LINK SPOTLIGHT

Welcome to HORT-LINKS for web-site addresses providing horticultural information resources through the internet.  When you find a web-site with useful information, don’t forget to set your bookmark in-order to check back regularly. The links provided below include sources from educational institutions, organizations, and commercial companies. There is no implied endorsement by UW-Extension or its employees.

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GENERAL

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

UW-Extension Publications
Works with campus and county staff to produce and distribute educational materials based on university research for the general public, agriculture, business, labor, families, government and professional groups.

Cold Climate Gardening
Everything you might want to know about gardening in a cold climate (Zone 4 or lower) lots of great links.

UW-Extension Hort News
This is the most complete source of horticulture information for Wisconsin on the Internet, including a calendar of local, statewide, and national events.

Wisconsin Master Gardener Website
Trained volunteers who aid University of Wisconsin Extension staff by helping people in the community better understand horticulture and their environment.

UW-Extension Media Collections
The Cooperative Extension Media Collection, a collection of about 1350 titles, serves as a centralized source of audiovisual materials for the use of Cooperative Extension agents in Wisconsin and their clients. Materials in the collection represent a wide variety of formats including videos, CD's, DVD's, slide sets, audiocassettes, skillathons and displays.

UW-Extension Information
UW-Extension extends the knowledge and resources of the University of Wisconsin to people where they live and work.

UW - The Wisconsin Gardener - Public TV
The Wisconsin Gardener offers a hands-in-the-dirt approach to gardening in Wisconsin provided by Wisconsin Public Television.

'X' Files - Wisconsin Garden Facts
A publication series under development by the Urban Horticulture Team are designed to be user-friendly for home and commercial gardeners. They are short, concise and easy to read, with an emphasis on answers to questions that homeowners often ask about horticulture issues.

InfoSource
A service of the UW-Extension, gives answers to commonly asked questions, at times people need the information most. Includes many topics such as Agriculture, Garden and Landscape, and Our Environment.

University of Minnesota Extension Garden Programs
Gardening and Commercial Horticulture programs include educating northern home gardeners as well as horticulture production and service industries.

PlantFacts - Ohio State University
Designed to serve as a knowledge bank and interactive learning center on the care, cultivation, and utilization of plants from a commercial, consumer, and academic perspective.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Responsible for implementing the laws of the state and, where applicable, the laws of the federal government that protect and enhance the natural resources of our state.

Wisconsin Phenological Society
A branch of ecology, with the purpose to record and study the general development of plants and animals as affected by climate and weather.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL (Integrated Pest and Crop Management)

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

UW Integrated Pest & Crop Management
Provides information for Wisconsin's agricultural community from several University of Wisconsin outreach programs.

Biological Control News Archive
Midwest Biological Control News is a monthly newsletter dedicated to providing information on the use of beneficial organisms for controlling insect and mite pests of the farm, garden, and home.

FLOWERS (Indoor and outdoor)

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

USDA PLANTS Database
Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, crop information, automated tools, onward Web links, and references.

Connecticut Botanical Society - Gallery
A group of amateur and professional botanists who share an interest in the plants and habitats of Connecticut and the surrounding region -- the gallery is indexed by flower color, by common name, and by scientific name.

Perennials.com
Site for looking up information on a particular perennial - how it looks and how to grow it. A terrific database of over 2000 perennials complete with images, featuring Heritage Perennials.

Perry's Perennial Pages
An on-line perennial and related horticultural information, serving the Green Mountain State of Vermont.

Society of American Florists - Cut Flowers
The Society of American Florists (SAF) is the national trade association for the floral industry, representing 12,000 growers, importers, wholesalers and retailers of flowers and plants.

Gilbert H. Wild & Sons
Great photos and information at this sight - also very good deals on daylilies.

American Hemerocallis Society
Provides a forum for persons interested in this flower. The website information about the daylily.

Chalk Hill Clematis
Site for information and photos of Clematis - great search features (zone, color season) as well as general information on how to grow clematis, which to prune when.

Spring Valley Roses
Pictures and information not just about the various roses but diseases, how and where to grow and plants to encourage wildlife.

FRUIT CROPS

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

Northwest Small Fruit Info Network
A comprehensive information and communications resource for berry and grape production practices, research, and marketing.

Scaffolds Fruit Journal
The weekly update on pest management and crop development, published by Cornell University

West Virginia State Tree Fruit Resource
Conducts research in entomology and plant pathology at the Fruit Center and in grower orchards.

WI Apple Growers Assocation
Their purpose is to unite commercial apple growers in common pursuits, provide consumer education, support research and market development.

Midwest Small Fruit & Grape Net
Provides information on management, commercial production, harvesting, and marketing of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, highbush blueberries, and grapes.

INSECTS

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

UW - Department of Entomology Insect ID
Identify insects with this online tool. Provides detailed photographs for identing variouis indoor and outdoor insects, also provides information about where their found and how to control these pests.

Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Provides photographs and movies of insects and the damage they cause.

UMN Insect Journal
Find information about insects that might be found in a home yard or garden, or inside the home itself.

PestTracker - NAPIS Information
PestTracker is the public access web site of the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS), the agricultural pest tracking database of the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Clemson Entomology Information Sheets
Fact sheets and those of the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) can provide answers to the most common questions about insects, spiders and related creatures in South Carolina.

Clemson Entomology Forest Insect
Shade and Forest Insects.

Forest Entomology

ORGANIC PRODUCTION

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

Organic Crop Improvement
OCIA provides organic certification services to thousands of organic farmers, processors and handlers from over 20 countries in North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Yahoo! Directory of Organic Certification

Organic Gardening
Online magazine dedicated to organic gardening.

Organic Farming Research Foundation
The Organic Farming Research Foundation is a non-profit whose mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers.

PLANT PATHOLOGY

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
provides assistance in identifying plant diseases and provides educational information on plant diseases and their control.

UW-Extension Wisconsin Native Plant Sources
Provides a list of nurseries that sell native plants and seeds, and includes information about restoration and native ecosystems.

American Hosta Society
Site of the American Hosta Society – good information about the genus.

Hosta Library
Pictures and information about any hosta you might be interested in. The Hosta Library is primarily a database for images of mature hostas.

University of Connecticut Plant Database
Contains photographic and textual information on 450 trees, shrubs and vines that are useful for landscaping. The site includes a Plant Selector feature that enables the user to choose plants for their landscape situation based on criteria they supply. An online searchable plant terminology glossary and a dichotomous tree key are also provided.

Poisonous Plants (including mushrooms)
This website identifies many of the poisonous plants that grow in North Carolina. Many of these also grow in Wisconsin.

SOILS

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

UW Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
Offers a wide range of nutrient analysis of soils, and ornamental and agricultural plants.

UM Soil Testing Lab
The Soil Testing Laboratory provides routine soil testing and fertilizer recommendation services.

TURF GRASS

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

Turf Diseases of the Great Lakes Region: Identification and Control Guide for Golf Courses, Parks, and Lawns (A3187) (32 pages, 1.44 MB)
Turf Diseases (A3187) also offers general management advice covering topics ranging from selecting appropriate species and resistant cultivars to managing thatch thickness, irrigation, and mowing practices. Includes contact information for the disease clinics in the Great Lakes region and more.

UW-Extension Turf
Turfgrass section of the UW-Wisconsin Urban Horticulture website.

Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab
Its goal is to provide rapid, accurate and specific disease diagnostic information and management recommendations to turfgrass growers.

Purdue Turf Program
Department of Agronomy Purdue University.

VEGETABLES

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

UMN Horticulture: Vegetables - Culture
University on Minnesota Yard and Garden Line.

WEEDS

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

Weed Science Society of America
Established to encourage and promote the development of knowledge concerning weeds and their impact on the environment.

UW Herbarium
A museum collection of dried, labeled plants of state, national and international importance, which is used extensively for taxonomic and ecological research, as well as for teaching and public service.

WOODY ORNAMENTALS

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

UW-Extension Landscape
Landscape section of the UW-Wisconsin Urban Horticulture website.

UW-Extension Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
An interactive guide of plants that is specific to the upper Midwest United States (hardiness zones 3, 4 and 5), providing complete and accurate information on more than 600 species and varieties common to this region.

DNR Urban Forestry Program
DNR urban forestry staff assist community officials, green industry professionals, businesses, schools, non-profit organizations, and the general public.

Missouri Botanic Garden
The Garden’s Education Division is dedicated to developing a scientifically literate citizenry.

Ferns and Fern Allies of the Northwoods
About ferns in Northern Wisconsin - good information and good photos.

Chicago Botanic Garden
Online gardeners can help themselves to all the detailed plant and gardening information we provide to make their own gardens healthy and beautiful.

WILDLIFE

General  ·  Biological Control  ·  Flowers  ·  Fruit Crops  ·  Insects  ·  Organic Production  ·  Plant Pathology  ·  Soils  ·  Turf Grass  ·  Vegetables  ·  Weeds  ·  Woody Ornamentals  ·  Wildlife

National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.

Bird-Watching
Comprehensive National Park information and recommendations.

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