~ Early Web Links ~

Rob's Plants chronicles the gardening journey of a plant enthusiast who transformed bare suburban lots in both Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley and suburban Houston into richly landscaped gardens. The site features detailed plant portraits, seed-starting information, wildlife observations, winter temperature data, and even a downloadable Excel seed-tracking tool.

Run by bangchik and kakdah from Seri Iskandar, Malaysia, this blog documents their home vegetable garden with posts covering tropical fruits, vegetables, and plants like matoa, ulam raja, winged beans, and petola. The site features detailed growing journals with photos, gardening techniques such as composting, fertigation, and rooftop gardening, plus an extensive label archive spanning dozens of plant varieties.

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.

Mike and Sandy Stoy share their Pacific Northwest garden through flower and garden photography, plans, and tips from their property in Bothell, Washington. Visitors can browse seasonal photos of perennials, rhododendrons, roses, dahlias, water gardens, and rock gardens alongside layout plans and a garden book list.

An Iowa Garden is a photo-rich blog by IBOY documenting the joys and seasonal rhythms of gardening in a wooded valley in eastern Iowa. Spanning posts from 2006 through 2009 with occasional later updates, it offers a visual narrative of a backyard garden through lush Picasa-uploaded images.

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.

Larvalbug's Garden Page features 'Garden Bits,' a collection of short illustrated articles about the plants and insects found in an Austin, Texas yard across all seasons. The site documents a real Central Texas garden in detail, with original photography, hand-drawn artwork, and descriptions of local wildlife making it a charming resource for zone 8 gardeners.

The Colorado Dahlia Society is a club dedicated to growing and showing dahlias, with resources covering cultivation techniques, virus information, and variety galleries. Members can find meeting announcements, show catalogs, supplier lists, and a blog packed with practical dahlia culture guidance.

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.

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.