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General Websites

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
    http://www.cce.cornell.edu/
    Find information about the program. Under heading of Agriculture, find links on landscape horticulture, consumer horticulture, and urban horticulture.

  • Dept. of Horticulture @ Cornell
    http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/
    An interesting collection of featured sites.

  • Horticulture Information on the Internet
    http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/hortinternet/
    A huge list of websites listed here, for both the horticulture professional and the recreational gardener.

  • OSU WebGarden
    http://webgarden.osu.edu/
    Ohio State Univ. has a number of great resources here. Two are the Plant Dictionary, designed to compliment the program, and Factsheet Database, made up of "guides for answering pl ant-related questions... Over 20,000 pages of Extension fact sheets and bulletins provide a concentrated source of plant-related information."

  • USDA Economic Research Service
    http://www.ers.usda.gov/
    Search under the terms "Floriculture and Environmental Horticulture" for federal information about industry growth rates, net income, and much more.

Associations

  • American Horticultural Society
    http://www.ahs.org/
    Access events, membership info, a heat zone map (searchable by zip code), and partial text of American Gardener Magazine.

  • American Nursery and Landscape Association
    http://www.anla.org/
    ANLA is the national trade association of the nursery and landscape industry. Find industry info, a legislative center, publications to purchase (very expensive), and more.

  • American Society for Horticultural Science
    http://www.ashs.org/
    "The American Society for Horticultural Science promotes and encourages scientific research and education in horticulture within the United States and throughout the world." Over 4,500 members. Membership info, subcription info for their journals, conference info, and a career center.

  • American Society of Landscape Architects
    http://www.asla.org/
    Based in Washington DC, this national organiations website contains member info, a job site, a list of publications, a sections for students, and much more.

  • Society of American Florists
    http://www.safnow.org/
    Member info, news briefs, Capitol Hill Watch, and Floral Facts, among other topics.

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