~ Early Web Links ~

Harriet Squier and Yon deVries share their mid-Michigan flower garden, showcasing dahlias, peonies, lilies, and roses grown in both sunny and shady borders and raised beds. Visitors can browse photos organized by flower type and pick up gardening ideas aimed at minimizing work while staying environmentally friendly.

The Re-Farmer chronicles a family's journey returning to rural life and running a homestead garden, with detailed posts on seed starting, soil preparation, and growing unusual varieties like Golden Boy celery. The blog combines practical gardening advice with personal storytelling, documenting the real challenges and discoveries of sustainable small-scale farming.

Tiny Leaf is a minimalist single-page garden journal by a London-based plant keeper, tracking the slow rhythms of an urban indoor jungle one short entry at a time. Monstera, pilea, philodendron, and peace lily all get their moment as the creator logs repottings, new growth, and what to sow next.

Mioasis is Mio's charming garden-themed personal site packed with blog posts about plants, bugs, vegetables, and the joys of getting your hands dirty. Organized into sections like the Photo Album, Bulletin Board, Museum, and Kitchen, it's a lush little corner of Neocities built with genuine enthusiasm and hand-coded care.

Front Range Food Gardener is a detailed blog by Carl Wilson focused on fruit and vegetable gardening along Colorado's Front Range, covering local growing challenges like temperature extremes, rabbit damage, and soil improvement. Posts include practical advice on tomatoes, cover crops, transplanting, and variety selection tailored specifically to the Colorado Front Range climate.

A gentle, reflective blog focused on seasonal rhythms, nature observations, and the small details of each time of year. Posts blend personal walks, microseasons, weather notes, and cozy seasonal activities into a contemplative nature journal.

The Gardeners Directory is a comprehensive UK-based links directory covering over 50 gardening categories, from bonsai and orchids to allotments, water features, and garden design. Visitors can browse curated links to nurseries, seed suppliers, gardening clubs, plant databases, and a gardening shopping mall all in one place.

The Gardening Directory bills itself as one of the UK's most comprehensive gardening link collections, organizing hundreds of external resources into categories spanning plant care, landscaping, garden furniture, tools, organic gardening, and more. Visitors can browse subcategories as specific as carnivorous plants, fire pits, or summerhouses, making it a useful starting point for any gardening-related research.

Alan Turner built a detailed Excel spreadsheet cataloging over 1200 varieties of heaths and heathers, tracking bloom colors by month, hardiness zones, and plant heights. It's a practical gardening tool for planning seasonal color combinations, and even earned praise from the chief programmer at eBay and a public radio garden show host.

Janet's Garden is a thoughtful gardening blog written by Janet, who gardens in USDA Zone 4a on a tiny townhouse lot she is determined to fill to capacity. Posts cover practical topics like controlling lily beetles, identifying plant pests, and seasonal growing tips, with an active community of commenters sharing their own experiences.