Additional Resources
- Aside from the WSU Master Gardeners' web site, these links have proven particularly helpful. The Kid's Corner offers gardening sites for children.
Books & Periodicals
- These titles have found a place on our bookshelves.
- Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest by Russell Link, 1999, University of Washington Press (in association with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), ISBN 0-295-97820-1
- Essential reading to anyone wanting to live with or attract wildlife in this area. Covers all the local creatures from butterflies to raptors to deer, frogs, dragonflies and more. Discusses everything from landscaping to viewing tips as well as potential problems and solutions.
- Naturalistic Gardening by Ann Lovejoy, 1998, Sasquatch Books, ISBN 1-57061-120-3
- A lovely and loving introduction to what has also been described as "Pacific Northwest Style" gardening which emphasizes incorporating the natural environment and plants of the location to focus on the overall form and texture.
- Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon, 1994, Lone Pine Publishing, ISBN 1-55105-040-4
- The basic handbook for identifying native and naturalized plants for the area. Each plant description includes a color photograph, its range and habitat along with notes about its uses and unique characteristics. An excellent field guide for naturalists and reference to gardeners on what grows naturally in this area.
Web Links — Gardening Information & Help
- Federal Noxious Weed Program
- The federal government site for noxious weed information
- The Backyard Gardener
- A variety of information and additional sources for backyards
- WSU College of Agriculture & Home Economics Information Department
- A number of excellent, inexpensive titles (often US$1.00) on general and specific horticultural issues available from Washington State University. In addition, a number of the publications are now available for free online.
- Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program
- Clallam County noxious weed information
- Dirtdoctor.com – Howard Garret's The Natural Way
- Featured articles and weekly columns by Howard Garrett on natural (i.e., non-synthetic chemical) gardening techniques and solutions for home gardeners
- Oregon State University Extension & Experiment Station Communications
- Oregon State University has some of their gardening publications available on line. Most of the information from our neighbor applies to us but remember that some pests, diseases and chemical recommendations may vary.
- Gardening in Western Washington by WSU Cooperative Extension
- Links to pages on lawns, vegetables, tree fruit, indoor plants, basic gardening skills, composting, solving plant problems, weeds, insects, house pests (except for relatives and guests), NW native plants, stewardship gardening, and timely topics. The Weekly Regional Garden Column by Mary Robson, including back issues, is also available.
- Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
- Detailed information on plants that are considered noxious weeds in Washington State and whose cultivation is discouraged or illegal as well as the state laws regarding control, prevention, and eradication of noxious weeds on property.
- www.mastercomposter.com
- Everything you ever wanted to know about composting – and then some.
- WSU's Hortsense
- Hortsense are home gardening fact sheets containing the cultural and chemical remedies for the most common yard and garden plant problems occurring in the Pacific Northwest. These are remedies registered for use in the State of Washington. Good reference for plant problems.
- Cooperative Extension Publications & Educational Materials
- A complete list of publications available from WSU Cooperative Extension.
- Seattle Tilth
- Seattle Tilth is a non-profit organization offering information about organic gardening, composting, recycling and urban ecology.
- Gardener's Supply Company
- How-to help for the weekend gardener as well as a plant dictionary, landscaping ideas, monthly to-do lists and products.
Educational Opportunities
Places offering lists of seminars, workshops and other educational programs.
- Washington Native Plant Society
- Member hikes, tours and lectures offered from time to time on native plants throughout the state.
- Center for Urban Horticulture – University of Washington College of Forest Resources
- The Center for Urban Horticulture conducts a wide variety of adult education programs including lectures, courses, demonstrations, studios and symposia, plus a variety of tours, as well as youth and family programs, primarily through the Washington Park Arboretum.
- Heronswood Nursery
- This world famous nursery offers limited number of seminars for adults and youth, but they sell out quickly so check often and early. Schedules for the coming year are posted in late November or December.
Kid's Corner
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas — http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien
- The U.S. National Park Service discussion about noxious plants invading our wilderness areas.
- Cracking the Color Code for Flowers — http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids
- Too good to kept just for kids! A delightful look at the work of Robert Griesbach, a plant geneticist who works to create blue roses and orange petunias.
- Why Leaves Change Color — http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/topics/leafco~1.html
- North Carolina A & T State University developed this very well done site for older children.
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