Gardening Resources
Gardening Resources
Gardening and Watershed Information
Gardening and Watershed Information
California Native Plant Society
A statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants
The Bay Area Gardener
Many resources for gardeners in the greater San Francisco Bay Area including weekly happenings, classes, a bulletin board to post questions, columns and much more!
Bugs and Roses
All kinds of resources about roses and entomology.Butterfly Encounters
A good source of milkweed seeds and plants, monarch butterfly adults and larva and books about butterflies. This web site includes a complete listing of milkweed plant species, their descriptions, and where the plants come from.
Garden Web
Provides extensive links to gardens and gardeners, resources, and project ideas.
National Gardening Association
One of the best sites for information on home gardening and gardening with kids. The site includes a garden catalog, horticultural dictionary, seed swap, and question and answer forum.Plant Trivia Timeline
The Huntington Botanical Gardens is developing this amazingly detailed timeline taking readers through the world history of plant discovery and use, beginning in 8,000 B.C. A good resource for plant research projects.
Seeds of Change
A source of unusual, organically grown vegetable and flower seeds along with an abridged catalog and question and answer site.Sunset Magazine
Access to both recent issues of Sunset and an archive that goes back to 1994. A wealth of good gardening information including seasonal and monthly checklists of gardening tasks.Theodore Payne Foundation
An organization dedicated to preserving California's natural habitats and encouraging the propagation and use of native plants.Weeds Gone Wild
This website is dedicated to educating the public about invasive, non-native plants, and the threat to biological diversity. Includes fact sheets and a list of exotic, invasive plants in the U.S.Compost Resource Page
Information on composting that includes vermicomposting, poetry, and links to other ecological sites.
RotWeb
All the basics of backyard composting including tips, techniques, and resources.
Worm Digest
Access to information taken from this publication published four times a year includes articles, a resource library, subscription information, and links to other worm web sites.Worm Woman's Web Site
The home page of Mary Appelhof, worm expert and author of the curriculum guide, Worms Eat Our Garbage. Information on worm composting and ordering information for books and compost bins.California Native Plants for Gardens and Wildlife - Thousands of pages and color pictures by scientific name, common name, and by cultivar.
California Native Plants for the Garden - (Link to http://cachumapress.com/catalog/ca-native-plants.html )
This is a comprehensive resource that will appeal to every gardener who has an interest in California's unique flora. Featuring more than 500 plants and illustrated with 450 color photos, this beautiful reference book describes the best California species for gardens and provides detailed advice on their cultivation--from landscape design and installation to watering, pruning, and pest control.
Growing California Native Plants - (Link to http://books.google.com/books?id=n_D2Ba0ANmAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=California+Native+Plants+for+the+Garden&psp=1#PPP1,M1 )
The first comprehensive book to aid the gardener in making a start with native plants. Contains 48 color photos and takes the gardener through the beginning steps of identifying native plants, evaluating them in relation to the conventional garden materials, and learning detailed techniques of propagation and culture.
Marin County Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Program: P. O. Box 4186 San Rafael, CA 94913-4186 Phone (415)
499-6528, Fax (415) 499-7221, e-mail: mcstoppp@co.marin.ca.us |
