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[ Links will open a new window ] Botanical and Public Gardens, Arboreta
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| American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
| Botanical Garden/ AABGA/ United States/ English/ Association |
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http://www.aabga.org/ |
| Official website of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.
Information on the association, its mission, its members, its activities. Links to institutional members, a special tool to find gardens on the web. Easy to consult.
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| Botanic Gardens Conservation International
| Botanical Gardens/ Conservation/ United-Kingdom/ English/ Association |
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http://www.bgci.org.uk/ |
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Info on this society interested by plant conservation and botanical gardens. Very useful for links to geographical and regional categories and directories of members and gardens.
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| Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
| Botanical Gardens/ Taxonomy/ Classification/ United States/ English/ Directory |
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http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/introhtml/botgard.html |
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The website offers lists on: botanical gardens, plant taxonomy servers, resources on plant classification.
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| Australian National Botanical Gardens Biodiversity Servers
| Botanical Gardens/ Biodiversity/ Australia/ English/ Association |
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http://www.anbg.gov.au/anbg/index.html |
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Despite its look, this website is full of information. Search engine. Australian wildflowers. Australian botanical gardens.
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| Les Grands Jardins de Normandin
| Public gardens/ Canada/ Québec/ French/ Institution |
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http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/ |
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Virtual guided tour of these gardens.
Links to search engine. Few other content.
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| Métis Gardens
| Public gardens/ Canada/ Québec/ French + English/ Botanical Garden
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http://www.jardinsmetis.com/ |
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Site in construction of a beautiful garden from Québec (Gaspésie).
History of the gardens through Industry Canada.
Includes website (in French only) to educate kids on rare and threatened plants.
Information on "Le Festival international de jardins de Métis".
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| Parcs & jardins de Québec
| Public gardens/ Natural Parks/ Canada/ Québec/ French/ Tourist Site
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http://www.telegraphe.com/parcs/ |
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Gateway to many parks and gardens of the Québec City area.
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| Québec Gardens' Association
| Public gardens/ Canada/ Québec/ French + English/ Association
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http://www.associationdesjardinsduquebec.com/ |
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Presentation of gardens members of the association. Elegant website with flash but very slow. Map of Québec referring to gardens' data and link. Few other content.
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| Butchart Gardens
| Public gardens/ Canada/ British Columbia/ English/ Institution
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http://vvv.com/butchart/index.html |
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Info on these gardens from Victoria (B.C.) (fees, services, reservations, activities).
History of the gardens. Nice pictures. Calendar of blooms and events.
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| Devonian Botanic Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ Canada/ Alberta/ English/ Botanical Garden
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http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/ |
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The Devonian Botanic Garden of the University of Alberta (Edmonton) offers a very complete website.
Despite the large quantity of information available,
the structure of the site is easy to navigate through. Activities, events, components of the Garden itself. Research,
collections, horticultural tips. Very good list of links, especially to botanical gardens.
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| Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ Canada/ Newfoundland/ English/ Botanical Garden
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http://www.mun.ca/botgarden |
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Nice website of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden (St. John's).
Usual info on the garden (map, schedule, fees, events). Illustrated visit of the garden.
Also: information on their publications, scientific research, educational programs. Horticultural tips.
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| New Brunswick Botanical Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ Canada/ New Brunswick/ French/ Botanical Garden
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http://www.cuslm.ca/jardin/ |
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Created under the auspices of the Montréal Botanical Garden, the New Brunswick Botanical Garden
is located 8 km from the Québec borders and 7 km north of Edmundston.
The Web site gives the necessary information for a visit
and a short description of the gardens. English version of the Web site was not available at the time of the last visit.
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| Niagara Parks Nature and Gardens | Education/ Botanical Gardens/ Canada/ Ontario/ English/ City + Botanical Garden
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http://www.niagaraparks.com/nature.php
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Website for Niagara public and botanical gardens, butterfly house, interesting historical pictures.
Usual info on gardens. Also, info on the School of Horticulture, the students, the publications.
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| The Civic Garden Centre
| Education/ Horticulture/ Canada/ Ontario/ English/
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http://www.civicgardencentre.org |
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Ontario's Gardening Education and Information Centre.
The Toronto Master Gardeners answer your gardening questions (Q&A Forum).
Calendar of events, courses for adults and workshops for kids.
Library offers its services to the general public. On-line searching in catalogues.
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| Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton
| Botanical Gardens/ Canada/ Ontario/ English/ Botanical Garden
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http://www.rbg.ca/ |
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The website of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario is nice to visit.
Showcases special places to visit at the gardens, events, educational programs, services.
Visit to the garden is illustrated but contains mostly text.
Also includes mini-websites, such as Canadian Native
Orchids, the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network
and a database on rare plants from Ontario. Links.
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| University of British Columbia Botanical Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ Canada/ British Columbia/ English
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http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org |
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The website of the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden of Vancouver
is graphically interesting but simple. Info on gardens, admission, research, educational programs, giftshop. Includes the Nitobe Memorial Garden (Japanese garden).
Visit of the garden presents nice images and descriptions.
Research activities include introduction of ornamental plants.
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| Brooklyn Botanical Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ United States/ New York /English / Botanical Garden |
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http://www.bbg.org/ |
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A very nice website, interesting to visit.
General info easy to find: opening hours, fees, etc.
Includes some bonuses: Excerpts of some of the Garden's publications, a flora of New York metropolitan area, an encyclopedia, links.
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| Holden Arboretum
| Arboreta/ Trees/ Landscaping/ United States/ Ohio/ English |
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http://www.holdenarb.org/ |
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Many information available on this nicely done website. General info on the garden, its history, its educational programs (including hortitherapy)
its collections and conservation. The library holds a rare book collection. Links to arboreta and gardens, but also related to botany.
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| Longwood Gardens
| Public gardens/ United States / Delaware / English |
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http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ |
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Informative website on a beautiful garden. Opening hours, fees and activities. A conventional virtual visit.
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| Longwood Gardens - Plant Explorer
| Public gardens/ Database/ United States / Delaware / English |
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http://plantexplorer.longwoodgardens.org |
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Longwood Gardens, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, has launched its Plant Explorer website.
Plant Explorer allows you to look up any plant by name and provides unprecedented access to Longwood's plant records, plant images, garden information and interactive maps.
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| Missouri Botanical Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ United States/ Missouri/ English/ Botanical Garden |
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http://www.mobot.org/ |
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Mega website, rich of scientific information. On-line catalog of living plants collections.
Complete info on the Garden, much more than opening hours and fees.
Three main sections: education, research, horticulture. Very interesting calendar of blooms.
Numerous educational programs. Taxonomical databases. Catalog of the library.
Virtual visits, nicely done and nice to consult. A brilliant website. |
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| New York Botanical Garden
| Botanical Gardens/ Databases/ United States/ New York/ English/ Botanical Gardens |
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http://www.nybg.org/ |
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Mega website. On-line catalog of living plants collections through BG-Base. Basic information on the Garden, its different gardens, mini virtual visits.
Sections on educational programs and research.
Includes also a database (accessible in parts or total), the Herbarium Specimen Catalog, very useful for taxonomists.
Finally, the site offers horticultural tips. E-mails for horticultural information requests. On-line catalog of the exceptional library.
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| Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
| Botanical Gardens/ Database/ United-Kingdom/ England/ English/ Botanical Gardens |
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http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ |
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Traditional information on the most botanical garden in the world: collections visit, sections on research,
conservation, education, publications and new additions. Site accessible via an index on the homepage
or through a search engine.
Also includes databases on vascular plant families, authors of plant names
and DNA Database. |
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| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
| Botanical Gardens/ United-Kingdom/ Scotland / English/ Botanical Garden |
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http://www.rbge.org.uk/ |
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Site not graphically attractive but rich of scientific information. On-line catalog of living plants collections through BG-Base and access at a collective catalog of eight institutions.
Gateway for many scientific research projects to which the Garden participates, such as Flora Celtica (Scottish flora), Uses of Native Scottish Plants
and DELTA (DEscription Language for TAxonomy). The latter includes different databases, such as "Commercial timbers:
descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval". Links.
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| National Botanic Garden of Wales
| Botanical Gardens/ United-Kingdom/ Wales / English/ Botanical Garden |
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http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/ |
Website of a new and impressive botanical garden open for the Millenium, dedicated
to relationships between plants, the environment and education. Links.
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