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The Blackmoor Nurseries
The Website of the UK's leading grower of fruit trees and soft fruit. With a huge selection of trees, bushes and soft fruit that can be purchased online.
www.blackmoor.co.uk

The Royal Horticultural Society
The RHS is the world's leading horticultural organisation and the name behind the Chelsea Flower Show - but you'll find no Latin names and scientific gobbledygook in their site. Rather a brief insight into the work that goes on in the RHS, and a load of useful links. Also news of their thoughts on genetic engineering, the use of limestone and peat in gardening, details on new bugs and unusual seeds.
www.rhs.org.uk

The National Trust
This site will be of particular interest to non-members because its mainstay is a list of information on National Trust properties that members already have in their handbook. There's also a news section, as well as details of hiring holiday homes, purchasing gifts and merchandise, and of course how to join.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Barnsdale Gardens
Geoff Hamilton might be gone but the garden he created at Barnsdale lives on and you can visit it here at this site. As well as descriptions in words and pictures of the areas Geoff created got 'Gardeners World', like his Artisan's Cottage Garden and Gentleman's Cottage Garden, you'll also find details of the rest of Barnsdale, as well as opening times and how to get there.
www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk

Cacti
This is the site of the British Cactus and Succulent Society, a great place to visit whether you know nothing about them or have been growing them for years.
www.cactus-mall.com/bcss/index.html

British Gardening Online
A comprehensive site with a 'plant finder' - you specify the conditions of the soil, weather, and the type of plant you'd like to grow (flowers, foliage, evergreen...), and the finder throws up numerous choices. Join a discussion group - or even send bugs to a specific address and they'll identify them for you!
www.oxalis.co.uk

Roses
This is the site of Harkness champion breeders of roses. As well as the Harkness catalogue, there are details of the Royal National Rose Society and advice on planting, feeding, pruning, diseases and problems with soil. Click on Roses of Special Merit and you can find out which roses are most suitable for different planting situations - and your garden.
www.roses.co.uk

Virtual Garden
Online magazine on all things green-fingered with plenty of features, news and forums. It's worth a visit to this site for the plant encyclopedia alone.
www.vg.com

Horticulture Online
Another gardening magazine, this one has an A-to-Z Gardener's Resource, a gardener's guide to outdoor power equipment, and lots of articles from past issues.
www.hortmag.com/

MidNet Organic
Essential resource for the organic gardener - and it's British! provides plenty of hints, tips, news, and links to other useful sites.
www.organic.mcmail.com/

Garden Guides
Turn your keyboard weary digits into green fingers with this site's advice on nurturing your own little patch of Eden.
www.gardenguides.com

Patrick Fulton's Treehouse Guide
Amazingly well-stocked and nice-looking site devoted to treehouses, including a 'World Treehouses' section and plenty of advice on construction.
www.btinternet.com/~fulton/treehous.htm

GardenWeb
Full of forums on everything garden-related, including The Cyber-Plantsman, Gardens of the World, and a variety of gardening tips.
www.uk.gardenweb.com/

Bloom
Bloom backs up the content of magazines Gardener and Rebecca's garden and despite its US angle offers both inspiration and practical help to gardeners the world over.
www.women.com/garden

Garden.com
A stylish site designed to inspire amateur gardeners with some fabulous photos and also to offer practical help in the form of step-by-step projects.
www.garden.com

Real Gardens
This is a good backup to the TV programme but with some added resources that gardeners will find useful.
www.channel4.com

Gardener's World
Another excellent site from the BBC which brings together its considerable gardening resources into one place.
www.gardnersworld.beeb.com

IGarden
IGarden is an online magazine that provides amateur gardens with a good selection of practical articles.
www.igarden.co.uk

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