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About Landscaping - Information for homeowners on hardscape and softscape elements in landscape design. Includes a chat room and forum.

Basic Principles of Landscape Design - "Essay explaining how to combine elements of art and science to create a functional, aesthetic landscape."

Better Homes and Gardens: Garden Design - "A collection of articles on creating gardens, mostly taking the form of short tips and tricks."

Conway School of Landscape Design - Massachusetts based graduate program of environmentally sound site design and land use planning.

IPM-Based Landscape Design - Discusses specific design and construction practices to help minimize the reliance on pesticides.

Landscape Design School - Home study course to help prepare the student for a career as a professional landscape designer.

LEAFappeal - A photo gallery website containing many different types of landscapes useful for landscaping ideas.

Plants of Horticulture - Photos and text describing over 600 ornamental plants. A database from Ohio State University.

Suite101: Landscape Design - "Ongoing series of articles on a variety of home landscaping topics, from plant choice and designing around problems to tours of gardens around the world."

Sustainable Trees and Shrubs - "Provides information on tolerance, resistance, selection, and planting."

Sustainable Urban Landscape - "Using the criteria of sustainability to develop landscapes to conserve resources, restrict chemical use and reduce labor inputs."

The Home Landscaper - A how-to website geared mainly toward landscaping beginners. Also features a large sprinkler installation and repair section.

The Wise Gardener - "Tropical gardening site originating in South Florida combining humor with information on palms, cacti and succulents; cooking with herbs and spices and garden decorating tips."

Wise Water-Use Landscape - "Planning and designing an attractive, useful, and water efficient landscape."