Durham County Center gives our county's residents easy access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension agents deliver unbiased, research-based information to Durham County citizens.
The gardens feature the Terrace Garden, the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum and the H. L. Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Find out what is blooming, what classes are being offered, and how to volunteer. Gives dates of plant sales. Take a virtual tour from this site.
Consists of nearly 600 acres made up of three tracts in Chapel Hill: the Coker Arboretum, the Mason Farm Biological Reserve, and the North Carolina Botanical Garden proper. Tour the different garden sites, find out about local garden tours, and learn about plant sales.
This garden consists of eight acres of plantings, with over 9,000 taxa (400 woody genera plus others), at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. The site includes a visual tour. Also has an incredible amount of information: mail order sources for hard to find plants, an on line version of A Year in Trees: Superb Wood Plants for Four Season Gardens (635.976 Tripp) and much, much more.
Plants Delights Nursery is a Raleigh nursery that features unusual perennials. Genera of special focus include amorphophallus, arisaema, asarum, cannas, crinum lilies, epimediums, ferns, hardy palms, hardy ginger lilies, helleborus, heuchera, hosta, lobelia, ornamental grasses, pulmonaria, solomon's seal, tiarella, verbena, and zephyranthes. Many of the plants listed were first bred and introduced by Plants Delights, but Plants Delights also works with other breeders to introduce and market their plants to the public. Founded and owned by Tony Avent of local gardening fame.
Specializing in Camellias and other plants that are uncommon in cultivation and especially suited for landscape use. The nursery is located near Chapel Hill in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. Kai Mei Parks, David Parks, and Dr. Robert Parks of UNC-CH run this most interesting nursery.
Niche Gardens specializes in nursery-propagated wildflowers, southeastern natives, selected garden perennials, ornamental grasses, and underused trees and shrubs. You can search their catalog by the plant attributes or description you are looking for: perennial, vine, tree, shrub, ground cover, fern, grass, attractive to butterflies or birds, cut flowers, dried flowers, evergreen, fragrant, or native.
Carolina Gardener, the only gardening magazine written by and for gardeners in North Carolina, South Carolina, and surrounding states. Has features from the print magazine, plant profiles, a to-do list, and an events calendar.
NCDOT Wildflowers--Have you ever wondered about the flowers blooming along the interstates? This web site will fill you in on the history, as well as provide an identification index and a screen to look up what is currently blooming in your area.
Lists information about the variety of produce grown in NC. Tells when different products are in season and where one can get/pick them.
This wonderful page is maintained by NC State horticulturists. It offers photographs and information on plants and trees that grow well in the area. Users can search by common name or scientific name and each includes information on how to grow the plant. There is also information on plants to watch out for: poisonous plants of North Carolina
Botany.Com, the Encyclopedia of Plants, is a complete resource for all of your gardening needs. It provides information regarding the general description of the plants, the various methods of cultivation (such as indoor or outdoor planting, soil and temperature requirements, pruning, and other important details), the means of propagation (seeds, cuttings, division, etc.), and the different varieties and hybrids. It has an easy-to-use directory of plants which includes annuals, bulbs, cacti, succulents, fruits, grasses, water plants, herbs, spices, houseplants, perennials, shrubs, bushes, trees, vegetables, vines, crawlers, and wild flowers. This service is provided by Burpee and linked to their catalogue.
The Garden Gate offers gardeners and nature lovers a carefully selected and well-organized collection of links to informative and interesting horticultural sites around the world. So if you enjoy plants, either in the garden or in nature, this is a great site!
Contains color photographs and information on over 3000 species found in North America. Allows users to search by plant name or attribute.
The North American Rock Garden Society has information for gardening enthusiasts interested in alpine, saxatile, and low-growing perennials. It encourages the study and cultivation of wildflowers that grow well among rocks, whether such plants originate above the tree line or at lower elevations.
The International Water Lily and Water Gardening Society is a non-profit association dedicated to the furtherance of all aspects of water gardening by the exchange of the latest and best information on water gardening throughout the world.
The International Camellia Society, founded in 1962, is a non-profit organization devoted to the genus Camellia. Its yearly publication is the International Camellia Journal and it maintains the International Camellia Register. The web site has lots of information about growing these beauties and one of the funniest FAQ?s around!
The American Rose Society is dedicated to the enjoyment, enhancement, and promotion of the rose. Has "Ask Us" ("Consulting Rosarians") and "Rose of the Month" columns. Lovely pictures.
Collects and organizes a wide variety of user-submitted, not kitchen-tested, recipes. Recipes are arranged by recipe of the day or by category, such as pies, holiday, pasta, or vegetarian.
Based on more than 200 of Betty Crocker's cookbooks. Recipes are kitchen-tested and searchable by category or ingredient(s). This site also helps visitors plan well-balanced menus, prepare shopping lists, and find coupons.
A great guide to what's cooking on the Net. This has over 10,000 food and cooking-related indexed sites for recipes and meal planning ideas. Special categories include Health and Fitness, Healthy Cooking, and Ethnic cooking resources. Other choices link to cooking schools and TV & radio cooking shows.
Provides a wide array of information on vegetarianism with an emphasis on vegan vegetarians. Recipes can be browsed by broad category (e.g. pasta).
Maintained by Andrea Riley and Carolyn Robinson, DCL Reference;
Last update: April 10, 2007