the internet & gardening how the internet has changed gardening!! by: laura bettencourt
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THE INTERNET & GARDENING
How the Internet has changed Gardening!!By: Laura Bettencourt
We come from the earth,
we return to the earth,
and in between we garden. Author Unknown
AREAS OF FOCUS
Accumulation of Information
Sorting & Accessing Local to Global Business, Service, &
Media
ACCUMULATION OF INFORMATION
The Internet has accumulated mounds of information into databases and directories
Databasessearch engine subcategories hyperlinks
Multipurpose Directory Dir.yahoo.com
SORTING & ACCESSING INFORMATION
Using various search engines one can sort and access information
Gardeners Web-pages www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/biogardener.
Informational Pages (www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On-line courses in gardening (http://www.acs.edu.au/default.aspx)
“Internet Gardening” http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html.
Elizabeth C. Miller Library of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib.
COMPUTERS & GARDENS
“Will the day soon come when a computer sits in the garden shed beside the spade, hoe, and tiller? If you have installed a computer in your garden shed, please send me a note and tell me how you are using your garden computer.”
(http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html)
LOCAL & GLOBAL
The internet has expanded gardening from the local to the global with just a few clicks of the mouse
Eight Botanical Gardens Libraries in the World International Gardens
VIEW GARDENS IN YOUR PJS
Visit gardens in your Pajamas!! (http://www.jardinez.com/parc/indexenglish.html)
Butchart Gardens (www.butchartgardens.com)
Stanley Park (http://www.seestanleypark.com)
BUSINESS, SERVICES, & MEDIA
The Internet has revolutionized the business, services and media aspects of gardening
Buy & Selling (equipment, materials, seeds, plants, etc.)
Orchard Supply and, Hardware (OSH), Home Depot, Lowe’s, and even e-Bay.
SERVICES
Women ToolsHttp://www.taoherbfarm.com/herbs/resources/womentools.htm.
Mail-order Catalogs On-line FTD.com, 1800Flowers.com, & Proflowers.com.
MEDIA & GARDENING
"Lady Bug Gardening" or "Eve‘s Garden." Home and Garden Television (HGTV)
(http://www.hgtv.com) The Weather Channel & P. Allen Smith
http://p.allensmith.com
CICERO SAYS….
If you have a garden and a library, You have If you have a garden and a library, You have everything you need.everything you need.
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WORK CITED WEBLIOGRAPHY
Amzazon.com Ask Jeeves. Com Australian Correspondence School (ACS), Global Distance Education
<http://www.acs.edu.au/default.aspx>. Butchart Park. Victoria Island, Canada <http:// www.butchartgardens.com>. dir.yahoo.com Home and Garden Television (HGTV) Website <http://www.hgtv.com>. Klein, Traute. Website <www.suite101.com/profile.cfm /biogardener>. Kriz, Harry M. "Internet Gardener." University Libraries Virginia Polytechnic Instituted and State
University. August 19, 2004 <http://learninglib.vt.edu/garden html>. Lewis, Judy. "The Language of Flowers.... Scent and Symbol."
www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com. Mancini, Rexanne. “Birthdays by Rexanne.”<rexanne.com-signs.htm>. Miller, Elizabeth C. "Library" http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/ Ordering Garden Supplies. <http://tp://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_
Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Shopping/Home_and_Garden/ Gardens/Image> Orchard Home and Supply. http://www.osh.com/Cultures/en-US Parks and Gardens in France. < http://www.jardinez.com/parc/indexenglish.html>. Stanley Park. Vancouver, Canada <http://www.seestanleypark.com>. Women Tools: <http://www.taoherbfarm.com /herbs/resources/womentools.htm>.