Digital Library

Home & Gardening

• All About Lawns
  Discussion about growing & maintaining lawns: Watering, fertilizing, plant disease, and a directory of landscape professionals & product information.
• American Public Gardens Association
  Locations of North American public gardens (nearly 500 gardens, listed by country), and information about plant conservation & the horticulture community.
• Heat Zone Finder (American Horticultural Society)
  Search by zip code to quickly find your heat zone.
• Ohioline, Yard and Garden
  Ohio State University Yard and Garden Fact Sheets. Information about lawns, weed control, insects, landscape and turf image library.
• OSU Extension - Lawn and Garden
• The Garden Gate
  Simple table of contents for concise gardening information & suggestions.
• The Garden Helper
  Learn how to grow plants, trees, and flowers. Offers tips for keeping landscapes and house plants attractive & healthy. Includes a beginners guide to gardening.
• Gardening Launch Pad
• National Gardening Association
• Rebecca's Garden
• Tips from master gardener & HGTV host Rebecca Kolls.
• Seed Savers Exchange
  Distributes historic varieties of fruits & vegetables.
• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
  Clickable zone map highlighting minimum temperature information.
• WebGarden
  Includes a searchable database of over 20,000 fact sheets from North American universities & cooperative extensions.
• Yougrowgirl.com
  Offers a young, fresh twist on gardening information, articles, and discussions.

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Home Improvement

• Appliance 411
  Links to consumer reviews of products, plus links to repair manuals & installation guides for many major appliances.
• BBC Homes
  Design inspiration categorized by design style & period, with do-it-yourself tips and a design glossary.
• Bob Vila's Home Page
  A consumer-oriented home improvement & remodeling from the DIY expert.
• DIY Home Improvement
  Use the "Room Planner" feature to design & decorate your interior online.
• HGTV Online
  Provides tips from some of America's best home builders, remodelers, decorators, interior designers, gardeners, craft experts and lifestyle hosts.
• Home Buyer's Information Center
  Includes checklists for homebuyers.
• Home Energy
  Provides home performance information for builders & consumers.
• Home Energy Saver
  Learn how to make major or minor improvements in the home.
• HomeDoctor.net
  Forum for discussion on home improvement projects.
• Hometime
  Remodeling TV show site features project advice and information about current & past TV episodes.
• How to Clean Anything
  Tips on cleaning home interiors and more.
• RepairClinic.com: Appliance Repair Tips & Help

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• CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
• Columbus Dog Connection
• Community Dog Parks (in the Columbus area)
• Ohio Pet Shelters and Animal Rescue
• Cat Welfare Association Inc 
• Humane Society-Capital Area  
• PetEducation.com
• Petfinder.com
  Lists pets for adoption in U.S. shelters and rescue centers. Search by type of animal, age, breed, gender, size, geographic location, or a combination of these.
• Waltham World of Pet Care
  Pet care, nutrition, and brands for dogs, cats, fish, birds, and horses.
• Worldwide Shelter Directory
  Lists animal shelters by state & area code.

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Vets & animal welfare

• ASPCA Poison Control Center
  Resources for animal poison control emergencies and general information about toxic plants. Also includes information on shelters, animal adoption, and animal advocacy.
• Cornell University Poisonous Plants Informational Database
  Lists plants that are of particular concern for animals, categorized by type of animal.
• Vetinfo.com
  Veterinary care for cats & dogs.

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