Landscaping, Ornamentals and Turf


This page provides resources on flowers and foliage plants, trees, turf, and landscaping.
Spotlights
Green Lawns and Gardens: Have a Beautiful Yard without Chemicals

New York State. Department of Environmental Conservation.

Provides tips and resources for a chemical free yard. Includes sections for homeowners/residents and lawn care/landscape professionals.
Purdue University Garden Publications (PDF | 3.5 MB)

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Includes links to online publications about flowers and houseplants, general horticulture, and landscape design and management.
Turf Books on Lawns and Turf

USDA. National Agricultural Library.

Searches for books in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on lawns and turf.
Asters Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Online Library of Gardening Information

Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Presents numerous fact sheets covering gardening techniques, garden design, great plants, gardening for wildlife, wildflower gardening, and more.
Tulips Discover the World of Flower Bulbs

U.S. Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center.

Web site of the press information office of the Dutch flower bulb industry. Click on "Public" for information on bulb history and culture.
The Garden Gate

Karen Fletcher.

This non-commercial site offers links to online publications, databases, plant lists, mailorder sources, houseplant information, and a guide to Web resources for gardeners.
Gardeners Home Gardening

Cornell University.

Presents guides to 269 flowers and foliage plants; allows user to enter characteristics and get suggested plants; includes tips on lawn care; presents lawn care calendar; offers many fact sheets.
HortiPlex Database

iVillage GardenWeb.

This database has more than 50,000 cultivars. It contains plant images, data, and has links to information sources, images and vendors at other sites.
Prairie Flowers Native Plant Information Network

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Presents extensive information and images on native plants. Includes eight Regional Factpacks; for each region there is a Native Plant Species List, Plant and Seed Sources List, Plant Landscapers List, Plant Organizations List, and Native Plant Bibliography.
Man Gardening National Gardening Association

National Gardening Association.

Presents information on flowers, produce, and landscaping, with a searchable database of gardening articles, question-and-answer database, pest control library, plant care guides, weed id information, zone finder, and more.
Native Plants and Ecofriendly Landscaping

USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.

Identifies and describes pertinent web sites.
Perry's Perennials

University of Vermont Extension. Department of Plant and Soil Science.

Includes articles, distance learning courses, slide shows, leaflets, audio and video, and other resources about perennials, for the home gardener.
Oak Tree Tree Care Information

International Society of Arboriculture.

Gateway to brochures on tree care topics, including tree selection, mature tree care, trees and turf, pruning, mulching, problems, and related topics.
Lawn Turfgrass Publications from Purdue University Cooperative Extension

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

Offers more than 40 fact sheets on lawn and turf topics, including soil, weeds, seeding, sod, fertilizing, pests, using professionals, etc.
Turfgrass Questions and Answers

USDA. United States National Arboretum.

Answers questions about choosing the right grass; seed blends; establishing a lawn from seed; fertilizing; mowing; watering; and growing grass under trees.