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Last checked 11/11/2000
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- Better Homes and Gardens Gardening
site has a nice plant selector - shows picture and brief description. Lot of other info.
- Dutch Gardens - plant finder tool.
- Dave's Garden has information on many plants and shrubs.
- The Garden Web has forums, books, tips, and other resources related to gardening.
- TimeLife Virtual Gardening, is now Gardeners, and is almost useless but does have a lot of stuff to sell.
- Wayside Gardens sells all kinds of stuff for the garden and has a useful categorization of plants, flowers, shrubs, etc.
- LivingHome - has gardening Q&A plus other useful bits of info for around the house.
- The Garden Guides is another all-purpose gardening site. Easy to view and surf.
- Burpee's has a catalogue, questions and answers, recipes, etc. Also has a plant wizard that helps find plants and veggies that meet your requirements but the site requires cookies.
- The Lawn Institute has info on lawn care.
- Ortho has a section on lawn care and another section on troubleshooting garden problems.
- Lawn Care from Scott's
- Lawn Care from the Backyard Gardener.
- allaboutlawns.com - all about lawns
- Ask Earl, the Yard Care Guy has a searchable database of questions and answers.
- Taunton Publications has advice on cooking, homebuilding, woodworking, sewing, and gardening.
- Rose Resource has info on roses.
- The American Rose Society has advice, information, Q&A, etc.
- GreenWeb "...has a wealth of gardening and plant information that is growing all the time. Also available is our online catalog of over 4000 rare and exotic plant species seeds."
- Dig Magazine "...is an electronic magazine devoted to home and garden diversions."
- Virtually Gardening has advice, tips, and articles on gardening.
- Ohio State Factsheets on plants. This is a large database of links to other sites.
- Ohio State Plant Dictionary has images of plants. Has a large database to search or browse. You can search based on plant name, feature, or pest.
- Home and Garden TV - companion to the TV series.
- Weekend Gardener gardening guide tells you when you should start various seeds depending on your location.
- GreenSheets is a search engine that can locate heavy duty agricultural information.
- Scott's - the company that does grass.
- Urban Garden specializes in small, city gardens.
- Gardening Colorado has landscaping tips, book reviews, etc.
- Tom Clothier's Garden Walk and Talk is kind of folksy but there are entertaining and informative articles here.
- The Gardening Launchpad has a great set of links.
- Ask Ellen is sponsored by John Deere and is about grass.
- Texas A&M Diagnostic Info - identify the plant and a chart shows the possible problems and solutions.
- Aggie Horticulture - Texas A&M's site that contains a lot of information on gardening and horticulture.
- Bulbs is all about bulbs sponsored by the U.S. Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center.
- Mad About Amaryllis is about Amaryllis.
- Wonderful World of Trees has a section with pictures of all of the known trees in North America.
- Select a Tree
- Hometime's Tips on gardening.
- Daylillies
- Organic Gardening
- 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.
- (No) Problem Garden is a small collection of articles on solving garden problems like what plants do well in the shade.
- Troybilt makes heavy duty (expensive) garden equipment.
- Cultivated Gardener has tips and advice on gardening in the city, kitchen, or farm. Also has some general articles on gardening related issues.
- What Tree Is It helps you identify a tree from its leaf.
- Perennial Gardener from the PBS folks.
- Bloomin' Newman has a mildly informative TV show and a less informative site. The site does have a public forum, however, which might be helpful.
- GardenForever - ways to garden into old age (of course, they describe their site more graciously)
- Garden Review - reviews garden equipment and associated outdoor stuff like grills - also has a discussion forum.
- Ornamental Grasses
- Clean Air Gardening
- HousePlants has a glossary and a diagnostic section.
- Garden Helper has lists of plants for specific environments.
- Penny's Flowers is a local store.
- WindowBox sells gardening supplies.
- Yardiac - pretty comprehensive garden and yard shopping site.
- Lanscape USA sells garden supplies.
- Garden Crossings sells plants and garden supplies.
- Direct Gardening is a commercial site with a lot of useful info including a plant finder.
- The Butterfly Site has a lot of information on the types of plants to buy to attract butterflies.
- Gardening Forum This is the rec.gardens Usenet. In other words, this is a public forum for anyone who wants to say anything or ask anything about gardening.
- Backyard Gardener has a collection of links to garden and yard care sites.
- Springhill Nursery sells plants and garden supplies.
- Jackson and Perkins - specializes in roses but has other plants and supplies.
- White Flower Farms has all kinds of flowers and plants. Very good descriptions with detailed requirements and some maintenance instructions.
- Pruning Ornamental Shrubs - tips from the University of Missouri Extension.
- Move - has tips and projects for the home and garden including decorating,
remodeling, maintenance, picking perennials for your zone.
- Popular Mechanics How To Central is a collection of how-to's from Populat Mechanics.
- Hometime
is the companion Web site of the TV series.
- RepairClinic.com has advice on appliance repair. You can buy parts through them, also.
- DIY Network has an archive of DIY projects along with an ask-the-expert area.
- DIY Life - is a blog about how to do stuff. Mostly little, every-day things like how to print photos on M&Ms, or how to build a model of a catapult for your backyard.
- Fixya has a bunch of fix it material - 'tech support, manuals and troubleshooting for comsumers'.
- 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.
- Live Manuals has manuals for all sorts of appliances.
- Retrevo
collects support site information. Enter an appliance or electronic gadget name and see what it brings up.
- 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.
- Easy2Technologies This is a commercial training company that has some good home repair how-to videos.
- 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 Repair Faucets
- How to Repair Faucets - from the DIYNetwork.
- MSN House and Home has advice on repairing and puchasing a home. Also has info on gardens, lawns, cooking, entertainment, etc.
- 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.
- Ask the Builder has how-to articles including YouTube videos.
- Suite101 - great collection of links to home repair and remodeling sites.
- 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
- Nice and Easy is a large and interesting collection of plumbing Websites from around the world.
- FixYa is a collection of how-to-repair articles. Mostly electronic stuff.
- Martha Stewart's Site Pretty egotistical if you ask me. Hey, don't get me started.
- The Mining Company's Best Interior Decorating Sites along with articles, etc.
- The National Association of Pet Sitters
- The National Kitchen and Bath Association has remodeling tips.
- Lowe's Home Safety Encyclopedia
- FixerUpper is mostly a chat room. You need to register to chat.
- 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.
- Home Ideas has forms that you submit to request information and resources to help you out on home projects.
- DoItYourself has hints, tips, and instruction on a whole bunch of topics from plumbing to cleaning to painting.
- Glossary of Construction Terms
- Stain Detective is sponsored by Tide and helps you find out how to remove that stubborn stain.
- Totally Clean Services has advice on how to clean most anything around the house.
- How To Clean Stuff has some tips about cleaning a whole lot of things including clothes, cars, and carpets.
- 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.
- The New Homemaker or the Domestic Renaissance. This site is dedicated to the people who stay home to take care of business there.
- Handyman USA has both a forum section and an ask-the-expert section.
- The Woodworking Catalog has links, articles, and stuff to sell.
- Wood Central is a wood working forum.
- Woodbin.com - Woodworking blog with designs, related software reviews, a finish selector tool, and other software tools designed for the woodworker.
- 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.
- Home ImprovementNet - referral source for contractors that they have screened - some general info and a product showcase - has main four sections: design, plan, hire, fix.
- Jim Dulley's Home Improvement has info a variety of home repair topics.
- 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.
- Safety Alerts has information on safety hazards around the house. Has tips on improving your home's safety.
- The Duct Tape Guys have useful information on the everyday use of duct tape. Some humorous material.
- Fix It Now is all about fixing appliances.
- Old House Chronicle is about maintaining an old house and the things inside it.
- 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 Matters is a variety show on home related issues from The Discovery Channel.
- 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.
- Resource Center 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.
- Minwax's Forums is a handful of woodworking and finishing forums which are suprisingly busy.
- HomeToys - Home automation and home entertainment systems
- Remote Central - forum for x10 automation equipment
- The Tip King - tips about cleaning, pets, gardening, etc. Includes a forum with tips from the public
- How to Clean Anything
- Improvenet is a service that lets contractors bid on your home improvement project.
- ServiceMagic is a service that lets contractors bid on your home improvement project. Similar to Improvenet, ServiceMagic offers a $500 guarantee.
- Paint Ideas - site has a lot of creative ideas for decorating that have been submitted by the public.
- Cool Tools Kevin Kelly's reviews of very cool tools.
- 150 Tips and Tricks for Cleaning - a collection of sites, from LifeHack, that have cleaning tips.
- Improvements
is a commercial site but has an interesting collection of wares.
- FlyLady - how to organize your life starting with your home - tips and tricks and philosophy
- Easy2DIY has a lot of material on DIY projects around the house and garden.
- Design It Yourself has some material (not a lot) for do-it-yourselfers.
- Home Envy has a bunch of home improvement projects and tips.
- Women in Woodworking - has a forum, tips, gallery, links to other sites, etc. Forum is pretty useful.
- Woodworking.com - forum, tips, project plans, etc. Well populated forum..
- Woodworking.com Home Improvement Forum - a lot of discussion about various problems and projects.
- 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 Toolbox is a Flash application that shows you what various colors would look like in various types of rooms. On the This Old House site.
- Design Online is a DIY site with projects that you actually might be able to pull off. Not me. But, maybe you.
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