library links

The following Web sites are recommended by Helen Fowler Library as online informational resources. Denver Botanic Gardens does not control the information found at these sites. Use the information found at these sites with discretion. The links categories are:
 - Water-Smart Gardening®
 - Gardening and Horticulture
 - Local and Regional Gardens
 - National Gardens and Arboreta
 - Plant Images
 - Plant Information/Identification
 - Plant Societies

Pointers for Web site evaluation

These pointers may assist you in evaluating these and other Web resources:

• Consider the source of the document or Web site. Who is the author or publisher? Sites published by government sources whose Web address ends with the suffix .gov, or educational institutions, .edu, may be more useful for research purposes.
• Determine the currency of the document or Web page. When was the page was last updated, or when was the article or document written?
• Make note of the other Web sites linked from the document or Web site of interest. Are these sites or documents commercial in nature?

Water-Smart Gardening® Links 

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: http://www.botanic.org/water_conservation.asp
Water conservation links appropriate to the Rocky Mountain region emphasize an ongoing commitment to a sustainable lifestyle.

Colorado State University: http://www.drought.colostate.edu/
Provides drought restriction information for Colorado. Drought-related information and tips for water conservation may also be found here.

Denver Botanic Gardens, Water-Smart Gardening®: http://www.botanicgardens.org/pageinpage/watersmartgardening.cfm
Here you'll find trees, shrubs, ground covers, grasses, perennials, bulbs and annuals featured in the Gardens that thrive with minimal irrigation.

Denver Botanic Gardens, Water-Smart Gardening® Tips: http://www.botanicgardens.org/pageinpage/watersmarttips.cfm
This page presents the top 12 Water-Smart Gardening® tips as practiced by Gardens horticulture experts.

Denver Water, Xeriscape and Conservation: http://www.denverwater.org/cons_xeriscape/cons_xeriscapeframe.html
These Web links within Denver Water's site provide information on clinics and free seminars, demonstration gardens and principles of xericape as well as many practical water saving tips.

Green Industries of Colorado (GreenCO): http://www.greenco.org/
GreenCO is an alliance of landscape-related trade provides a special section devoted to healthy plants and drought. GreenCO member organizations are also linked from this site.

Planttalk® Colorado: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ptlk/index.html
Timely and reliable essays on all aspects of horticulture and gardening in Colorado; those explaining Xeriscape practices are found at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ptlk/ptlk1900.html

Plant Select®: http://plantselect.org/
Program designed to seek out and distribute the very best plants for gardens from the high plains to the intermountain region. Here you'll find plant names, color photos, growing tips and basic information.

Xeriscape Colorado, Inc!: http://www.xeriscape.org/
A discussion of the fundamentals of xeriscaping, a bibliography of xeriscape sources and a list of xeriscape-related events are found on this Web site.

Gardening and Horticulture Links

Colorado Gardening: http://www.coloradogardening.com
Resources and information on gardening in the Colorado environment.

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/  
Information about gardening, insects, agriculture and natural resources in Colorado.

Garden Centers of Colorado: http://www.gardencentersofcolorado.org
Current events and information on gardening in Colorado, including information on the first annual Gardening Showcase.

Plant Select®: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/psel/index.html
Program designed to seek out and distribute the very best plants for gardens from the high plains to the intermountain region. Here you'll find plant names, color photos, growing tips and basic information.

Plantfacts: http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu
Access to information from 46 national extension offices and powerful image databases.

Planttalk® Colorado: http://www.planttalk.org
Timely and reliable essays on all aspects of horticulture and gardening in Colorado.

X Rated Gardening: http://xratedgardening.com
Xeric plants chosen by the Garden Centers of Colorado.

Local and Regional Gardens Links

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: http://www.bettyfordalpinegardens.org
Vail, Colorado

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: http://www.botanic.org
Cheyenne, Wyoming

Hudson Gardens & Event Center: http://www.hudsongardens.org
Littleton, Colorado

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum: http://www.arboretum.unl.edu
Network of gardens throughout Nebraska, headquartered at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Rio Grande Botanic Garden: http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/garden/ 
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Southwest Colorado Wildflowers: http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com
Wildflowers, ferns and trees of the Four Corners region of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.

University of New Mexico: http://www.unm.edu/~quantum/quantum_2001/visitor.html
Provides a description of the campus arboretum (Albuquerque, NM).

Western Botanical Gardens & Butterfly House: http://www.wcbotanic.org
Grand Junction, Colorado

National Gardens and Arboreta Links

American Association for Botanical Gardens and Arboreta: http://www.aabga.org
A directory of gardens and arboreta can be found on this site.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: http://www.bbg.org/ 
Brooklyn, New York

Chicago Botanic Garden: http://www.chicagobotanic.org
Glencoe, Illinois

Longwood Gardens: http://www.longwoodgardens.org
Kennet Square, Pennsylvania

Missouri Botanical Gardens: http://www.mobot.org
St. Louis, Missouri

New York Botanical Garden:  http://www.nybg.org
Bronx, New York

Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: http://www.strybing.org
San Francisco, California

Plant Images Links

Curtis Botanical Magazine: http://www.nal.usda.gov/curtis/
Digitized images and text from early issues of The Botanical Magazine and Curtis' Botanical Magazine provided by the National Agriculture Library. This site can be useful for those interested in botanical illustration.

Google Images: http://www.images.google.com
Enter the common or scientific name of a plant in the search box and numerous images are retrieved. Images may include digitized prints, personal photographs or drawings; the host link may provide useful information.

The Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery: http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/
Database includes images of vascular plants. Most plants are native to Texas and Oklahoma; however, many of these plants may be found in Colorado as well.

Plant Information/Identification Links

Flora of North America: http://www.fna.org/FNA
Provides access to the table of contents, sample chapters and indices of the published volumes of Flora of North America online. Links to volumes 1-4, 22, 23 and 26 are currently available.

Internet Directory for Botany: http://www.botany.net/IDB
An index for botanical resources found on the Web.

UConn Plant Database, Plant Pages: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/a.html
Alphabetical listing by Latin name of several plants. Click on the plant name to access an audio pronunciation of the name and to obtain general information about the plant. Browsing by common name is available at http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/common/a.html

United States Department of Agriculture Database: http://plants.usda.gov
A searchable database of plants in the United States and its territories by common or botanical name, providing taxonomic and location information, images and links for more information.

Plant Societies Links

African Violet Society of America, Inc.: http://www.avsa.org/
A national society dedicated to providing information about African violets.

American Conifer Society: http://www.conifersociety.org/ 
A national society interested in the growing and study of conifers.

American Horticultural Society: http://www.ahs.org
Founded in 1922, AHS is one of the oldest national gardening organizations in the United States.

American Iris Society: http://www.geocities.com/aisregion20/
The Colorado region of the national society dedicated to irises.

American Rose Society: http://www.ars.org
Dedicated to the enjoyment and enhancement of roses.

Boulder Rose Society: http://www.boulderrose.org/
A Boulder-based society focusing on the genus Rosa.

Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society: http://www.ccss-online.org
A Colorado-based society dedicated to the study of cacti and succulents.

Colorado Dahlia Society, Doing Dahlias: http://www.dahlias.net
A Colorado-based society dedicated to the growing of dahlias.

Colorado Mycological Society: http://www.cmsweb.org/ 
A Colorado-based society dedicated to the study of fungi.

Colorado Native Plant Society: http://www.conps.org
A society dedicated to the promotion of native Colorado plants.

Colorado Water Garden Society: http://www.colowatergardensociety.org
A society based on water gardening in Colorado.

Denver Orchid Society: http://denverorchidsociety.org
A society dedicated to growing orchids in Colorado.

Herb Society of America: http://www.herbsociety.org
National society dedicated to herb growth, use and education.

Mile High Daylily Society: http://mhdaylily.org
A Colorado chapter of the national society dedicated to daylilies.

North American Rock Garden Society: http://www.nargs.org
A national society dedicated to rock gardening.

The Gesneriad Society (formerly AGGS): www.gesneriadsociety.org
A society Web site dedicated to gesneriads.