Better Homes and Gardens Gardening site has a nice plant selector - shows picture and brief description. Lot of other info.

The National Garden Association

Garden Helper has lists of plants for specific environments along with tips on plant care and maintenance.

Dutch Gardens - plant finder tool.

Dave's Garden is a gardening community that includes a forum, plant and bird and insect databases, tips, etc. It includes a search engine.

The Garden Web has forums, books, tips, and other resources related to gardening.

The Easy Garden Forums is another gardening forum.

The Garden Guides is an all-purpose gardening site. Easy to view and surf.

Gurneys ($) has seeds, trees, shrubs, and plants.

American Meadows ($) has plant and grass seeds as wells as bulbs. Nice little collection of how-to videos.

Burpee ($) Great site for seeds and plants. However, the site uses cookies to its detriment.

Johnny's ($) Well known site for mostly seeds but also sells a lesser variety of gardening tools and supplies.

Home Lawns - info is supplied by Penn State's research center.

The Lawn Institute has info on lawn care.

Ortho sells weed and insect controls. The site includes info on common lawn weeds.

Lawn Care from the Backyard Gardener. The site also has a plant finder page.

Toro Yard Care

Lawn Maintenance Seasonal Cheat Sheet shows best time to perform lawn maintenance tasks.

Plant Guide for Pollinators is a region-specific list of plants that are friendly to pollinators such as bees.

Gardener's World has a lot of gardening tips.

The American Rose Society has advice, information, Q&A, etc.

Home and Garden TV - companion to the TV series.

Cold Climate Gardening is all about gardening in places like England or upstate New York. Cold places.

Best Gardening Sites is a very long list of gardening sites - good grazing material.

You Bet Your Garden - questions and answers from Mike about gardening. Also available through the Gardens Alive Web site.

Select a Tree sponsored by Cal Poly, helps you select a tree based on your environmental and design needs.

Daylillies FAQ

Perennial Gardener from the PBS folks.

Forever Flowering Gardens - suggests plants for a flowering garden.

Ornamental Grasses

HousePlants has a glossary and a diagnostic section.

The Butterfly Site has a lot of information on the types of plants to buy to attract butterflies.

Gardening Forums

Backyard Gardener has a collection of links to garden and yard care sites.

Native Plants helps find plants that are native to Pennsylvania.

PA Native Plants PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources lists plants that are native to the PA area. There are PDF lists for a number of environmental conditions.

Perennial Plant Association home of the Perennial Plant Association's Plant of the Year award (POY).

Sustainable Gardening is a collection of information on plants that can be sustained with little effort. The site includes advice on plants to stay away from due to their invasive nature.

How to Chip Bulbs

Taunton Publications has magazines related to cooking, homebuilding, woodworking, sewing, and gardening.

Ohio State Factsheets on plants. This is a large database of links to other sites.

Colorado Gardening Foundation has landscaping tips, book reviews, etc.

Aggie Horticulture - Texas A&M's site that contains a lot of information on gardening and horticulture.

University of Delaware Extension contains a lot of information on lawn maintenance, gardening, and horticulture.

Floridata Although this site concentrates on flora native to Florida, it has pictures and descriptions of plants that can survive up north. Nicely laid out.

Vegetable Gardening Cheatsheet This site creates a vegetable gardening cheatsheet showing when to sow and when to reap.

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is dedicated to providing information about plants that are native to specific areas. The site includes a search capability.

Gardening Forums This site has a bunch of forums dedicated to gardening. Plenty of activity to browse.

Old Farmers Almanac: Planting Calendar The OFA shows you when you should be seeding and planting.

Commercial Gardening Supply Sites:

Popular Mechanics has some reviews of home maintenance products.

RepairClinic.com has advice on appliance repair. You can buy parts through them, also.

Fixya has a bunch of fix it material - 'tech support, manuals and troubleshooting for comsumers'.

iFixit has a bunch of fix it material mostly for electronic equipment like phones or ereaders. The site also has manuals. You can buy parts directly from the site, also. Extensive but not exhaustive.

The Smart Cave reviews appliances for the "smart" home - thermostats, cameras, lighting, etc.

HGTV Handmade YouTube Channel This YouTube channel has some great DIY ideas for decorating and improving your home.

HouseLogic has material on home ownership including topics like taxes, financing, best improvement projects, greening improvements, remodeling, etc.

EnergyStar Rebate Finder (2024) shows what tax and cash rebates are available for specific home improvement projects.

Save Big By Goint Green At Home (2024 update) talks about tax credits that are available for specific home improvement projects.

6 Improvement Projects with Best ROI based on realitor data - from the HouseLogic folks.

Ask the Builder has a lot of advice from Tim Carter.

HGTV.com Companion material to shows on the HGTV cable channel. The site contains tools for redecorating and designing.

Home Depot Blog The site contains DIY videos and is full of design ideas. Great site to browse.

DIY Projects The site is full of DIY projects categorized into a handful of areas such as home, outdoor, decor, etc.

Household Wiring Diagrams has a lot of electrical wiring diagrams for various scenarios.

Curbly - is a blog on taking care of your house and making it a nicer place to live. Has plenty of DIY ideas and tips for cleaning.

Acme How To has little bits of advice about appliance repair, home maintenance, lawns, etc.

Bob Vila's Site includes a FAQ on construction and a bulletin board posting service to get your question answered by the public. Also, he has an archive of articles.

Toiletology includes such topics as emergencies, anatomy of a toilet, how to troubleshoot the lazy flush, preventive maintenance, etc.

Fantastic Plumber's Page makes available free help, advice, instruction, reviews, etc. They ask that you contribute to charity instead of paying a fee for the service.

How to Stop Faucet Leaks is a This Old House article.

Heating Help is a forum for professionals who discuss issues related to heating systems.

Roofing is a forum to discuss issues related to roofing.

unclutterer.com is a blog about managing clutter.

This Old House

SoundHome has some tips about making good repairs to your home.

MisterFixit includes sections on plumbing, cars, appliances, gardening, woodworking, heating and air, etc. Useful but ugly site.

iFixit is very good but less focused on the home as is MisterFixit. More material in areas not related to the home.

Family Handyman is the companion site for the magazine. The site has some tips and how-to's. Good magazine. Good site.

Appliance 411 helps you fix appliances. The site includes links to forums and part suppliers as well as news items, buying advice, etc.

411 Home Repair - tips on home repair and gardening

FixYa is a collection of how-to-repair articles. Mostly electronic stuff.

The National Association of Pet Sitters

The National Kitchen and Bath Association has remodeling tips.

FabricLink tells you everything you want to know about fabrics. Which fabrics are best under different conditions, how to care for fabrics, how to wash, etc.

DoItYourself has hints, tips, and instruction on a whole bunch of topics from plumbing to cleaning to painting. The site also has a bunch of forums related to home maintenance.

How To Clean Stuff has some tips about cleaning a whole lot of things including clothes, cars, and carpets.

Tips and Tricks for Cleaning Stuff Around the House

LifeHacker is a blog about dealing with life. It has a lot of gadgets and leading edge toys, also. It also has articles on DIY projects.

RealSimple - recipes, household tips, advice, etc. Help for simplifying life.

The Tip King - tips about cleaning, pets, gardening, etc. Includes a forum with tips from the public

How to Clean Anything

Healthy Home Institute tells you about keeping your home from getting "sick" which keeps you from getting healthy.

The Natural Handyman has good, solid articles on fixing the kind of stuff that breaks all the time. It also has strange cookie storage requirements.

Handyman USA has both a forum section and an ask-the-expert section.

The Woodworking Catalog has links, forums, articles, and stuff to sell.

Wood Central is a wood working forum.

This To That specializes in gluing this to that. Find out which glue to use.

Home Energy Saver tells you how to save energy at home.

Energy Star has information about energy efficiency.

Home ImproveNet

Jim Dulley's Home Improvement has info a variety of home repair topics.

JenWoodhouse is a DIY site with plenty of videos of wood-making projects.

eHow has tips and fixes in a variety of categories. In fact, they have so many categories and subject areas, that no one area is very thorough. Intestesting site to browse.

Fix It Now is all about fixing appliances.

CornerHardware.com has information on home improvement with some animated how-to's. Includes tips and advice on tools and has a buyer's guide.

Improvement Projects Calculators helps you determine how much materials you will need to finish your project. Includes calculators for roofing, paint, drywall, etc.

Bed Bath and Beyond - their e-store

Linens 'n Things - their e-store

The Company Store sells all kinds of bath and linen supplies.

Home Building and Remodeling Network has links to all kinds of material on building and remodeling including magazines, TV shows, etc. Emphasis is on 'building' rather than remodeling or fixing.

Not So Big House is about building eco-friendly houses.

ResourceHelp has a collection of links to DYI sites.

Make Stuff is a collection of formulas for making soap, glue, bubble bath, air fresheners, glass cleaner, insecticide, fertilizer, etc. There are also links to crafts and recipes.

Ron Hazelton's Home Improvement Guide

Woodworkers Central - forums for woodworkers, reviews, advice, techniques, etc.

Remote Central - forum for x10 automation equipment

Home Service is a service that lets contractors bid on your home improvement project.

Cool Tools Kevin Kelly's reviews of very cool tools.

Improvements is a commercial site but has an interesting collection of wares.

Design It Yourself has some material (not a lot) for do-it-yourselfers.

Women in Woodworking - has a forum, tips, gallery, links to other sites, etc. Forum is pretty useful.

Woodworking Talk is a woodworker forum.

Matthias Wandel's Woodworking Shop - has some great woodworking projects and ideas.

Painting Videos This Old House has a nice set of how-to videos on painting. Generally a good site for painting advice and info.

Design Sponge is a DIY site with projects that you actually might be able to pull off. Not me. But, maybe you.

10 Best Free Floorplan Tools is a collection of free, online floor plan designers.

5 Free Office Floorplan Designers

Room Sketcher is free, online floor plan software.

The Sweethome - reviews of home appliances and tools similar to the WireCutter site.

Houzz.com has a database of vendors for select metro areas including Philadelphia. It also has a catalogue of pictures to help create ideas for interior and exterior design. And it has a sales catalogue including interior and exterior items for kitchens, baths, living room, etc.

AllBrand is a great source for appliance parts. They also have appliance diagrams which can be useful in figuring out how to take an appliance apart.

HouseLogic - Oranizing and Maintaining This site is sponsored by realtors and has a bunch of tips on how to clean, organize, and maintain your home.

How To Install A Rain Barrel This article shows a simple rain barrel with links to parts.

Pottery Barn has houseware and furniture ($)

Walmart has houseware and furniture ($)

Crate and Barrel has houseware and furniture ($)

Best Flatware (2022) reviewed by Wirecutter. The article has a lot of related links that are informational.

Bed Bath And Beyond sells houseware and furniture.

Macy's Furniture This links goes to the furniture pages of the site ($)

Home Depot has a surprising variety of quality furniture, houseware, decorations, etc. More than what might be expected from a hardware store. ($)

Create and Barrel has houseware and furniture ($)

Houzz sells furniture as well as professional services related to renovation and building. ($)

Wayfair sells furniture as well as houseware. ($)

West Elm sells furniture as well as houseware. Tends toward modern styles (and prices). ($)

Room and Board was rated best (2021) online furniture seller by Consumer Reports (Ashley was worst). Tends toward expensive. ($)

Overstock sells furniture as well as houseware. More traditional stuff at low prices. ($)

Raymour and Flanigan sells furniture. ($)

YardBird sells expensive outdoor furniture. ($)

Oskar Huber sells expensive furniture. ($)

Article Scandinavian style furniture ($)

Photovoltaic Estimator This is a government sponsored site that estimates the amount of electricity you will need to generate to satisfy your home requirements when considering solar energy installations.

Project Sunroof This is a Google sponsored site that shows how many other houses in your area are using solar and the amount of energy that can be generated dependent on the geography of your roof.

Solar Estimator This site estimates solar requirements based on your geographical location. However, the site requires too much personal contact information before it will generate the data.

RepairClinic The site has a lot of tutorials including video and text material focusing mostly on a wide variety of appliances. Check their YouTube library also.

Fine Homebuilding includes all sorts of videos on home repair and maintenance. In addition to videos on contruction projects, there are short videos on techniques as well as videos on using tools.

Home Depot DIY Videos

Today's Home Owner Videos are DIY videos on a large variey of projects associated with home maintenance.

Quickrete Videos This site has a bunch of useful videos on concrete installation and maintenance.

How to Paint a House Right This site has a bunch of useful videos on interior and exterior house painting.

Howcast Plumbing This site has a bunch of useful videos on home plumbing installation and maintenance.

Woodworking for Mere Mortals This site has a bunch of useful videos on working with wood and associated tools.

IPCamTalk is a very active wifi camera forum.

Best Indoor WiFi Cameras is a WireCutter article (2019) - good starting point to see what is out there.

Reddit videosurveillance There are a couple of Reddit discussion groups related to surveillance and security.

Reddit homedefense There are a couple of Reddit discussion groups related to home surveillance and security.

DIY Home Surveillance This is a good introduction to the topic.

PC Based DIY Home Surveillance This is a good introduction to the topic from Tom's Guide.

WiFi Cameras Can Be Hacked This is 2016 article from Consumers Reports that says that wifi based cameras are pretty useless for security purposes because they can be hacked easily.

Best DIY Security Systems (2019) review of DIY security systems for homes.