Home Greenhouses
Some plants need special growing conditions. A greenhouse is an excellent place to provide care for sensitive plants. These resources can help you with building and maintaining your own greenhouse.
For information about growing plants in containers or indoors, see Houseplants and Container Gardening.
For information about commercial greenhouses, see Nursery & Greenhouse.
UF/IFAS Publications
Other Sites & Publications
- Cleaning, Fertilizing, Containers and Light Requirements--Clemson Extension
- Greenhouse Float Systems For Transplant Production--University of Maryland (pdf)
- Hobby Greenhouse Construction--Alabama Cooperative Extension Service
- Hotbeds and Cold Frames for Starting Annual Plants--University of Maryland (pdf)
- Planning a Home Greenhouse--University of Maryland (pdf)
- Planning and Building a Greenhouse--West Virginia University Extension Service
- Return to Types of Gardens
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture & Community Sustainability at Hastings
- Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
- Gardening in a Minute
- Home Lawn Care--Turfgrass Science
- Horticultural Sciences Department
- IPM Florida
- Landscape Plants
- Living Green
- Pesticide Information Office
- Plant Pathology Department
- ProHort
- School Gardens
- Soil and Water Science Department
- Trees and Hurricanes
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- FDACS
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Other University Sites
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- International Society of Arboriculture
- International Society of Arboriculture (en español)
- International Society of Arboriculture, Florida Chapter
- National Garden Clubs
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
Plant Hardiness Zones
