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  List of botanical gardens in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens - University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Idaho State Arboretum - Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens - Dubuque, Iowa
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_botanical_gardens_in_the_United_States   (2428 words)

  
 Gardenscape.com Gardens
Botanic Garden of Salzburg University - Salzburg, Austria
The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden and Arboretum - Lincoln, Nebraska
www.gardenscape.com /GSGardens.html   (933 words)

  
 Gardening @ BloomingIdiot.com (Blooming Idiot)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Although a garden typically is located on the land near a residence, it may also be located in a roof, in an atrium, on a balcony, in a windowbox, or on a patio.
Gardening also takes place in non-residential green areas, such as parks, public or semi-public gardens (botanical gardens or zoological gardens), amusement and theme parks, along transportation corridors, and around tourist attractions and hotels.
Indoor gardening is concerned with the growing of houseplants within a residence or building, in a conservatory, or in a greenhouse.
www.bloomingidiot.com   (2189 words)

  
 Botanical Gardens & Flower Shows, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide
Its mission is to support North American botanical gardens and arboreta in fulfilling their missions to study, display, and conserve living plant collections for public benefit.
The San Antonio Botanical Garden is an oasis of beauty in the heart of urban San Antonio.
Founded in the 17th century as a ‘Physic Garden’, growing medicinal plants, the Garden is first and foremost a scientific institution, dedicated to discovering and describing plants and their relationships, evolution, conservation and biology.
www.clpgh.org /subject/gardening/botanicalgrdn.html   (753 words)

  
 Hawaii's Botanical & Public Gardens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The term "botanical garden" has been applied to gardens ranging from research gardens associated with major botanical institutes to municipal gardens which support little scientific activity.
The Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Honolulu Botanical Gardens, Harold H. Lyon Arboretum, National Tropical Botanical Garden, and Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden are participating institutions in the Center for Plant Conservation's National Collection whose mission is to preserve endangered plants in the United States.
The collaborative efforts of these botanical gardens are crucial to the continued existence of Hawai'i's endangered plants.
www.hawaii.edu /sciref/botgarden.html   (232 words)

  
 Flagstaff Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The gardens are notable for their archeological, horticultural, historical and social significance to the history of Melbourne.
The gardens are 72,000 square metres of Crown Land bound by William, La Trobe, King and Dudley streets, managed by the City of Melbourne.
Scattered about the lawns and gardens are memorials and sculptures that illuminate some of the social significance of the area.
www.wwwtln.com /finance/79/flagstaff-bank.html   (916 words)

  
 Florida Gardens Links
Lists of Landscape Plants dividing by North, Central, and South Florida ornamental plants.
Lists cover environmental use of plants, plants for sun and shaded areas, drought tolerant plants, and salt tolerant plants.
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens's list for native plants suitable for rain gardens, listed by region.
www.suite101.com /links.cfm/florida_gardens   (1059 words)

  
 Descanso Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Descanso Gardens located in La Cañada Flintridge, California is a 25 acre (101,000 m²) camellia forest.
At one time the property of the newspaper magnate E. Manchester Boddy (who owned the Los Angeles Daily News), he ran a commercial Camellia garden at this location (supplying prom boutonnières, for example) until he ceded the site to Los Angeles County in 1953.
List of botanical gardens in the United States
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Descanso_Gardens   (202 words)

  
 Other greenZoos
The best and easiest to use list of botanical gardens in the United States and Canada is at botanique.com.
For botanical gardens in Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Asia, and the former Soviet Republics, many of which are ignored because they lack web sites, the best choice is a creaky, old, poorly designed, hard-to-read list made by the Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).
The huge Longwood display gardens near Philadelphia was the most visited garden and came in second in the poll.
www.greenzoo.net /otherzoo.htm   (609 words)

  
 On-Line Botanic Gardens
You can scroll down the list or click on the map to jump to the listing for a particular state (if nothing happens when you click on a state there are no gardens listed for that state).
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden and Arboretum –; Lincoln
University of Wisconsin – Madison Botanical Garden – Madison
www.hort.wisc.edu /mastergardener/botanicg.htm   (456 words)

  
 Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world
Botanical garden of the University of Vienna (Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis - HBV)
The United States Botanic Garden was founded in 1820 and is "a living plant museum dedicated to demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, economic, therapeutic and ecological importance of plants to the well-being of humankind".
The garden contains 3,000 plants; its aim is to raise awareness of South Africa's indigenous flora "by providing plant material for educational and research purposes, the collection and propagation of rare and endangered species, as well as research into indigenous plant species with horticultural potential".
nature.ac.uk /browse/580.73.html   (6327 words)

  
 Botanical Gardens - North America - Botany Net Links
Botanical Garden of the University of California at Berkeley
Contains an extensive list of botanical gardens in the US and Canada, with links to those that have Web pages.
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the United States.
dwb.unl.edu /Teacher/NSF/C10/C10Links/botany.about.com/msub3.htm   (462 words)

  
 University Gardens and Arboreta
Botanical Gardens and Arboreta at Universities in the United States and abroad.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia
Morris Arboretum and Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania
www.plantations.cornell.edu /visitor/links_university.cfm   (160 words)

  
 Books for the Gardener from Graceful Gardens
Thanks to the extraordinary photographs and gardening wisdom in this classic book, the elegant intimacy of the English cottage garden is a practical possibility for amateur gardeners in diverse regions of the United States.
Her spectacular photographs render the look and atmosphere of these gardens, while her text focuses on easily grown, readily available plants that are adaptable to a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions.
In the back of the book--completely updated for this new edition--may be found specific horticultural information on a wide variety of cottage garden plants commonly available in the United States, glossaries of Latin and common names, and a list of sources for old rose varieties.
www.gracefulgardens.com /books.htm   (1630 words)

  
 Georgia Gardens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This remarkable Garden showcases 15 acres of cultivated plants environmentally suited to the southeastern United States.
America's first garden club -- the Ladies Garden Club of Athens -- is memorialized by these lovely gardens, including a formal boxwood garden, two courtyards, a retrace, a perennial garden, and an arboretum.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia : University of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605 (706)542-1244.
www.ilovegardens.com /Georgia_Gardens/georgia_gardens.htm   (989 words)

  
 Longwood Cultivars
However, a few plants have existed in the Gardens since the late 1700s, and some were planted by the du Ponts in the early 1900s.
The complete list of 116 cultivars is followed by notes on some of the more interesting and important selections.
They were introduced into the US in 1970, when Longwood Gardens and the United States Department of Agriculture made a joint plant-collecting trip to New Guinea.
www.longwoodgardens.org /Plants&Horticulture/PlantIntroduction/Cultivars/Cultivars.htm   (2666 words)

  
 The Staten Island Botanical Garden
Throughout history gardens have reflected some of the tastes of the periods and the ways in which man saw his relationship to nature.
In presenting them to the public, these gardens are enjoyed for their own qualities, used as educational tools, or as backdrops to events.
This garden with its reflecting ponds and scenic courtyards is an architectural interpretation of nature.
www.sibg.org /indexmainbanner.html   (291 words)

  
 HerbNET - Gardens - United States (Alaska - Montana)
The botanical gardens is a 70 acre public display garden and is open to the public without charge.
A number of herbs can be found growing in the gardens, especially in the Garden of Fragrance which is designed for all the senses through all the seasons.
The University of Delaware Botanic Gardens (UDBG) are located on the the University of Delaware campus in Newark, Delaware, 1.5 miles north of Interstate 95...
www.herbnet.com /gardens_p2.htm   (1947 words)

  
 Goofy Foot Press :: Great Dates
Gardens are a great place to meet for a date.
A date at the gardens is a great way to make someone think that you are classier than you might actually be.
Many botanical gardens are free, while others will charge up to $10 or $15 each.
www.goofyfootpress.com /greatdates/index.php?id=44   (465 words)

  
 HerbNET - Gardens - United States (New Hampshire - Wyoming)
their display gardens, having been on PBS and CBS, are a little jewel with over 300 kinds of herbs, perennials, rock garden plants and over 60 kinds of scented geraniums...
Alloway Creek Gardens and Herb Farm is located on a pre-Civil War homestead just southeast of Gettysburg, PA. The Farm features a large selection of herbs, perennials, and native plants, plus display gardens, an authentic log-house gift shop and a variety of special lectures, activities and workshops.
Continuing in the farming tradition, we have planted gardens filled with perennials and herbs, as well as extensive vegetable, fruit and berry gardens.
www.herbnet.com /gardens_p3.htm   (3600 words)

  
 Botanical Garden Webquest
Such gardens are usually open to the public; and many offer courses on various horticultural, botanical, and allied topics for the instruction of amateurs.
The first botanical garden was established in Italy in the mid 1500's, for teaching purposes.
The first Botanical Garden in the United States was established near Philadelphia in the early 1700's, by John Bartam.
home.sullivan.k12.il.us /teachers/williams/botgar.htm   (484 words)

  
 Plant Science Bulletin - 2004, Volume 50, Issue 4
Honoring the memory of Dr. George H. Lawrence, founding Director of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the annual Award of ($2,000) is given to support travel for doctoral dissertation research in systematic botany or horticulture, or the history of the plant sciences, including literature and exploration.
Cultivars are listed for the various types of cranberries, with brief descriptions as well as means of propagation along with major pests and means of their control.
The final chapter is a general review of pests and diseases that threaten water gardens, a very useful section for those who wish to maintain the good looks of their pond pretties.
www.botany.org /PlantScienceBulletin/psb-2004-50-4.php   (17487 words)

  
 Exotic Gardening
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one in ten households in the United States experiences hunger or the risk of hunger.
Some were taken on trips, some were taken at botanical gardens or private gardens and some are from Sheri's own plant collection.
This group is for the serious garden collector rather it be seeds or plants.
www.exoticgardening.com   (1110 words)

  
 Seattle Parks & Recreation: Volunteer Park Conseratory
The beautiful wrought iron display trees for the Tillandsia collection were created in 1999 by Randy Benson and his staff at Folia Fabric Botanicals in Seattle.
Restricted plants such as orchids, cacti and cycads are received from USFW agents, kept in quarantine for 30 days, then must remain in the Conservatory collection thereafter.
They may not be sold, only traded to other botanical gardens and used for propagation.
www.cityofseattle.net /parks/parkspaces/VolunteerPark/conservatory.htm   (919 words)

  
 John C. Gifford Arboretum
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The John C. Gifford Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden located at the northwest corner of the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
A view of the John C. Gifford Arboretum, located on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida
www.1bx.com /en/John_C._Gifford_Arboretum.htm   (118 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Botanical Gardens Coloring Book: Books: Dot Barlowe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
An outstanding collection of meticulously researched and rendered fl-and-white line drawings depicts 37 botanical gardens throughout the United States and Canada.
Sites include the Boston Public Garden, the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Cypress Gardens in South Carolina, Ontario’s Royal Botanical Garden, and more.
Product offered violates Amazon.com's policy on items that can be listed for sale.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486298582?v=glance   (558 words)

  
 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Thousands of rare and exotic plants will be available at the Huntington’s popular annual sale, where amateur gardeners and serious collectors alike can discover new plants or stock up on old favorites.
In conjunction with this series, selected items from the collections of both The Huntington and the Mayme A. Clayton Library will be on view through the end of April.
For qualified scholars, the Huntington Library is one of the largest and most complete research libraries in the United States in its fields of specialization.
www.huntington.org   (413 words)

  
 Gardenscape.com
Universities by country, United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal Government sites related to gardening, Extension Services and other educational resources by State
Gardening societies and organizations, indexes, councils, regional organizations, garden clubs, nursery and landscape asociations, organizations related to specific type or species of plant
Contact Us to learn how to have your web be included in our resource listings.
www.gardenscape.com   (236 words)

  
 Botanic Garden at Smith College, Links to Other Sites of Interest
Botanic Garden at Smith College, Links to Other Sites of Interest
Botanical Garden of the University of Oslo, Norway
Kirstenboch Nat'l Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
www.smith.edu /garden/Home/links.html   (44 words)

  
 The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
ACUNU (American Council for the United Nations University), challenges of the millennium.
Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), population assistance, developing countries.
www.ulb.ac.be /ceese/meta/sustvl.html   (4668 words)

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