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Here you will find a number of useful links that we become aware of from
customers and suppliers. We cannot take any responsibility for their content
and these are supplied in good faith strictly for interest. |
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If you are a gourd fanatic like me this is a great site for
art and decoration of Gourds. (Part of the US Gourd society)
http://www.welburngourdfarm.com/ |
An interesting site all about rainforests,
including detailed information on individual plants found there and
their medicinal uses. For example look up the bitter pear - mormodica -
quite amazing!
http://www.rain-tree.com/ |
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Seed germination conditions for a wide range
of garden and house plants
http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html |
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew plant information
centre "epic" A database look up facility.
http://www.kew.org/searchepic/searchpage.do |
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The original organisation that developed
Alocasia portora and Calidora. Specialist hybridisers of Aroids and worth a
look at what they do.
http://aroidiaresearch.org/index.htm |
Having problems with pests and need an on-line source for
natural controls? Try Defenders
http://www.defenders.co.uk/ |
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The Sensory Garden Project. A garden
specifically to be "Positive About Disabled People" To stimulate the senses
and provide a haven of peace, a place to chill-out and unwind from the
stress of modern living.
http://www.sensory-garden.com/ |
If you are interested in growing hardy trees -
try the Angelgrove Tree Seed Company who specialise in hand-sorted, quality
seeds for flowering trees, native USA trees, Japanese trees, bonsai trees &
shrub roses.
http://www.trees-seeds.com |
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An excellent site for kids looking for home
based science subjects to experiment with.
http://www.scienceprojectideas.co.uk/ |
The RHS plant finder now on line provides you
with links to find those rare and hardy plants that you might be looking
for.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp |
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I found this site one day that gives the Latin
meaning for parts of plant names. It is a bit slow to load but interesting.
For example "lutescens" - becoming pale yellow.
http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~ahmad/latin/ |
Kays horticulture is becoming a useful site
for purchasing pots, canes insecticides and many gardening tools and
equipment online.
http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk |
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EXCELLENT reference site for common plant names cross
referenced to latin names for those of us who struggle with identifying
particular plants.
http://www.plantpress.com/Dictionary_of_Common_Names.45.0.html |
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