The art of hydroponic gardening is explained fully in this article by Dorothy K. Morgan. Hydroponic gardening allows for growing a large variety of plants all year in special hydroponic containers. This type of gardening is particularly good for those with limited space, since hydroponic containers can be small enough to fit in a windowsill and can be grown either indoors or out.

Environmental factors are completely controlled by you, including temperature, watering, and lighting. Hydroponic gardens are one of the oldest forms of gardens, dating back to the Aztec era. Absolutely worth your consideration before beginning your indoor or patio garden.

Imagine growing amaryllis, hyacinths, tulips, crocus, and daffodils all winter long, indoors! This superb page shows you how to fool your spring and summer bulbs into blooming indoors in containers during the dreary days of winter; bring the feel of spring to your home all year round.

The process for tricking the bulbs into winter blooming, best containers, soil mixture, fertilizers, growing time, and what you can expect from your bulbs is detailed in an outstanding article by Carolyn Charkey.

Michigan State University delivers a page exploding with important information about container gardening indoors. Suitable containers, proper soil mixtures and nutrition, and indoor pollination techniques are explained.

Both flower and vegetable gardens are fully explained with specific details for a variety of plants. This page is somewhat lacking graphically, but it's a valuable resource for starting your indoor garden.

Ferry-Morse, the producer of fine seeds for generations, will send you a free seed catalog and you can join (for free) the D.M. Ferry Garden Club to receive free seeds! This site also provides hydroponic gardening equipment for those interested in starting a hydroponic garden.

From The Joy of Gardening, a short, but informative article about indoor gardening covers which flowering plants will grow in different lighting situations. Watering techniques are discussed as well. This site places emphasis on gardeners in the Northwestern US in an easy-to-read format.

Design a beautiful patio rose garden this spring! A great idea for planting miniature rose bushes for a breathtaking display on your patio. This site describes the types of containers appropriate for growing roses, as well as types of roses, proper soil mixture, and sun requirements in clear-cut language. A gorgeous site from All-American Rose Selections.

This is a wonderful resource for all of your gardening questions; and includes an excellent selection of growing guides, where you will find guides for container flower gardening, container gardening and container herb gardening. Make sure to read these information-packed guides before you begin your indoor garden!

What a unique idea! And it doesn't take much space. If you have an average size patio or balcony, you should have plenty of room for your water garden. Everything you will need to know to build and plant your water garden is explained in this exciting article from The National Gardening Association.

From TIME LIFE you will find a complete compendium of information for keeping your house plants thriving, including a directory of foliage house plants and a one on flowering house plants. Both directories include important facts to help you choose the right foliage house plants for your indoor environment, including care and feeding, watering, repotting, and a troubleshooting guide.

In addition, it covers the topics of propagation of stem and leaf cuttings, and runners and offsets. The use of proper light, selecting the proper pot, how to pot a house plant, and where to situate your house plant are also detailed, along with more outstanding information. And be sure to visit The Time-Life Complete Gardener Encyclopedia, where you can search for the details on a particular plant you are growing or thinking of planting.