plans
(http://www.myshadegarden.com/FreeDesign/index.htm) A garden plants encyclopedia
(http://www.myshadegarden.com/Plants/index.htm) A discussion forum for gardening
tips (http://www.myshadegarden.com/Discussion/index.htm) Thanks