Gardening

Gardening is information intensive as well as labor intensive. Gardeners are constantly looking for information about ways to improve their gardens, fight pests, or find the best plants and seeds. Many gardeners also adopt a scientific approach by carefully monitoring and recording their observations in journals. It is natural for garden diaries to migrate to the Web.

Garden Diaries

Anything But Sprouts

http://anythingbutsprouts.blogspot.com/

This is a London-based blog about puttering in a garden in the city.

The Bookish Gardener

http://www.bookishgardener.com/

Chan Stroman, who lives in Madison, WI, maintains this thoughtful blog that lets her jot down her thoughts on the books that she is currently reading and record happenings in her garden.

Daily Muse

http://www.soulofthegarden.com/home.html

The Daily Muse is a work of art. Tom Spencer maintains this monthly journal about his garden and life in Austin, TX. The blog is supplemented with gorgeous photography shot by Tom.

Fluffius Muppetus

http://fluffymuppet.blogspot.com/

A gardener in Britain blogs about her efforts to keep her "Muppet Garden" going.

Garden Djinn

http://gardendjinn.typepad.com/garden/

Garden Djinn is a wellwritten and informative gardening journal kept by an anonymous blogger who lives in Michigan.

The Good Earth

http://thegoodearth.blogspot.com/

Musings from a mother and gardener in Indiana.

Green Girl

http://nc.startribune.com/blogs/greengirl/

This blog is part of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. It is a blog started by Jaime Chismar, the startribune.com web designer and a first-time gardener. The blog is an excellent example of how traditional newspapers can harness the interactive nature of blogs.

Hoe Hoe Hoe

http://www.hoehoehoe.blogspot.com/

Jim and Barbara record their efforts to grow vegetables and herbs on a plot allotted to them in Britain. They share stories about their yield and plans for new plantings.

Our Patch of Green

http://ourpatchofgreen.blogspot.com/

Asha Thiruchelvam lives in London and blogs about her life gardening on the weekends. She shares her doubts and successes about keeping her garden in shape.

Plot Blog

http://plotblog.blogspot.com/

Clive Scoggins also lives in England. He blogs about his garden in Surrey and gives readers a taste of true English country life.

Pumpkin Soup

http://allotment.humanlint.com/

This blog is not about soupthough the owner does feature recipes. The blog is about growing organic veggies and such.

Perennial Passion

http://perennialpassion.blogspot.com/

Zoey lives in Michigan and blogs about her passion for gardening. She keeps this blog as a journal to record her many passions, which include tablescaping, flower arranging, and decorating.

Real Dirt

http://realdirt.blogspot.com/

Laura P. blogs about her life in the Midwest where she lives on a farm. She often posts beautiful photographs of local flowers growing on her property.

Rurality

http://rurality.blogspot.com/

This is a blog about living in the country by Karen, who lives in Alabama on a farm with her husband and animals. She also runs a natural soap business called Natural Impulse.

Rural Life 2.0

http://rurally.typepad.com/

David Hollis, a gardener and book author, collects links related to living in rural areas, sustainable agriculture, and fly-fishing.

Southern Seedling

http://southernseedling.blogspot.com/

Trixi in Atlanta shares her thoughts about life and gardening.

Tangled Branches Cultivated

http://tangledbranches.com/blog/index.htm

This blog is a true diary of natural events happening in a small garden in northern Virginia. The blog's author faithfully records visits from birds, pests, and insects as well as closely observes the cycle of life in the garden.

Through the Garden Gate

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maasx003/garden/

Jackie lives and gardens in Minneapolis, MN. She writes vivid tales about the flowers in her garden, the food on her table, and the thoughts on her mind.

Urban Wild

http://urbanwild.diary-x.com/

This is a straightforward blog that shares tips on creating an edible landscape in Vancouver, BC.

Seeds and Sprouts

The secret lives of plants are explained in these blogs.

Prodigal Gardens

http://www.prodigalgardens.info/weblog.htm

This web log documents a year in the life of an herbalist in the Midwest who offers information on useful plants and wild foods. The site owner also provides how-to information on harvesting medicinal plants and creating medicinal recipes from them.

The Flower Spot

http://www.flowers-spot.info/

More of a website, the Flower Spot houses useful articles on growing and planning a garden.

Pollenatrix

http://offpollen.typepad.com/pollenatrix/

This website is about orchids and other plants written by a Canadian residing in Germany who is interested in the environment.

Dishing the DirtBlogs About Soil and Pests

The following blogs focus on the health of soil and ecosystems in general.

Invasive Species Weblog

http://invasivespecies.blogspot.com/

Dr. Jennifer Foreman Orth maintains this blog about the various ways invasive plants have affected natural ecosystems around the world.

Remineralize the Earth

http://www.remineralize.org/index.php?page=zine

This website documents the worldwide efforts of folks dedicated to replenishing the earth. Their online magazine is full of helpful hints and well-written articles about various efforts to revitalize tired soil.

Invisible Gardener

http://www.remineralize.org/index.php?page=zine

Andy Lopez, the host of the radio show "Don't Panic, It's Organic" has a well-organized website devoted to organic gardening and natural pest control methods. The site also has an Organic DataBank only available to registered members of Andy's "Inorganic Gardener" club.

Soil and Health Library

http://www.soilandhealth.org/

This site is a specialized library containing works about holistic agriculture, holistic health practices, and information on living in a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Soil Biology Movies

http://www.agron.iastate.edu/~loynachan/mov/

Cool website that features full-motion capture films of life in soil. These films were produced by Professor T. Loynachan and are housed on a server at Iowa State University.

Can You Dig It

http://can-u-dig-it.blogspot.com/

Tamara uses this blog as a gardener's journal to record her efforts to run an organic garden.

Designing Your Garden

Gardens are a great opportunity to reconfigure nature. Blogs devoted to garden design are helpful to a variety of plant lovers.

Container Gardens for Rooftops

http://www.arts4all.com/elca/

This website explores ways to make urban gardens using regular materials.

Gardens for Every Body

http://www.fse.missouri.edu/gardenweb/

Gardens For Every Body provides information about gardening for people with mobility problems. It has a resource page for getting equipment to help people in wheelchairs or walkers enjoy their gardens.

Muck N Mire

http://plantsnrocks.blogspot.com/

Ki writes this blog from New Jersey. The blog examines the ways one family landscapes their garden with rocks and Asian-inspired shrubbery.