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America's Master Handyman's Help Site

http://www.masterhandyman.com/

Provides "how to hints" for home reapir, manufacturer contact information, seasonal hints, archived articles, "Ask a Question" section, and most requested phone numbers for home repair (not only for Michigan).

Author: Glenn Haege (comments@masterhandyman.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Do-it-yourself

Be Constructive

http://www.beconstructive.com/

"Provides information and resources to homeowners and professionals about the benefits of using wood as a building material."

Author: The Wood Promotion Network (woodinfo@bsmg.com)

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Industry--Construction

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: wood; homebuilding

brandwise

http://www.brandwise.com/

"brandwise, LLC, is a comparison shopping Web site that offers a completeend-to-end purchasing experience, presenting solutions based on individual needs, backed by unbiased product testing and the guidance of the Good Housekeeping Institute." Currently, product information is available for major home appliances only. Includes a library with a glossary and guides to selecting products, a consumer information magazine, and experts available to answer your questions.

Author: brandwise, LLC

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Consumer Issues & Services

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Appliances

CalFlora Database

http://galaxy.cs.berkeley.edu/calflora/

The CalFlora Database is a collaborative digital library project between the USDA Forest Service, UC Berkeley Digital Library, and the UC David Information Center for the Environment. This database contains "geographic and ecological distribution information for 8,363 California vascular plant taxa."

Author: University of California, Berkeley

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Native Plants; California; Vascular Plant Taxa

Culinary herbFAQ

http://sunsite.unc.edu/herbmed/culiherb.html

A reference source for those looking for information on how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use herbs. The reference has information on a wide variety of herbs including tarragon, pyrethrum, rosemary, monarda, and thyme. The FAQ includes recipes such as "Basil jelly" and "Herb butter." The site also includes information about herbal listserv services.

Author: Henriette Kress (hek@hetta.pp.fi)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Herbs; Culinary Herbs; Medicinal Herbs; Gardening

Digitalseed

http://www.digitalseed.com/

"Digitalseed is an Internet service focused on the needs of Southern California gardeners and horticulturists." This site contains information on general information for gardening in southern California, on composting, and links to other gardening sources. It contains a discussion form for sourhern California gardeners.

Author: Digital Visions Consulting (webmaster@digitalseed.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

DIY -- Do It Yourself Network

http://www.diynet.com/

"DIY answers the call for more how-to projects with easy step-by-step directions. Whether you're creating a craft, remodeling a home, or planting the perfect garden, the DIY Network gives you the details you need, and the DIY Web site lets you see it again, print it out and take it with you." Instructions on a variety of home and do-it-yourself projects, as well as workshops that provide in-depth instruction on a variety of topics.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Home improvement; Crafts; Decorating; Remodeling; Home Repair; Design

Flora Guide

http://www.floraguide.com/

A comprehensive site, based in Spain, dealing with gardening and horticulture. Commercial information includes directories of florists, garden centers, and other professionals. Non-commercial information includes articles, databases, associations, and personal Web sites. Includes a section on software and electronic resources and a discussion forum. Resources on this site are instructive, permanently updated and classified. In Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: plants

Florida Plants Online

http://www.floridaplants.com/

It covers information on "plant, landscape, garden, design, and nursery information" of native Florida plantlife. Although many links are to articles specific to Florida plantlife, some articles on topics such as mulching or poisonous plants are useful for anyone interested.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Florida

Furniture Repair & Refinishing Wizard

http://www.furniturewizard.com/

"I began furniture refinishing about 30 years ago. I do not consider myself a "master craftsman." Instead, I like to look at myself as a "master student" in the art of furniture refinishing and repair." This site includes information from "the wizard" about furniture repair and refinishing with links to books and videos on the subject, as well as general information about home maintenance and improvement. There is also an open discussion group on the subject, and users may e-mail "the wizard" with specific furniture questions.

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: furniture

Garden Calendar

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gardencal/

These "daily tips for the home gardener" provide links to keep your garden on schedule. Includes resources to help you plan a vegetable garden, butterfly garden, and more.

Author: University of Illinois Extension (web_extension@aces.uiuc.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: garden calendar

The Garden Gate

http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/

Gardening advice, databases, newsgroups, listservs, e-zines, directories of websites, FAQs, and tours are just a few of the gardening resources you'll find at this site.

Author: Karen Fletcher (garden-gate@prairienet.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Garden Guides

http://www.gardenguides.com/

"A growing resource for gardeners." Topics covered include: herb gardens, vegetable gardens, flower gardens, rock gardens, compost, succession planting, and container gardening. Searchable. Each section includes tips & techniques, links to related Internet resources, and recommended books.

Author: Barnes & Noble, Inc

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Garden Web

http://www.gardenweb.com/

Gardening tips, glossary of plant terms, special section on roses, discussion forums in six languages about a large variety of gardening topics. Gardening association and vendors of equipment and supplies.

Author: The Virtual Mirror, Inc.

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Gardening on the World Wide Web

http://www.rbg.ca/webguide/

This was originally published in the Spring, 1996 issue of Pappus (15(2): 18-23), the magazine of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario. "This article is intended as a gentle introduction to the types of information of interest to gardeners that can be found on the World Wide Web." The site presents general information about how to use the Internet, links to botanical gardens, personal gardens, commercial sites, and on-line gardening discussion groups.

Author: David A. Galbraith (dgalbraith@rbg.ca)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Gardening; Botanic Gardens; Gardening Newsgroups

GardenNet

http://gardennet.com/

A comprehensive gardening resource with information on plants, equipment, garden design, reviews of gardening books, lists of gardens to visit, and links to even more gardening resources.

Author: Cheryl M. Trine (mail@gardennet.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Gardening; Associations

Gardenweb.com

http://www.gardenweb.com/

"GardenWeb hosts forums, garden exchanges, articles, contests, a plant database, the Web's largest garden-related glossary and online catalogs. We are also home to the Calendar of Garden Events, The Rosarian, Wild-Flowers and sister sites in Europe and Australia. It is our aim to provide the most comprehensive gardening site on the Web, combining the creative use of interactivity with imaginative content and a user-friendly interface."

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Garden; gardening; plants; flowers

Green Landscaping with Native Plants

http://www.epa.gov/greenacres/

This site provides information on native wildflowers and grasses that work to improve the ecosystem. The resource includes information on forest, prairie, and wetlands. Also, a "slide" show of native plant species such as Turk's cap lily and Sullivant's Milkweed.

Author: United States Environmental Protection Agency (public-access@epa.gov)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Native Plants; Landscaping

GreenWeb Home Page

http://www.boldweb.com/greenweb.htm

At the GreenWeb "you will find information on growing and maintaining a thriving garden, whether it covers your estate, backyard, patio or just the planters within your home. Special topics include, Organic Gardening, Growing Anything From Seeds, Containe

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Vegetarian

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Home and Garden Information Center

http://hgic.clemson.edu/

"This site offers information and more than 400 factsheetsfrom Clemson University on landscape, garden and indoor plants;insects, plant diseases and other problems; and food safety andpreservation."

Author: Clemson University (webmaster@clemson.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Food Preservation; Freezing; Canning; Pesticides; Pests; Fertilization; Houseplants

Home & Garden Television (HGTV)

http://www.hgtv.com/

This official Website for the cable network offers articles and how-to instructions in the areas of: building & remodeling; crafts & collectibles; design & decorating; food & lifestyle; gardening & landscaping; real estate & finance. Searchable.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Home Improvement and Repair from Hometime

http://www.hometime.com/

"Find how-to information, including step-by-step guides, photos and supply lists, on dozens of home improvement projects from the producers of the weekly TV show." Organized by subject, searchable.

Author: Hometime Video Publishing, Inc. (feedback@hometime.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Horticulture Information Leaflets

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/

Provides the full text of all of the pamphlets that the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service has developed. These included phaphlets on vegetables, speciality crops, fruit, flowers, landscape design, weather information, and home gardening. The pamphlets include information on planting, harvesting, irrigating, soil improvement, weed control, etc. Although designed especially for North Carolina, the information can be useful for gardeners throughout the country.

Author: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Agriculture & Aquaculture

Keywords: Gardening; Horticulture

Horticulture Solutions Series

http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/hort.html

Provides a list of solutions for garden and landscape problems. All of these solutions are oriented toward the controlled flora of private gardens and lawns. Soil mantenance, pruning suggestions, and planting techniques are among the many topics. Related books and journals are also listed. Home owners will find valuable information to help them beautify their yards.

Author: University of Illinois Extension (web_extension@aces.uiuc.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Gardening; Horticulture

HowToCleanAnything.Com

http://www.howtocleananything.com/

Howtocleananything.com "is a comprehensive collection of information, compiled by industry professionals, that seeks to provide the best quality" information on household cleaning methods. Information arranged by house exterior, interior, pets, auto, recreation, and stains. Includes glossary of cleaning terms and articles about topics submitted by readers. Six experts affiliated with the site take e-mail questions from the general public; they are professionals in carpet, janitorial, pets, chemicals, clothing, and computer cleaning.

Author: HowToCleanAnything.Com Holdings Inc. (howtocleananything@home.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Reference--Experts & How-To

Keywords: Cleaning; Stains

KidsGardening.com

http://www.kidsgardening.com

This site supplies many creative ideas for teachers and parents to use while gardening with children. Ideas are provided for theme gardens and users can participate in activities or connect with other "garden" teachers.

Author: National Gardening Association (dan@garden.org)

Subjects:

Education--K-12

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Gardening

The Lazy Gardener

http://www.highlinegarden.org/lazy.html

Tips on planting, weeding, pruning, and other gardening concerns for the low maintenance gardener.

Author: Mara Grey (mara@lazy-gardener.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden

http://www.mobot.org

This web site is a very good resource for information on integrated pest management for fruits, vegetables, trees, evergreens, and lawns. In addition, the site is useful for gardeners who like to travel to botanical gardens. This site provides lots of images of the Missouri Botanical Garden and a complete listing of "Plants in Bloom" by month.

Author: Chris Freeland (freeland@mobot.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Integrated Pest Management; Plant Database

My Deer Garden

http://www.mydeergarden.com/

"My Deer Garden is a web site dedicated to helping you understand yourdeer problem (called deer browsing). We offer information todetermine if it really is deer eating your garden and your options fordealing with it. We discuss deer fences, deer deterrents, deerresistant plants and deer resistant garden design. Also available are aplant encyclopedia, free landscape designs, gardening tips and more."

Author: Rebecca Ann Green (contactus@mydeergarden.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Deer; Pests

NeoFlora - The World's Largest Plant Database

http://www.neoflora.com/

NeoFlora provides information about a reported 38,000 plants, including descriptions, characteristics, and care tips.

Author: NeoInformatics, Inc. (neoflora@neoflora.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Plants; Flowers; Gardening

The New Homemaker

http://www.newhomemaker.com/

"A Domestic Renaissance being crafted by women and men who've chosen to stay at home to work and raise children, and are reinventing and reviving lost household arts. Resources for cleaning and crafts, health and thrift, childcare and elder care favor a traditional and environmentally friendly wisdom of the hearth. "

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare

Keywords: homemaking; homemaker; parenting; home economics; household management

NGA Question and Answer Page

http://www2.garden.org/nga/ngaqua/home.html

"Here you can tap into the expert knowledge of the National Gardening Association (NGA). If you have a gardening question, just type it in and we'll dig up an answer for you within a couple of days. Before you ask your question, search the Question and Answer Library to see if a similar question has been answered."

Author: National Gardening Association (dan@garden.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

NYBG Plant Information

http://www.nybg.org/plants/

Plant information and tips from the New York Botanical Garden.

Author: New York Botanical Garden

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Guides

The Old Farmer's Almanac

http://www.almanac.com/

Covers astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.

Author: Yankee Publishing Inc.

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Reference--Almanacs

Reference--Time & Weather

Keywords: Weather; Astronomy; Meteorology; Gardening; Recipes; Cooking

Organic Gardening

http://www.organicgardening.com/

Organic gardening tips and solutions, monthly advice, national events listings, links to other organic commercial sites and organizations, book recommendations, and subscription information for print magazine.

Author: Rodale, Inc. (info@rodale.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: organic gardening; seeds; harvest

Penstemon Website

http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~awolfe/Penstemon/Penstemon.html

A website devoted just to the cultivation of the garden perennial Penstemon. The site provides information both for general gardener and for the botanist. Systematic research and information on hybridization and introgression are included topics. Nice images of various penstemon species highlight the site.

Author: Andrea D. Wolfe, Department of Plant Biology (wolfe.205@osu.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Penstemon; Native Gardening

Plant Encyclopedia

http://homepage.dave-world.net/~xpertree/plantorder.html

Contains illustrated entries for information on a wide variety of plants: "Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers, and Grasses," aimed at the home gardener/landscaper. Although still under construction, there is already a good amount of information available.

Author: Lori Owens (xpertree@dave-world.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

PlantCare

http://www.plantcare.com/

"PlantCare is a database of over 1,300 species of House and Greenhouse Plants which provides 18 categories of care, from watering to lighting. Search a plant by either its Latin or common name. If you don't know the name, Search by Plant Type, such as Shrub, Fern or Perennial."

Author:

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: plants

Plants for a Future Species Database

http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/D_intro.html

"Contains details of nearly 7000 plants, all of which are either edible,have medicinal properties or have some other use such as fibers oils or soaps. For each plant the database contains details of the uses of the plants, as well as information of the environment it will grow in and cultivation details." Database is available as either an ASCII text file, or can be downloaded as a Microsoft Access database.

Author: Plants for a Future (pfaf@scs.leeds.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Plants for a Future

http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/index.html

A very good resource from the United Kingdom full of information. Plants of the Future was formed in 1989 when a parcel of land at Penpol, near Lostwithiel in Cornwall was purchased to grow "useful plants." The mission of the organization is conservation, research, and education. The site includes access to many informational leaflets on plant use such as "Staple seed crops from perennials", Gardening tips, and links to other resources. The site also has good "checklists" for gardeners such as a checklist for "plants suitable for ground cover."

Author: Rich Morris, et. al (pfaf@scs.leeds.ac.uk)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Edible plants; Conservation gardening; Checklists

Rochester Gardening

http://www.rochestergardening.com/

"Rochester Gardening contains lists of over 2,000 links to garden and plant information throughout the Internet. The lists are grouped by subject category, and are searchable."

Author: Duane Reid

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: New York

Royal Botanic Gardens KEW

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/

This site is the first place to check if one is planning a garden trip to Great Britain. The resource provides general visitor information for those visiting the Kew gardens and the History of Kew. The site is also a very good resource for specific plant information as it contains three searchable databases. The databases the Kew Gardens provide are; vascular plant family and genera, authors of plant names, and a DNA database with an index of angiosperm DNA amounts.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Plant Classification; Garden Travel; Angiosperm

Seeds of Change Garden

http://horizon.nmsu.edu/garden/diversity/welcome.html

This site is an educational web site created by a partnership between the Smithsonian Institute and the University of New Mexico. It includes information on the History of Food crops and Herbs and Spices. Information for teachers is also includes with ideas on "How to Implement an Educational Garden."

Author: New Mexico State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Gardening; Learning Gardens

This Old House Online

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/thisoldhouse/

Companion Website for the PBS television series, including an overview and resource guide to all of the house projects for the show's 20+ year history.

Author: WGBH

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

This to That

http://www.thistothat.com/

"A simple, practical guide to finding the right adhesive. Select the two types of materials that you plan to glue together, and get impartial product recommendations with information on toxicity, time to adhere, cost, and more. Glue trivia, history, and humor complete the offering."

Author: thistothat.com

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Consumer Issues & Services

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Chemical Sciences (Chemistry)

Keywords: glue; adhesive; home repair; do-it-yourself

Toiletology 101

http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml

Online course about how a home toilet works and how to repair one.

Author: Kay Keating (kayk@vni.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Keywords: Toilet

ToolsForGardeners.com

http://www.toolsforgardeners.com/

"We are a resource website for locating garden tools and accessories on the Internet. Our site is free to all garden tool manufacturers, and to the comsumers. We offer manufacturers the opportunity to give the consumers information about their products. We have partnered with Epinions.com to give the consumer an opportunity to give reviews on likes and dislikes of tools they have owned and used. We have a forum set up for anyone who wishes to discuss garden tools of any kind, or gardening in general. Make sure you check out our links directory, where we are accumulating new sites everyday for some very unique and interesting garden impliments." Searchable.

Author: Cincy Web Design (info@cincywebdesign.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

USDA Forest Service Question and Answer

http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/faq.html

"We have entomologists, pathologists and forest biologists on staff who are experts in the biology and control of insects and diseases on forest and ornamental trees. We can answer general questions about the nature of some problems that affect trees, or questions about the nature of trees and forests, but we usually cannot provide direct aid to individuals beyond this service."

Author: USDA Forest Service, St. Paul Field Office (obrien@willow.ncfes.umn.edu)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Wild-flowers

http://www.wild-flowers.com/

"The purpose of WILDFLOWERS is to organize wildflower information in one place and to identify other related WWW resources." Includes an identification guide, photographs, references, and a directory of related WWW sites.

Author: James Gary Lipe (Webmaster@Wild-Flowers.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Home & Garden

Science & Technology--Life Sciences--Plant Biology (Botany)

Keywords: Wildflowers; Bibliography; Resources

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