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 The listing below provides an introduction to some of the landscape architectural resources currently available on the Internet. Select a specific category from the list below or browse through the entire list.

General Links
Landscape Architecture Virtual Library: Database of landscape architecture related information on the Internet.
American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA): Website of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Information on the society, the profession, education, jobs and events.
Cyburbia: University of Buffalo's cybercafe for planning, architecture, urbanism and the built environment.

History
National Historic Register: A national program to protect our historic and archeological resources.

Plant Materials
Identification of Minnesota Flora: A web-site developed by the Department of Landscape Architecture course, LA 5574, for use in the identification of Minnesota Flora.
Virtual Foliage Home Page: This site provides links to great photographic images of temperate zone landscape plants. You'll need to know botanical names to use these databases.
Ornamental Plant Database: Database of factsheets on ornamental/landscape plants including descriptions, culture, pest and disease control. Geared towards professionals.
Plant Database: Plant database of woody and herbaceous plants at Iowa State. Organized by scientific or common name.
WebGarden Factsheet Database: Searchable database of over 4,000 links to horticultural factsheets from the US, Canada and the Netherlands. Covers all aspects of landscaping.
Plant Dictionary: Searchable database of photographic images and descriptions of landscape plants. Great source for images including details of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.

Research Centers
CLRNET: Research center at the University of Toronto
Landscape Architecture Theses Archive: Citations with abstracts for masters and PhD theses.
Imaging System Lab: University of Illinois research center for visualizing and evaluating large-scale environmental change.
National Wildflower Research Center: Website of the Ladybird Johnson National Wildflower Center.
 
  updated: 18.02.2005
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