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Gardening Internet Links of Interest

Information is an important tool for any gardener. Here we list internet links that club members have found and enjoy.

Interested in Birds ... checkout these great sites:

Great Backyard Bird Count

to help you identify your birds

Cornell University has an extraordinary Online Bird Guide

Backyard Birders information at Wildbirds.com

Bird magazines: Bird Watcher's Digest, Birds and Blooms Magazine

How about joining the Audubon Society?

Home birding information from the Audbon Society.

Are you a bird watcher? Want a Certificate to show your expertise? Checkout the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's "Wings Over Florida" Certificate Program

There are 196 breeding birds in Florida .. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has information on these birds FREE on the internet. Breeding Bird Atlas

Yall remember .. if you subscribe or renew your subscription to "Florida Gardening" make sure you let them know you're with the FFGC. The FFGC get $7.00 of the $20.00 annual subscription cost.

Another GREAT magazine ... "Garden Gate Magazine" ... the artwork and photos are spectacular too!!

University of Florida Online Publications ... it doesn't get any better than this for "local" knowledge

Information on the Arbor Day Trees that were given away in January

Interested in Sago Palms?? Checkout this link and the links it points to. Great information!

Wildflowers of the Escambia ... Great plant, bird and butterfly info on topics in our general area. Beautiful photos.

"The Butterfly Website"

"Fine Gardening" magazine's listing of pronunciation of Botanical Names.

Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names courtesy of a South Western "Garden Gate"

Plants listed by their Latin Names with photos and growing information courtesy of the University of Connecticut -- be sure and click on the thumbnails on the left for more pictures!! They also list plants by their Common Names.

Be tolerant they are listing plants for their native audience and may not list something we commonly grow here in Florida. Never the less they have a very informative web site.

Louisiana Iris Farms, LLC - What a collection of Louisiana Irises and some gorgeous photos. Enjoy!

As quoted from Floridata's "About Floridata" web page, "We make an effort to find people that know, grow and love the plants they write about. Our plan is to find dedicated and devoted professionals (landscapers, foresters, botanists, horticulturists, ecologists, etc.) and talented amateur gardeners who will use Floridata to communicate their knowledge and enthusiasm for plants, gardening and nature."

A lot of Floridata's contributors are current or former Florida residents and include many Master Gardeners.

Their web site has a large searchable database.

Local County Gardening Information

Links to Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Escambia County Horticulture Programs are incredible sources of gardening information for our Panhandle area.

• Checkout the latest from Santa Rosa's Homeowner Horticulture Agent Theresa Friday's "Friday's Features" or Escambia's Beth Bolles, Horticulture Agent and Carol Lord, Horticulture Technician.
• Read Santa Rosa's latest issue of "Green Garden News" or Escambia County's "Grapevine".
• Get Master Gardener information for Santa Rosa, Escambia, Okaloosa Counties.
• Purchase "Simply Southern.", a great gardening book from the Escambia County Master Gardeners.
• The monthly Okaloosa County newsletter, "Family & Consumer Sciences Hotline" contains gardening articles by Larry Williams, Okaloosa County Horticulture Extension Agent. Mr. Williams also has a weekly column available online from Okaloosa county a part of the Okaloosa County Horticulture web site.