Gardenology.org

Gardenology.org is a wiki, launched in 2007,[1] meant to serve as a free, "complete plant and garden wiki encyclopedia." There are over 19,000 articles on the site, and a plant search box.[2] Gardenology.org is a "reference database with botany basics, cultivation, propagation, plant maintenance, glossary of botanical names and glossary of gardening terms".[3][4][5]

Gardenology.org
Type of site
Wiki
Available inEnglish
URLhttp://gardenology.org/
Launched2007
Content license
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license

The site runs on MediaWiki as well as the Semantic MediaWiki extension.[6]

Gardenology.org uses the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license for its content. Articles can cover an individual species or cultivar, a family, a gardening term or gardening topic. The site has message forums for gardening-related discussions.[7]

References

  1. Christian Science Monitor (29 December 2008). "A Wikipedia for plants?". Christian Science Monitor.
  2. mofflymedia.com. "Cybergardening: The path to becoming a better gardener".
  3. Eden Maker's Blog. "Gardenology.org "Plant Wiki"". Archived from the original on 2010-01-20.
  4. Planet Green, A Discovery Company. "Calling All Gardeners! Gardenology Creates Wiki Database for Gardeners, Needs Your Help to Grow".
  5. Garden World Report. "Gardenology.org "A Wiki for Plants!"". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
  6. "Gardenology.org entry on". Semantic-mediawiki.org. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  7. "Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki". Gardenology.org. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
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