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Favorite Internet Sites
- American Conifer Society
- Bulbs, Tubers, etc. at Brent and Becky's Bulbs
- Dallas Arboretum: great ideas on heat and drought tolerance
- Herbaceous Native Plants at Sunlight Gardens
- ID Trees at the Dendrology page on Virginia Tech's website
- JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina
- Lovely Ornamental Grasses at Hoffmannursery.com
- Ohio State University Plantfacts
- Perennial Plant Organization
- Rare and Unusual Plants at Plantdelights.com
- University of Georgia Gardens
- University of Tennessee Gardens
- Woody & Herbaceous Native Plants at North Creek Farm
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