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

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]

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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