Got a query on lawnmowers, wildflowers or bog gardens? At Garden Web, gardeners all over the world can share their expertise via more than 90 garden forums, divided by type of plant or garden; access a directory of gardening groups (click on Europe); study a glossary of 4,400 terms relating to botany and horticulture; and post requests for seed exchange. At www.gardenweb.com

Enjoy Helen Dillon's garden online with photographs, gardening hints, an interview and details of her forthcoming US and European lecture tour. Also with useful links to the Dublin Garden Group (listing private gardens open to the public); the National Garden Exhibition Centre; and Elizabeth Law's charming award-winning site on her small Irish garden. All at www.dillongarden.com

The Garden Helper does just that - assisting new gardeners to get to grips with the basics, follow a calendar of monthly tasks, and deal with problems with house plants, pests, lawns, weeds and compost. More frivously, you can download flower screen savers and desktop wallpaper, from www.thegardenhelper.com

You're never too young to dig - children can learn how to start a garden and make a birdfeeder, while parents can get tips on how to encourage young gardeners. For articles offering advice and tips, go to www.family.com and search under "garden".

For busy people who love to garden but only have time at weekends, there is the common-sense, easy-to-read Weekend Gardener website, which breaks activities into manageable weekly tasks. Begin by completing the Grow Guide online form to help you plan a vegetable garden then go onto seed starting. At: www.chestnutsw.com

For thousands of Web links on topics such as perennials, edibles, roses, tropical flowers, container gardening and pests, and a library with more than 50 links to gardening magazines, books and other Net resources, go to www.internetgarden.co.uk