landscaping sites?

[guntruck]

Any of you guys know of any good sites where i can learn about shrubs and trees and so forth. I would like to get into the installation of these but need to learn more like how big they get whats better for shade etc. any help is appreciated. =)

[Ocutter]

Im sure there are sites to be found, but I stick to my god (Michael Dirr) Guide to hardy trees and shrubs. Latin names, common names, flowering times of yr, height, width, etc. Cost is about $70 but well worth it. I also use this to show scape customers illustrations.

[John Deere]

Ditto! Michael Dirr's book is excellent. A must have for a landscaper.

[FIREMAN]

THAT IS CERTAINLY THE BOOK TO HAVE...HOWEVER IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO THE INTERNET...CHECK OUT THESE...SPRRY I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE A LINK YET,,,
1 GARDEN WEB.COM....SIMILAR FORUM SET-UP, THIS IS A LARGE SITE.
2 LANDSCAPE MARKETPLACE.COM....IS A SALES COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN SPECIMEN PLANTS..BUT THE PHOTOS ARE GOOD AND THEY DESCRIBE EVERYTHING THEY SHOW....BY THE WAY ON A SALES NOTE..THEY AREN'T EXACTLY CHEAP

[BRL]

Fireman,
I'll give you a trade. You stop shouting at us with the Caps Locked, and I'll tell you how to make a link ;)

To make a link, type the bracketed sections exactly as shown, except without the spaces between the brackets and the website address:

[ url ] http://www.landscapemarketplace.com [ /url ]
www.landscapemarketplace.com

OK its hard to explain here because even with the spaces I added to confuse the computer, the software makes the address a link. But the stuff I wrote in the brackets, exactly as written including the brackets, with the web address in between will create the link.

[Edited by BRL on 10-26-2000 at 12:19 PM]

[steveair]

Try some of the major college/university sites. I know schools like Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers have some really good information. U will find stuff on all sorts of things.

steveair

[KirbysLawn]

Bill, ditto on the caps lock. With the new software Chuck has running you don't even have to use on each end, just type [url]http://www.gardenweb.com and it automatically links it for you.

[KindGardener]

Here in California, the definitive books are Sunset's "Western Garden Book" and "Landscaping Book".

If you're fortunate to live close to a college / jr college that offers a Landscape or Horticulture program, get yourself into a Plant ID course. Here's what they offer locally:

http://iserver.saddleback.cc.ca.us/div/hort

[Starling Lawn]

Try http://www.hortworld.com.
It even has a plant locater by state.
Dave

[Edited by dls7133 on 11-06-2000 at 10:20 PM]