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To My Garden
One of my favorite hobbies happens to be gardening.
When we moved into our home five years ago, there
were no gardens here and I decided to try my hand at
growing a flower garden. I spent many hours trying
to plan my garden...which colors to use, the heights of
the plants, and the blooming time of each plant to be
grown. I found that once many of my plants reached
full maturity, they sometimes were hidden by the other
plants growing nearby. Hence, I tend to dig up many
a plant and move it from one spot to another. You
may hear that it is not good to transplant during the
midday heat, but I have found that if I water the
plants well during the transplanting, they seem to manage
just fine. I firmly believe in organic gardening and use
no chemicals whatsoever. We tend to use a great deal
of composte, horse manure (generously supplied
by neighbors' horses) and leftover food (providing
it's not eaten by the wildlife first). There are many
good books and catalogs available to help you with
planning your gardens, and to answer any questions
you might have. I have also found many resources for
gardeners right here on the net. On this page you
will find many of those resources to guide you in
planning your own gardens. I have also included some
pictures of my flowers, and will add more as the
summer passes. There is a lot of work to be done in
the gardens, but I get so much peace and joy from
watching my plants grow. It is also a terrific bonus
to see people slow down or stop to admire the garden
That is truly the ultimate compliment of all!
Below you will find the links I mentioned above.
I have divided them up into Resources, and Seed
Catalogs. In many of the links I have provided there
are also many more good links where you will find all
sorts of good information.
Resources:
About.com-101 Gardening Links
American Conifer Society
Angel's Garden
Bloom
Boston Gardens.com
Botanical.com
Bulb.com
Cyndi's Catalog of Garden Catalogs
Daisy's Cybergarden
Doug Green's Gardening Tips for Gardening Success
FarmTek--Agricultural Supplies
Dutch Gardens
Flower.com
For Love of Gardening
Gardengals
Garden Gate
Garden Guides
Gardener's Paradise
Gardenscape.com--Your gardening Resource
Gardener's Supply Company
Garden Tools with a "Heart"
Gardening with the Garden Helper
GardenWeb Home Page
Georgie's Garden Path
Glass Structues Limited - Greenhouse Dealer
Green Beam--The online channel for Gardening Resources
Grower's Solutions--Greenhouses and more
Holland Wildflower Farm
Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
Jeanne's Virtual Garden
Journey to Forever
Learn2Grow
Local Harvest
Maiden Fair's Garden
Northern Gardening
Nurseryman
Old Rose Nursery
Ortho Online
Old Rose Nursery
Pacific Northwest Gardening - Rainyside.com
Pumpkin Nook
Rebecca's Garden
Rose File: Roses Fragrant and Color
Royal Horticultural Society
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sierra Home
Small Farm Today (Magazine)
Southern Gardening.com
Storey's Gardener's Marketplace
The Butchart Gardens
The Garden Helper
The Garden Path
The Plant Page
Timeless Roses
Traditional Gardening
University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden
Western Mass Gardeners Organization
Whole Herbs Storeybook.com
Yahoo Links--Lots of good info
William Tricker, Inc.®(America's Oldest Water Garden Specialist)
Catalogs:
Burpee Gardens
Duncraft Wild Bird Feeder Catalog
Dutch Gardens
Gurney's
I Can Garden Catalog
Jackson & Perkins
Johnny's Selected Seeds
J.W. Jung Seed Oompany
LeBep's Garden
Your Free Online Gardening Magazine
Michigan Bulb
Park Seed
Richters Herb Specialists
Territorial Seed
I have posted pictures of my garden and put them here for your enjoyment. Please click on the year, and that will take
you to the pictures I posted for that particular year.
Please be patient while the pages load, as it takes a while.
1998
1999
2000
I took 2nd Place in Shauna Gardener's Paradise Contest;
Thank you, Shauna!
I would like to thank Shauna for the following award:
Please feel free to email me with your comments:
Or be kind enough to sign my guestbook:
 
~Updated September 4, 2000~
Happy Gardening, Everyone!!
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