Archives: Recommended Websites
Miller Library Plant Sales & Garden Tour Calendars
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
The Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (the Board) advises the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) about noxious weed control in Washington State. This site includes a weed list, weed identification and weed laws for WA.
Plants of Washington Identification Key
Help for identifying plants, trees and lichens of Washington. This simple random access key can help you identify an unknown plant by narrowing the number of species that could possibly match your plant.
Keep plants going without a bank-breaking water bill.
Irrigation tips to save water. An article by Mary Robson.
Discover Life: Plantae
Resources for identifying plants, angiosperms, gymnosperms, flowers, fruits, seeds and leaves.
Dry Profusion; An experiment in drought tolerance settles for nothing less than lush.
Description of a drought-tolerant garden near Seattle by Valerie Easton in the Seattle Times.
Flouting Drought; Dry times or wet, the best advice is to make your plants less needy.
Tips for preparing your garden for drought. An article by Valerie Easton.
Plants have to be tough to hang out on the streets.
Plant selection for planting strips. A Seattle P.I. article by Marty Wingate.
The foundations of drought-tolerant gardens.
Tips for planting drought-tolerant gardens. A Seattle P.I. article by Ann Lovejoy.