Botany

Page Updated June 2022 .

Agricultural Image Gallery  High quality images of crops, vegetables, animals, and much more.

Arbor Day Foundation  Read and learn all about Arbor Day on this site.

Backyard Fruits  This site gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.

Borealforest.org  Students will find the Educational Resources very informative and useful for studying plants and animals in this region and worldwide; all of them have good clear images.

Botanical Dictionary  This site provides information regarding the general description of the plants, the various methods of cultivation.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden  Information about rare and endangered plants, gardening naturally, and metropolitan plants.

Fun Facts About Fungi Come and learn some fun facts about fungi--the hidden kingdom. Complete with images, articles, glossary, and references for further investigation.

Gardening at School  Here's information to get you started in creating a school-wide gardening project.

Gardening with Annuals  Find out how to use annual flowers to brighten your garden.

Gardening with Perennials  Learn how to plant and care for a garden that will bloom year after year.

Herb Gardening  Lists common herbs and gardening tips.

Home Gardening  The first edition of Home Gardening from Cornell University focuses on flowers, vegetables, and lawn care. Of special note are the databases and videos of how-to information for hundreds of flowers, foliage plants and vegetables.

How to Celebrate Arbor Day  Ideas on how to celebrate National Arbor Day, from the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Journey to Amazonia  Learn about life in the tropical rainforest: in the water, on the land and in the trees. Become an Amazon Explorer in a fun interactive game. The site includes extensive teacher resources.

My First Garden  Learn how to grow your own food! This terrific site for kids will help you plan your garden and teach you the gardening basics. A teacher's guide is also available for each section.

Plant Dictionary  A picture dictionary containing plants and plant vocabulary.

Plants Database  Look up information about virtually any plant in this comprehensive USDA database.

Spring Flowering Bulbs  The site has good generic advice on selecting bulbs, planting the bulbs when, where & how to plant, what to do after flowering, how to force flowers, and finally a floral list of common bulbs.

The Bonsai Site  This site provides considerable information on this consuming plant hobby, with pages on history, styles, advanced techniques, a gallery, additional features, maintenance, plant profiles, a FAQ, a forum and available books.

The National Gardening Association  Read articles and find out some helpful hints about gardening and horticulture.

USDA Forest Service  The gateway to the US National Forest system, with clickable map and links to National Forest sites.

Watch Your Garden Grow  This is your guide to choosing, growing, preparing and storing common vegetables.

Water Gardening  Get introduced to Water Gardening from The Pond Guy!

Wildflowers  Learn about different wildflowers, where in the United States they thrive, what they look like, how to grow them and more.

Zen Garden  The primary goal of the Zen Garden Project is to create an in-depth resource for students composed of information on the history, aesthetic character, and philosophical context of the Japanese Garden.