Links
Green building Council Australia – Green Star
Green Star is a comprehensive, national, voluntary environmental rating system that evaluates the environmental design and construction of buildings and, with 11 per cent of Australia’s CBD commercial office buildings Green Star certified, building green is now a business imperative.
http://www.gbca.org.au/green-star/green-star-overview/
Garden Knowledge
Garden Web Australia, the internets garden community.
Emily’s Plants – Your online resource for knowledge on house plants and herbs, bonsai trees, and gardening gifts.
Garden Advice – There’s lots to see and good advice to make your garden grow. You can get help on plants, colours, soils, seeds, flowers, shrubs, fruit and vegetables and a host of other subjects.
Botanical Gardens
Australian National Botanic Gardens – Information on the Botanic Gardens, Australian plants, and access to databases on living plants, herbarium specimens and photographs.
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney – Inspiring the appreciation and conservation of plants.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew – The website of Britain’s major botanic garden with numerous links and many hosted websites. Kew, London.
New York Botanic Gardens – Across 250 exquisite acres, The New York Botanical Garden features 48 gardens, plant collections, and a landmark conservatory.
Health Benefits of Plants
Healthy Plants At Work – is an information campaign that disseminates information about the benefits to health created by having plants in the workplace.
http://www.healthygreenatwork.org/index_en.cfm?act=home.welcome
Plants For People – Plants for People is an international initiative, spreading knowledge of the benefits of plants in a working environment.
http://www.plants-for-people.org/eng/index.htm