Gardenology.org explained

Gardenology.org
Url:	http://gardenology.org/
Type:	Wiki
Language:	English
Content License:	Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license
Launch Date:	2007

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]

Notes and References

1. Christian Science Monitor . A Wikipedia for plants? . Christian Science Monitor . 29 December 2008 .
2. Web site: mofflymedia.com . Cybergardening: The path to becoming a better gardener .
3. Web site: Eden Maker's Blog . Gardenology.org "Plant Wiki" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100120062039/http://edenmakersblog.com/?p=1669 . 2010-01-20 .
4. Web site: Planet Green, A Discovery Company . Calling All Gardeners! Gardenology Creates Wiki Database for Gardeners, Needs Your Help to Grow .
5. Web site: Garden World Report . Gardenology.org "A Wiki for Plants!" . 2010-03-24 . 2011-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726091451/http://www.livestream.com/gardenworldreport/video?clipId=flv_ce8950dc-ed02-4a41-83f8-2cef140787d5 . dead .
6. Web site: Gardenology.org entry on . Semantic-mediawiki.org . 2013-10-03.
7. Web site: Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki . Gardenology.org . 2013-10-03.