Online Sources

This list is only a sam­ple of the many gar­den­ing web­sites on the inter­net; thanks to all the GEG mem­bers who con­tributed their favorites. Bear in mind that web­sites appear, dis­ap­pear, and change fea­tures with aston­ish­ing speed. Feel free to sug­gest new ones or relay infor­ma­tion about bro­ken links, defunct sites, etc. Please e‑mail your com­ments and sug­ges­tions to the website.

All About Plants

Plantfinder: Mis­souri Botan­i­cal Gar­den: The Plantfinder “con­tains infor­ma­tion on the over 5000 herba­ceous peren­ni­als, shrubs, vines and trees which are cur­rently grow­ing or have been grown in the 23 demon­stra­tion gar­dens at the Mis­souri Botan­i­cal Garden’s Kem­per Cen­ter for Home Gar­den­ing. Through the PlantFinder you can print lists of plants that meet spe­cific cri­te­ria such as herba­ceous plants with yel­low flow­ers that are under 3 feet tall and grow well in part shade. This ser­vice is free to all.”

Gen­er­at­ing Ideas

• houzz, a lead­ing des­ti­na­tion site for home design enthu­si­asts– pro­fes­sion­als and homeowners. Homeowners col­lect their favorite pho­tos, find design pro­fes­sion­als in their areas, upload pho­tos of their homes and gar­dens, and swap tips and ques­tions with other mem­bers. 800,000+ ide­abooks have been cre­ated by Houzz mem­bers, and new ones are added every minute. We’ve directed you to the “Land­scape” sec­tion, but check out “Patio,” or “Pool.”
• Pin­ter­est lets you orga­nize and share all the beau­ti­ful things you find on the web. Peo­ple use pin­boards to plan their wed­dings, dec­o­rate their homes, and orga­nize their favorite recipes.Best of all, you can browse pin­boards cre­ated by other peo­ple. Brows­ing pin­boards is a fun way to dis­cover new things and get inspi­ra­tion from peo­ple who share your inter­ests. We’ve directed you to the “Gar­den­ing” section.