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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Centre - This resource provides comprehensive full-text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today including: arts & crafts, collecting, games and electronics, model building, needlework, and scrapbooking. It includes access to over 1000 magazine and books, over 720 videos, more than 160 hobby profiles, and over 3000 recipes from various collections. This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines, including Bead & Button, Birder's World, Creative Knitting, FineScale Modeler, Quilter's World, and many more!
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In the Library
| Find books about... | Browse the shelves |
| Annuals | 635.931 |
| Perennials | 635.932 |
| Vegetable Gardening | 635 |
| Fruits & Berries | 634.1 to 634.8 |
| Pruning | 635.91542 |
| Lawn Care | 635.9647 |
| Organic Gardening | 635.987 |
| Landscape Design | 712 to 717 |
| Botany | 580 to 589 |
Gardening magazines held at GVPL
General Gardening Resources
Canadian Gardening Magazine Online
I Can Garden - Canada's largest Internet gardening resource site for all levels of gardeners, both amateur and professional.
PlantFiles - PlantFiles is the largest plant database in the world, with information and photos for 179,817 different plants.
Seeds of Diversity: Canada's Heritage Seed Saving Network - Non-profit group of gardeners who save seeds from rare and unusual garden plants to help preserve biodiversity.
The Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre
Native Plants
Native Plant Society of British Columbia - Encourages knowledge, appreciation, responsible use, and conservation of BC's native plants and habitats.
Drought Tolerant Gardening - Resources & lists of native plants for this region from the CRD water conservation program.
Victoria Gardening Clubs
Victoria Horticultural Society
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