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	Garden Reference Sites
	1998 Outdoor Planting Table
	Ask Earl, The Yard-Care Answer Guy
	Bonsai Indoor Gardening - Lycos Lifestyle Guide.
	Farmer's Almanac -Old Farmer's Almanac. Forums, gardening advice, weather, products links, wisdom, odd facts.
	Frost Chart for US- Almanac facts on hummingbirds, plants, garden forums, planting guides, vegetables -- anything you need to know and more. Explore all the areas of the Almanac.
	Gardening ListServs and Newsgroups - Gardening ListServs, Gardening Newsgroups, KORRnet gateways.
	Gardening Questions and Answers - Ask a Gardener, Ask Ardent Gardener, Burpee, HomeArts Ms. Grow-It-All, Plant Line Page, Country Living Page, GardenWeb Forums, Weekend Gardener, National Gardening Magazine Help!
	Gardening Societies and Organizations -Association of Online Growers and Suppliers and GardenNet Association Resources.
	Garden Watchdog - Lists of sites for mail order companies. Comprehensive links for Web sites and catalogs! Sort by state, company, country. Great site!
	HomeArts: Gardener's Library - Gardening reference center on the Web.
	Insects and Other Creatures - AZ Biological Control, Beekeeping, Beneficial Insects, Biocontrol Network, Insects Home Page, Butterfly Zone.
	Internet Resources - Associations and societies.
	Internet Resources - Plant Pages.
	NerdMom's Home and Garden - You have to come here if you want anything to do with the home, garden, graphics, or just about any other topic! Go through the pages to get more links and topics on many different subjects.
	Perennial Web
	Plant Finder
	Plant Zone Hardiness Map - US Department of Agriculture site, country talk, search site.
	Strawberry Facts Page
	The Virtual Garden- Look up zone, armchair gardening, weekend projects, garden guru, search the Net, search virtual garden sites.
	Virtual Reference: Gardening - Plus 3000 sites ...
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	Alta Vista: Main Page
	AnyWho - Reverse telephone number search/finder.
	Arriba Vista - Search the web for any graphic you need!
	Ask Jeeves - Just type in your question. You'll get answers on multiple search engines. Easy and great way to search for things out there!
	Atlas of Direct Mail Catalogs - Come here to find addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses.
	Bartleby.Com - Great resource for books and info on the web for reference, literature, fiction or nonfiction.
	Buyer's Index - Search for shopping sites and mail order catalogs here.
	CaBOOM! Websearch
	File Mine - Dig for downloads of shareware, games, and commercial demos. Good place to find "stuff."
	FindLaw - Internet legal resources.
	HomeArts: Gardener's Library - Gardening reference center on the Web.
	HomeArts: Plant Encyclopedia - Gardening reference center on the Web.
	i-Probe - Great site set up in categories - easy navigation.
	InfoSpace.com - Find people, places, things. Reverse features!
	Legal Material by Subject-Topics
	Library of Congress Home Page
	Links to Government Servers and Information - International, National, Regional & Local Gov't-related servers.
	Links to Other Federal Government Sites - Links to other Fed Gov't sites: Executive Branch Independent Agencies, Corporations, Commissions, and Quasi-Official Agencies Judicial Branch.
	Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - Dictionary and thesaurus, etc.
	Official Federal Government Web Sites
	The Pocket Internet - Lots of things to look for and do here. Easy to navigate.
	Resource Central - 82 categories easily navigated!
	Savvy Search
	Search Engines and Directories
	Search Engines: IPL Web Searching
	Spy Links
	Spy Zone, surveillance, security directory
	Telephone Directories on the Web - Good resources if you need to look up numbers and such.
	US Legislative Branch - Comprehensive list of Internet resources from and about the US Legislative branch, organized into subject categories by a Library of Congress automated information resources specialist in Congressional information.
	Weather Underground - Need local conditions or weather conditions in an area? Get it here!
	The Weather Channel
	Webcrawler Search Engine
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	Concierge.Com - Interactive maps, travel plans, good deals!
	Expedia.Com - Good place to do your fare comparisons and trip planning.
	Fodor's Personal Trip Planner II
	Free Travel Brochures - Get free guides, maps, brochures here!
	MapQuest - Need mileage or maps? Great place for routes and maps!
	Premier Travel.Com - Good place to do fare finding and trip planning, including cruises.
	Priceline.Com - This is it! Fares, food, whatever!
	TravelInformation.Com - Get guides, pamphlets, maps, tourism, vacaiton guides and more.
	Travelocity.Com - Need to search for best fares and plans? Dial it in here.
	US Gazetteer - Search for places, counties or MCDs by entering the name and state abbreviation or zip code!
	Virtual World Tours - Country, cities, and more!
	World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Geography - This will take you anywhere you want to go. Cultural, geographic, and political information about every corner of the world. Look up universities or travel guides, or be a virtual tourist.
	Auction Sites
	eBay - The famous one is here!
	Hotel Price Matcher - Book your hotel stays in a competitive market - yours!
	Priceline.Com - This is it! Fares, food, whatever!
	TargetBarter.Com - New or used goods. Earn credits.

Catalogs

Abundant Life - Non-profit organization for preserving genetic
diversity and supporting sustainable agriculture.

Alfrey Seeds - Include SASE with catalog request. Offers a
few rare and unique varieties, mostly hot peppers. Box 415,
Knoxville, TN 37901

Allen, Sterling & Lothrup - Maine's oldest seed company.
Specializes in older, open-pollinated varieties of flowers and
vegetables. Catalog $1. 191 US Route 1, Falmouth,
ME 04105 (207-781-4142)

American Meadows - Seed mixtures and great wildflowers
from the Vermont Wildflower Farm. 1-802-985-9455.

Bluestone Perennials - Popular company. Get some unusual
things from here. Free catalog.

Bountiful Gardens - Comprehensive selection of untreated,
open- pollinated, and often unique heirloom seed varieties,
including food grains. Also books, etc. Free catalog.

Breck's - Flower bulbs from Holland. Free catalog.

Brent and Becky's Bulbs - Free catalog.

Burpee Heirlooms - Nice selection of old varieties of flowers and
vegetables. Many not offered for decades. Free catalog.

The Cook's Garden - Features gift section, note cards, etc. Also wide
selection of vegetable and flower seeds, including large selection of
salad greens. Free catalog.

Cyndi's Catalogs of Catalogs - Go here if you need a catalog.
She has it all organized by categories. What a great resource!

Eastern Native Seed Conservancy - Non-profit organization to
preserving food crops native to the Northeast.

Fedco - Vegetable, herb, flower seeds, spring and fall bulbs, fruit
trees, tubers, perennials, tools, books, and soil amendments, etc.
Free catalog. Box 520, Waterville, ME 04903 (207-873-7333)

Fox Hollow Herb & Heirloom Seed Co. - Broad selection of open-
pollinated vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Lots of heirloom varieties
including some unique tomato varieties. Cultural info. Catalog $1.
Box 148, McGrann, PA 16236 888-548-SEED

Free Seeds Catalogs - Need an address? Come here. Lots listed.

Gardener's Supply Company

Gardening Catalogs & Software -Burpee, Cyndi's, GardenNet catalog
center, Grow Room, Insite for Gardening, MakeItGrow Garden
Planning Software, Nichols Garden Nursery, Plants Home Page,
Southern Perennials & Herbs, Plants by Mail FAQ, Niche Gardens.

The Gardening Enthusiast Home Page -Newsgroups and links to other
gardening resources, plus Rose Home Page and Gardening FAQs.

Garden State Heirloom Seed Society - Heirloom seed saving and
educational group. Joe and Bobby Cavanaugh, Box 15, Delaware,
NJ 07833 (908-475-4861)

Gilbert H. Wild & Sons, Inc. - Best place for daylilies that I've
found! Other plants and irises also available. Check it out!
PO Box 338, Sarcoxie, MO 64862-0338 (1-888-GH Wilds
Fax: 888-548-6831) Free catalog.

Gurney's Seed and Nursery - Free catalog. Great site.

Heirloom Seed Project - Seed catalog is result of seed-saving
that is part of program of Practical Botany Class at Medomak
Valley High School. Free catalog. Seed-Savers Program, MVHS,
Box 309, Waldoboro, ME 04572 (207-832-5389 & 207-832-6321)

High Mowing Organic Seed Farm - Offers only open-pollinated and
heirloom varieties, all grown at High Mowing. Personal search
service for old vegetable varieties. Catalog $.50.
Tom Stearns, RD#1 Box 95, Derby Line, VT 05830 (802-895-4696)

Horizon Herbs - Great variety of medicinal herb seeds.
Free catalog.

Jackson and Perkins - Roses, perennials, gifts. Free catalog.

J. H. Hudson, Seedsman - Careful and detailed listing of results of
ethnobiological research. Many rare and hard to find varieties.
Information about each entry is extensive. Free catalog.
Box 1058, Redwood City, California 94064.

Johnny's Selected Seeds - Vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Good tool
selection, books, cultural information. Free catalog.

John Scheepers Inc. - Flower bulb importer. Free catalog.

Kids in Bloom - Inner-city educational program using land reclaimed
after buildings are razed. Box 344, Zionsville, IN 46077
(317-290-6996)

Le Jardin du Gourmet - Can buy sample seed and larger packets.List
of simple the varieties available, with brief descriptions. Books,
perennial plants, bulbs, teas, shiitake mushroom kits, and
condiments from around the world. Free catalog.

Mailorder Gardening Association - Provides list of garden catalogs
and consumer tips. Check or money order for booklet.

Me. Seed Saving Network - MSSN is non-profit, publicly sponsored
and membership supported for farmers and gardeners who are
growing and saving seed in region. Box 126, Penobscot ME 04476

Nichols Garden Nursery - More than 600 varieties of vegetables, herbs,
and flowers, as well as dried herbs, teas, and culinary herb mixes.
Many old and unusual varieties. Free catalog. 1190 N. Pacific Hwy.
NE, Albany, Oregon 97321-4580 (541-928-9280)

Oakes Daylilies - Good site to investigate if you need some new
varieties. Great clumps per order. Best feature is the color
categories and heights. Go here -- worth a visit! Catalog
in color -- nice!

Old Sturbridge Village - Seeds harvested from 1830s era gardens
at Old Sturbridge Village. Seeds by mail; plants, books, gifts, and
books at Museum Gift Shop at Village.

ParadiseGarden - Nice site for daylilies. Read the online zine or
subscribe.

Park Seed - Offers more than 1500 varieties of flower seeds, bulbs,
vines, roses, and herbs. Also 400 varieties of vegetable seeds, tools,
and equipment. Free catalog.

The Pepper Gal - Listing of LOTS of peppers, including hot peppers.
Box 23006, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307-3006 (305-537-5540)

Peters Seed and Research - If purchase seed, receive subsequent
catalogs free. Offers diverse selection of open-pollinated seeds.
Main work is in careful breeding of new varieties and maintaining
old open-pollinated. Catalog $.50. Box 1472, Myrtle Creek, OR
97457 (541-863-3693)

Pinetree Garden Seeds - Specializes in small packets of seed for home
gardener. Vegetables, herbs or flowers. Selection of books, bulbs,
and perennial plants. Free catalog.

RH Shumway's Totally Tomatoes- Free catalog. Order online!

Scatterseed Project - Offers seeds and grafts of around 1500
varieties. Box 1167, Farmington, ME 04938

Seed Savers Exchange - Members receive reduced seed prices.
Rare and heirloom vegetable seeds from seed savers all across
US and abroad. Free catalog to members.

Shepherd's Garden Seeds - You need to poke around the site for good
info on seed planting, early spring flowers. Investigate the archives.
There's lots of good info in here, if you have the patience to look.
Check out the beginner's gardening guide. Free catalog.

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Offers a full line of vegetables,
including many heirlooms. Box 170, Earlysville, VA 22936
(804-973-4703)

Spring Hill Nurseries - Plants flowers, bulbs. Free catalog.

Stokes Seeds - Great varieties and interesting catalog.

Swan Island Dahlias - Since 1927. Free catalog.

Territorial Seed Co. - Offerings reflect Northwest location. Many
vegetable, herb, and flower varieties are selected for cool climates.

Tomato Growers Supply - Great photos. Continually adds to
varieties and heirlooms. Lots of information. Free catalog.

Totally Tomatoes - Comprehensive offering of both tomatoes and
peppers. Favors hybrids, but many heirloom varieties. Other
supplies. Box 1626, Augusta,Georgia 30903 (803-663-0016)

Twin Leaf - Seeds harvested from the historic gardens of
Monticello.

Vermont Bean Seed Co. - Offers full selection of vegetables and
herbs, including hard to find and European varieties. Limited in
flower varieties and recommends Seymour's Selected Seeds.
Vaucluse, South Carolina 29850-0150 (800-663-0217)

Vesey's Seeds - Vegetable, herb, and flower seeds for short
growing seasons. Full range. Focus on cool Canadian and
northern New England growing seasons. Tools, gifts, books.
Free catalog.

W. Atlee Burpee & Co. - Large selection of flower, herb, and vegetable
seeds, with emphasis on newest and most productive hybrids. Free
catalog.

Wayside Gardens - Plants, roses, flowers, and bulbs. Free catalog.

White Flower Farm - Wide variety of offerings. Browse here!

WoodPrairie Farm - Farm-direct source for the best Maine certified
seed potatoes.

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