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University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences - provides a brief overview of landscape design.

At the American Society of Landscape Architects’ website, you can learn about the history of landscape architecture, the current state of the profession and about academic programs in landscape architecture. It also features numerous online publications that can be accessed free of charge.

This site, from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, is a job profile of landscape architects. Read about the nature of the work, working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings.

History of Landscape Architecture - View images of gardens, agriculture, primitive land, paradise gardens, Medieval gardens, French gardens, as well as landscape architecture in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Boston. Images on this site accompany a college course on the history of landscape architecture.

Plant Facts - Developed by Ohio State University, this Web site provides an online plant dictionary that is fully searchable and provides information on many plants, pests, and contains a history of Horticulture and Crop Science.

BBG's Online Library of Gardening Information - This site features gardening articles and growing tips selected from Brooklyn Botanic Garden horticultural newsletters, handbooks, and guides. Topics include gardening techniques, garden design, wildlife gardening, wildflowers, kitchen gardening (vegetables, fruits, herbs, recipes), houseplants, urban gardening, botany, ecology, plant conservation, and pests and diseases.

The U.S. National Arboretum conducts research, provides education, and conserves and displays trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants to enhance the environment. Includes sections on events and education, gardens and horticulture, research activities and, and new plant introductions.

If Plants Could Talk - This Rutgers University website features gardening tips from university experts, successful farmers, master gardeners and many other plant experts. Topics include new and interesting plant varieties, safe and effective pest control, and step-by-step cultural tips for landscapes and gardens.

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension helps gardeners learn more about new plants, native plants, plant selection, cultural practices and pest management. The website features sections on Agriculture and Food, Lawn and Garden, Forest Resources, and links to a variety of online publications.

Plants Database - This site offers a large database of plant names, a plant photo gallery, plant fact sheets, information about culturally significant plants, information about noxious and invasive plants, plant characteristics information, threatened and endangered plant information, and wetland plant information.

Tree Fact Sheets - Virginia Tech offers this website which features fact sheets on hundreds of species of trees. Each fact sheet features a profile and photos of each species.

E-Nature - Developed by the National Wildlife Federation, this site offers an invasive plant guide, as well as information on native plant gardening, including a state specific plant search.

eFloras.org - virtual library of online floras offers resources from leading internatinal institutions of botanical research.

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