A World of Gardening Links:
- The 2004 Spring Garden Show "A Celebration of Island Gardening" will be held from March 12 to 14, 2004 in Nanaimo's Beban Park Recreation Center. We are looking forward to another successful show this year.
Click here for more information about the garden show. - BC Ferries,our link to the rest of the world. Here is the schedule so you can see when and where to catch the boat to come visit us.
- The City of Nanaimo
- Tourism Nanaimo
- Vancouver Island Garden Trail
- Milner Estate Woodland Gardens in Qualicum Beach, BC. Part of Malaspina University College's Horticulture Program
- Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
- Vancouver Island Gardens Association invites you to become a Vancouver Island garden visitor.
- Nanaimo Rhododendron Society
- Hazelwood Herb Farm A very excellent Herb Farm in the Nanaimo/Ladysmith area
- Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society
Share their passion in orchids, in Nanaimo, BC. - Herbal Collective, Website for a Nanaimo magazine about herbs and holistic health. Some of the CVIBGS's first publicity was done by this magazine's editor. Tis magazine's editor. Thanks again, Marilyn!
- Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens
- Malaspina University College Horticulture Department GR Paine Training Centre
- Okayama Friendship Gardens on the Malaspina University College Campus.
- Tamagawa Gardens on the Malaspina University College Campus.
- GetSet! to Garden! A new On-line BC gardening magazine
- Seeds of Diversity CanadaCanadian charitable organization with a complete listing of seed catalogues on their site.
- Sutton's Seeds
- Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Richters Herbs This website has a great deal of educational material besides providing herb seeds and plants.
- West Coast Seeds Grow and sell seed varieties suited for our West Coast climate. Seeds are available in garden shops and garden centers as well as on-line.
- Thompson and Morgan Seeds
- Unwins Seeds
http://www.gardening-uk.com/
This isn't a large site but it does have some unusual catalogues available from British, European and Scandinavian suppliers offering everything from seeds for succulents and cacti to carnivorous plants.Rocky Mountain Rare Plants
This is a remarkably exhaustive on-line catalogue of literally hundreds of species of hand-picked seeds from the wilds of the Rocky Mountains and other alpine areas throughout the world. This is a particularly valuable resource for gardeners looking for plant material for rockeries.- International Society of Arboriculture and its Pacific Northwest Chapter are really good resources on trees, tree pruning and tree care.
- Integrated Pest Management in BC
- University of British Columbia Botanical Garden, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Van Dusen Botanical Garden, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Butchart Gardens is a world-famous garden attraction on the Sidney Peninsula just outside of Victoria, BC.
- Minter Gardens A beautiful Fraser Valley attraction built by one of the speakers at our 1998 Spring Garden Show, Brian Minter
- I Can Garden, The Canadian Internet Gardening Resource.
- Virtual Gardener Magazine
- American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta An organization consisting of more than 500 member gardens worldwide that share information and resources through this group.
The Central Vancouver Island Botanical Garden Society is now a member of this association.
- Garden Web is a valuable internet gardening resource with links to many other gardening websites as well.
- Botanique The name of this website speaks for itself. It includes a myriad of listings, including
- The Georgeson Botanical Garden in Fairbanks, Alaska
- Bellevue Botanical Garden Information on a garden just south of us in Washington State
- Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Botanical Garden Society in Northwestern Arkansas.
- International Peace Garden Need we say more?
- Linda's Orchid Page , a great reference website about Orchids with links to many other gardening sites as well.
- The American Rhododendron Society Reference Website on rhododendron species and cultivars.
- Rhododendron Species Foundation Wonderful Rhododendron Species Garden in Washington State.
- The Rosarian This website contains a lot of good information about roses
- Rodale Press publishes many excellent books and magazines about gardening, health, hobbies and the environment.
- Botany Net
- iloveplants.com The Gardener's Guide to the Internet the Internet
- If you STILL haven't found what you are looking for, here are links to two of the many search engines available on the Internet. Alta Vista Google Some sites have a really neat feature. If you find a website in a foreign language, you can have it instantly translated into crude, but servicable English. Imagine that! What will they come up with next?
Often, you will be able to find what you are looking for in a matter of a few minutes on the internet, because there is just so much information out there.
- Here are a few so-called Meta Search engines..these ones search through the search engines for you by themselves.
MetaCrawler
Megacrawler
Mamma Yes, that's right!
Dogpile
About.comNow, if you still can't find it, Change your search words.
If you STILL can't find it after that, it may not be on the Net yet!
A Listing of Regional Garden Related Websites
Seed Sources
Horticulture Center of The Pacific A horticultural display garden and educational facility in Saanich on southern Vancouver Island
Royal Roads University Gardens
International Gardening Websites
