Horticulture

The Australian National Botanic Gardens maintains a scientific collection of native plants from all parts of Australia. This site includes details on coming events, plants in the Botanic Gardens, maps and information for students and teachers. Includes the databases Australian Plant Name Index and Australian Plant Image Index.

An extensive page of links concerning the protection of Australia's botanical resources. Includes endangered species, research institutions, botanic gardens and government agencies.

A database of plants known to be available in the colony of New South Wales up until the 1860s, compiled from Botanic Gardens records, nursery catalogues and manuscripts. From the Caroline Simpson Library of the Historic Houses Trust.

The aim of Flora for Fauna is to encourage the planting of native flora, to help preserve the habitat of birds and other native fauna such as butterflies, frogs and lizards. Includes an interactive garden planner to find flora and fauna suited to your growing zone.

This site provides a database offering more than 10 000 pictures of flowers, plants and garden plants.

This site provides resources including gardening forums, directories, a glossary of gardening terms and links to overseas gardening sites.

Online encyclopaedia of plant discovery, including biographical articles.'A celebration of plant exploration both past and present, with articles on historical explorers, and pages for their modern counterparts to tell their own tales of discovery.'Includes world botanical garden information,international clubs and associations with active web sites and links to a number of seed sources.

This site includes maps and information on tours and events at the Trust's Gardens in Sydney, Mount Annan and Mount Tomah, and information on plants, conservation and research.

World wide wattle aims to deliver authoritative information relating to Australian species of Acacia. The site features how to identify wattles, their distribution, uses and cultural information such as Wattle Day.