Human Flower Project

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An international group dedicated to plant diversity: news, competitions, policy research, more....

California Cut Flower Commission

Cold Climate Gardening

Links, advice, human warmth especially for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 4 and colder

Daily Yonder

News, features, okra and other delights from way-out-there, beyond the ‘burbs

Dias com arvores

Beautiful multilingual weblog— showing trees, flowers and plants in the context of Portuguese history and culture.

Digging

Gorge on garden pictures by designer Pam Penick.

Ellen Zimmermann’s Herbal Newsletter

Herbalism made friendly, a different plant featured each month. Ellen, a wonderful teacher, has a luscious, welcoming garden in Central Texas. (Best viewed with Internet Explorer, the website that is. The garden is best viewed in person.)

Ellis Hollow: Gardening, Politics & More

Communications pro, horticulturist, and speckled dog owner with a weakness (you know we mean strength) for Elvis Costello—Craig Cramer, near Ithaca, NY

Eyes Not Sold

John Borden’s journal on markets, music, and whatever else strikes a generalist.

Fairness in Flowers

pressing for the labor rights, health and safety of workers in the cut-flower industry

Flower Alchemy—Planetary and Elemental Correspondences

Flowers as “subjects rather than objects.” Guides to planting by the Moon, making flower essences, much more.

Flowers of India

A marvelous site about flowers in India, essays about how flowers are handled in religious rites and cermonies and their use for more everyday occasions. Highly recommended!

Garden Rant

Four witty and experienced gardeners from across the U.S., trendspotting and media-watchdogging with abandon.

Gardening Blog Directory

Stuart Robinson’s United Nations of Garden Bloggers.

Heavy Petal

A Canadian gardener with impeccable taste, an organic credo, and (just in time!) a sense of humor.

Invasive Species Weblog

Jennifer Forman Orth, Invasive Plant Ecologist in Massachusettes, is keeping up news of pesky and threatened fish, insects, and animals, as well as plants. Who’s been sleeping in whose bed?

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Botanical garden and education center in Austin, TX, dedicated to raising public consciousness about native plants

Living in Season

Waverly Fitzgerald follows the “encyclical” of the French Republican Calendar, exploring a flower each day.

Making Sense of Botanical Names

Diane Relf’s wise and friendly explanation of the Latin, scientific names for flowers

Maktaaq

Canadian/Romanian pixie genius, your source for hamster epics +.

Niches

Scientists even a humanist can appreciate, featuring seeds, possums and other living things from Georgia, also linking to the Wolfskin Volunteer Fire Department.

Orchidworks

Greg Allikas’s window on the orchid world. It glorifies!

Outer Life

Cranky enough to break your heart or, if your heart’s already broken, good company. Bitter and very funny.

Paghat’s Garden

Plant-human history, poetic references, botany without the monocle, and loads of beautiful photos from an almost-private garden “overlooking Sinclair Inlet” in Washington State.

Paradis Express

Belle—n’est-ce pas?

Plants & Japan

Masashi Yamaguchi’s exploration of flowers and plants in Japanese culture, with essays about botanical history, photos, and personal essays (in English).

pMachine Services

The fine folks who built this website.

Pollenatrix—Botanical Discipline, Daily

A Canadian emigree living mischievously in Munich—carnivorous plants, pets, astronaut gardeners, and directions for fleeing Siberian iris, plus. She’s pictured with a 2-toed sloth.