A World of Gardening Links:
BC Ferries, - This website has plenty of features to help you plan your travels around coastal British Columbia.
Go Nanaimo - Your gateway to Nanaimo, British Columbia, with travel articles and photos from across Canada.
Regional Garden Related Websites
Vancouver Island Garden Trail - Great Gardens on Vancouver Island
Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society - We are excited to share our passion in orchids.
Gardening for British Columbians - Gardening B.C. is here as a resource for all those that are interested in every aspect of gardening in B.C.
Hazelwood Herb Farm - owned and operated by two devotees to the growing and selling of quality herbs, Richard White and Jacynthe Dugas
Herbal Collective - Learn how to enhance your life with herbs.
Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens - recognized as one of the world's finest informal show gardens.
Nanaimo Horticultural Society - Proudly celebrating over 60 Years of gardening in Nanaimo, B.C.
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society
Malaspina University College
Milner Estate Woodland Gardens - near Qualicum Beach, BC. Part of Malaspina University College's Horticulture Program
Horticulture Department - GR Paine Training Centre
Okayama Friendship Gardens - on the Malaspina University College Campus.
Seed Sources
Specialty Plant Sources
RarePalmSeeds.com - the #1 website for palm seeds.
http://www.gardening-uk.com/ - This isn't a large site but it does have some unusual catalogues available from British, European and Scandinavian suppliers offering everything from seeds for succulents and cacti to carnivorous plants.
Rocky Mountain Rare Plants - This is a remarkably exhaustive on-line catalogue of literally hundreds of species of hand-picked seeds from the wilds of the Rocky Mountains and other alpine areas throughout the world. This is a particularly valuable resource for gardeners looking for plant material for rockeries.
Educational Resources
International Society of Arboriculture and its Pacific Northwest Chapter are really good resources on trees, tree pruning and tree care.
Integrated Pest Management in BC
University of British Columbia Botanical Garden,
Victoria's Glendale Gardens & Woodland
International Gardening Websites
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta - An organization consisting of more than 500 member gardens worldwide that share information and resources through this group.
Botanique - The name of this website speaks for itself. It includes a myriad of listings.
The Georgeson Botanical Garden - in Fairbanks, Alaska
Bellevue Botanical Garden - Information on a garden just south of us in Washington State
Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks - Botanical Garden Society in Northwestern Arkansas.
International Peace Garden - Need we say more?
Linda's Orchid Page - a great reference website about Orchids with links to many other gardening sites as well.
American Rhododendron Society - Reference Website on rhododendron species and cultivars.
Rhododendron Species Foundation - Wonderful Rhododendron Species Garden in Washington State.
The Rosarian - This website contains a lot of good information about roses