~ Early Web Links ~

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.

Hannelotte Kindlund's personal garden site documents her collector's garden in Övertänger, Sweden, where she cultivates rare alpine and woodland plants including Meconopsis, Gentiana, hardy orchids, and Pulsatilla. Photo galleries organized by plant genus make this a visually rich resource for enthusiasts of cold-climate and rock garden plants.

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.

Written by a lawyer, sheep farmer, and Orthodox Christian in the Virginia hill country, this reflective blog blends farm life observations with faith, philosophy, and rural living. Posts cover everything from sheep husbandry to Orthodox Church traditions, offering a glimpse into a contemplative life on a hillside farm.

The Pottawatomie Garden Club has been beautifying St. Charles, Illinois since 1928, planting flowers on bridges and public spaces, honoring members with memorial trees, and awarding scholarships to horticulture students. With over 100 members, this civic-minded club hosts regular meetings, a Garden Walk, and community beautification programs throughout the growing season.

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.

The Aquatic Gardeners Association (AGA) is a membership-based organization dedicated to the art and hobby of aquatic gardening, planted aquariums, and aquascaping. Visitors can access the international aquascaping contest archives, a quarterly journal called The Aquatic Gardener, convention information, and community resources for planted tank enthusiasts.

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.

Sam's personal Nekoweb home features a relaxed mix of hobbies including backyard gardening, knitting, crochet, witchcraft, and toy collecting, with a dedicated garden section alongside a blog and personal pages. A warm and cheerful early-30s hobbyist site with a retro web aesthetic, RSS feed, and links to affiliated sites.

Jennifer B. Powell's curated garden links page organizes a wide collection of gardening resources, from Colorado-specific guides and garden blogs to personal garden tours and seed suppliers. Visitors will find regional gems like the Colorado Dahlia Society and Denver Botanic Gardens alongside international personal garden pages from Australia and the UK.