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General Sites

Flowerweb
An excellent floral reference site with its own search engine.

Australian National Botanic Gardens
Provides botanical and horticultural information on everything from African Violets to roses and many more.

Internet directory of botany
This Canadian site offers links to sites with information on everything from African Violets to roses and many more.

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Flower Arranging/Designs

About Flowers
Designed by the Society of American Florists, this site offers gift and decorating ideas, discusses floral trends and caring for cut flowers and much more.

Designerflorist.com
Contemporary Australian floral designers who are past students of Grovely feature some of their designs.

Greenhouse Express
Follow the links to Let's talk Flowers, a pictorial flower guide, arrangements and so on.

Oasis Smithers
Offers information on flower care and features a floral design every month.

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Flower Care

Bulb.com
The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre
This site provides a wealth of information about bulbs. The link to "Cut and Potted Flowers" contains many interesting information sheets.

Grower Direct
This site provides links to information on the care of flowers, flower varieties and the meaning of flowers, etc.

Plantcare.com
This site provides a database of household and greenhouse plants. Information on the care of these plants is provided. Search for a plant by common or botanical name.

Roses Incorporated
This site provides information about roses including care and facts.

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Botanical Names

Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names

Latin Names

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Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Provides information on Australian plants, an image gallery, distribution and propagation, weeds, and an electronic magazine containing interesting information.

Families of Flowering Plants
An alphabetical listing by family name, includes descriptions, some illustrations and other characteristics of plant families.

Ferns Identification Database

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Pests and Diseases

Texas Plant Disease Handbook
Provides information about diseases of plants. Click onto a subject area eg, Flowers, then click again from a list of common names to view the diseases.

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