Library Director: Suzi Hayes
Assistant Director: Pat Markey

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6620 University Drive
Parkland, FL 33067
(P) (954) 757-4200
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Gardening

Gardening Websites"How does your garden grow?" Become a green-thumb botanist today!

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
Locate a botanical garden or arboreta anywhere in the United States.

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Locate family, species, common names, and synonyms of plants in the State of Florida. Site includes maps of counties that families and species grow in and images. Project of the Institute of Systematic Botany.

Broward County 4H Club
Information on horticulture, pest control and urban wildlife in Broward. Links to 4H activities.

Florida Cooperative Extension Service
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Extension provides information and educational programs on agriculture, natural resource conservation, energy conservation, food safety, child and family development, consumer credit counseling, and youth development.

Florida Data
This website is for . Each plant profile contains images, descriptions, locations, proper light, moisture and propogation for plants, usage and information on species variation.

Garden Web
An index of gardening websites available on the Internet

Horticopia Online Plant Information
Search this comprehensive index of plants, shrubs and trees according by botanical name or common name. Each plant profile includes images, plant type, plant care, expected growth and the colors of a plant.

National Gardening Association
Information on flowers, bulbs, fruits, vegetables, herbs, home and hearth, lawn and landscaping, garden care, pest control and gardening for kids.

National Resource Conservation Service PLANTS Database
The PLANTS Database maintains and generates data reports in specialized areas and provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.

University of Florida Environmental Horticulture
The Infocenter has a useful collection of tree and plant profiles for plants, shrubs, shaded trees, palm trees and nuisance plants that grow in the tropical climates of South Florida. Additional links include Gator Gardening For Kids, crop-production and commercial statistics for the State of Florida, Foliage Production and tips on Home Gardening.

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Identify and learn more about the dominant trees and companion plants in eight different forest ecosystems in Florida. Information about forest wildlife, forest insects, and forest diseases is also included. Links to ecosystems, trees and plants, forest health, wildlife and resources.