Topic: Good seed catalogues and other animals

[bupster]

If anyone's interested I'm building up a list of links to good seed catalogues on the wiki. Come and join in  :D or add your favourites.

This link should take you there: http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_mambowiki/Itemid,37/

Also a list of vegetables to grow, which will (hopefully) end up with directions and advice attached. Don't have a lot of time at the moment but I reckon this could be a brilliant resource once it's up and running.

Rider attached is that I don't have a clue about wikis or gardening... :)

[sandersj89]

Bupster

You might like a root around in the list of my garden links I keep, there are many more but I have not updated the list for a few months.

I try and group them and have a key for them as well:

G – General gardening
V – Growing plants to eat
F - Fruit
O – Ornamental, non edible
S – Online Sales
E – Gardening Equipment
R – Reference Site
Fo – Gardening Forums


General advice

http://www.rhs.org.uk/ - Excellent all-round advice on all matter to do with gardens, plant finder and fact sheets galore. G/V/F/O/R

http://www.hdra.org.uk/ - The Henry Doubleday Research Association, leaders in organic gardening and maintaining heritage seeds. Lots of advice fact sheets. G/V/E

http://www.realgardeners.co.uk/ - Site by gardeners for gardeners, lots of advice that is down to earth and useful G/V/F/O/E/Fo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/ - Lots of information and advice. G/E/Fo

http://www.crocus.co.uk/ - Reasonable selection of plants and equipment, some good advice as well. Prices are on the high side. G/F/O/S/E

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/ - What to grow, when to sow and when to harvest. Extensive list of veg covered. G/V/F/R

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/index.htm - A very useful site, lots of advice, including when to plant, and just as important when to pick G/V/F/O/R

http://www.reallywildflowers.co.uk/ - The purpose of this web site is to help you create a landscape using indigenous plants, bulbs and seeds, which is both attractive and a habitat for British wildlife G/V/F/O/R

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ - Nuff said, although the website isn't really aimed at domestic gardeners. G/O/R

http://www.orchidlady.com/ - all you need to know about Orchids O/R

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Gardening Forums

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/yabbse/index.php - Excellent forums around allotments but feel free to ask questions even if you only have a garden. Covers veg and non veg gardening G/V/F/O/Fo

http://www.gardenweb.com/ - The internet's garden community ". A distinctly American flavour but there are plenty of " foreigners " as well. There is also a European section. Fo

http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/urgfaqs.htm - the Usenet group uk.rec.gardening 's FAQs - and u.r.g deserves a mention in its own right G/V/F/O/R/Fo

http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/forums/ukgard/ - the UK gardenweb forum Fo

http://forum.rivercottage.net/index.php - Spin off from the River Cottage TV series featuring Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall G/V/F/O/Fo


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Equipment and Supplies

http://www.kayshorticulture.com/ - Good list of mail order gardening tools and equipment, web site recently upgraded and far better with on line ordering. Prices very keen and service very friendly and efficient. E

http://www.greenfingers.com/ - All sort of tools and must haves for the garden E/S

http://www.sisley.co.uk/emp_uk/machin.htm - Loads of bits and bobs plus some seeds/plants E/S

http://www.lbsgardendirect.co.uk/default.asp - Gardening accessories, tools, fertilizers, etc and reasonable prices. E

http://www.thegreenreaper.co.uk - On line sale of mowers and other garden power tools, very good service and prices. E

http://www.twowests.co.uk/TwoWestsSite/pages/home/default.asp - All sort of tools and must haves for the garden E/S

http://www.linkabord.co.uk/ - Unique modular system to create raised beds, comtainers, compost bins etc from recycled material. E/S

http://www.cmsgardens.co.uk/index.htm - Good selection of garden equipment and greenhouses E/S


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Greenhouse Supplies/Suppliers

http://www.greenhousesdirect.co.uk/ - Direct sales of greenhouses by mail order

http://www.greenhousesupplies.co.uk/ - Online sales of greenhouses and related equipment

http://www.greenhousesupply.co.uk/ - many greenhouse and related products

http://www.polytunnels.com/ - as the name suggest, poly tunnel sales/advice

http://www.gardensystems.co.uk/index.asp - Lots of greenhouse and irrigation equipment.


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Gardening Pests

http://www.potatocrop.com/blight/ - Site that helps to predict when blight might be a problem. Also good for checking back on the pervious years weather patterns and dates of last frost. R

http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/safe_use.asp?id=40 - General pesticide advice. R

http://www.weedspotter.co.uk/ - If you ever want to know what a weed seedling looks like then this is the site for you. R

http://www.defenders.co.uk/problems.htm - The original biological pest control suppliers R/S

http://www.nemaslug.com/ - Organic control of slugs and vine weevil. It does work, I have used the slug control. R/S

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Seed/Plant Suppliers

http://www.kenmuir.co.uk/ - Site of the fabled gardener Ken Muir. Excellent advice on fruit. Some good bargains to be had. G/V/O/S/E

http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/acatalog/index.html - Excellent seed suppliers that work out fairly cheep. V/O/S/E

http://www.seedsofitaly.sagenet.co.uk/default.htm - Excellent seed site that supplies some unusual items. V/S

http://www.edwintucker.com/Tuckers%20Seeds%2002/seeds%20index.htm - Very very good seed supplier, especially good for spuds, but I am biased as my family have used this outfit for over 50 year. V/S

http://www.vidaverde.co.uk/ - Collection of unusual and heirloom varieties. V/S

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/ - Speaks for itself V/O/S/E

www.chilternseeds.co.uk/ - Suppliers of huge range of seeds, good value for money, many unusual V/S

http://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk/ - Excellent small supplier, very helpful staff. V/O/E

http://www.unwins-seeds.co.uk/supplier_search.asp - Seeds again, no on line store. V/O/E

http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas-etty/vegetables/intro.htm - Thomas Etty Esq. does not sell F1 hybrids or Genetically Modified Seed V/S

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/ - Mail Order Seeds and Garden Games, Gardening sundries, monthly gardening jobs and what's in colour in the garden this month, ideas and inspirations for hanging baskets G/V/F/O/R

http://www.wildflower.org.uk/ - wild flower seeds and advice. O/S/R

http://shop.rareplants.co.uk/ - pricey, but good if you're looking for something out of the ordinary. O/S/R

http://www.janelanenursery.co.uk/ - Excellent web site to buy seeds/herbs/fruit/veg plants etc, very good value baskets V/F/S

http://www.alanromans.com/default.asp - Cheap seeds at 50p per packet, not a huge selection though V/S

www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/ - All things garlicy! V/S

http://www.plantsforshade.co.uk/index.html - some interesting plants and a large choice suited to shady areas! O/S

http://www.ewburrownursery.co.uk/index.php - Good suppliers of hedging and other plants V/O/S




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Fruit


http://www.plant-seed-mailorder.org.uk/top_fruit.html - List of top fruit mail order suppliers. R

http://www.brogdale.org/ - Home of the national collection of fruit. Loads of advice and well worth a real visit if ever in the area. F

http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/ - Excellent selection of fruit varieties, no online ordering F

http://www.roughamhallnurseries.co.uk/Soft%20fruit.htm - Massive selection of fruit for sale, good prices. F/S





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Others

http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/ - All you need to know about chillies.

www.chilefarm.co.uk - More chillie info

http://www.peppersbypost.biz/ - and yet more…..

http://www.fieldandgarden.co.uk/ - Not so much gardening but a great site for bird food, cheapest I have found to date.

http://www.birdfood.co.uk/ - another great bird food site, very good customer service and range, not the cheapest, but it's good stuff.

http://www.kitchengarden.co.uk/ - On line version of the veg growers magazine. Useful forum that is growing.

http://www.pavingexpert.com/ - from the guy who hosts the urg FAQ, all you need to know about hard landscaping.

http://www.oxbeeco.co.uk/ Don't forget your pollinators!, Information and kits to improve bee levels in your garden.

http://www.debbysgardenlinks.co.uk/ - more links than you can shake a stick at!

http://www.hdra.org.uk/support_us/adopt.htm - Heritage veg seed supplies

http://www.turning-earth.co.uk/postcards_p1.htm - Free e-cards for gardeners ! ( and flower lovers ), also an agreeable site - the author has a nice sense of humour

http://www.moonbells.freeserve.co.uk/allotment/allotment.html - Extensive diary of an allotment.

http://www.thejunglegarden.co.uk/ - The jungle garden - a diary of an exotic garden in, er...Norwich. Truly inspirational.


http://www.hort.net/gallery/ - Just enjoy looking at all the wonderful photos and vote for the ones you like ..


http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/ - Clematis database

http://www.seedsave.org/issi/issi_904.html - Seed saving information

http://www.seedsavers.org/Home.asp - Seed exchange

[bupster]

Sandersj, that is an outstanding set of links. With your permission may I lift them wholesale and add them to the wiki? What I hope the wiki will become is a permanent reference library attached to the forum and those would be a brilliant thing to have.  :D

[sandersj89]

Feel free.

I tend to update them from time to time as I discover more sites worth following.

Jerry

[grawrc]

Cor blimey eck! I'm well impressed! ;D ;D

[Multiveg]

HDRA have a new website - http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk

Good work.