“The National Gardening Association (NGA) is a Vermont-based national nonprofit leader in garden-based education. NGA supports KidsGardening.org, a provider of grants and free materials for educators and families so that they may use gardening as a resource for learning.”
Archives: Recommended Websites
Attracting wildlife to your backyard
By Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. This website provides information on how to create a backyard habitat.
Bean’s Trees and Shrubs
An online version of Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles by W J Bean published by the International Dendrology Society.
Gardening with Ed Hume
Gardening information archive.
International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborists List
To find a qualified arborist in your area search this database by zip code (click “Find certified arborist” to enter the database).
Western Washington Flora
University of Puget Sound’s Western Washington Flora is a database of Western Washington plant species featuring photographs, Latin and common names, and species notes. The featured searches are particularly useful, listing plants found in common habitats, ranges, and elevations.
A Gardener’s Guide to Frost
A good article about predicting frost and what, if anything, a gardener can do to protect tender plants.
Decline of the Pacific Madrone
Multiple .pdf files of the publication from the proceedings of the 1995 symposium held at the Center for Urban Horticulture on the Pacific Madrone.
Identifying Gypsy Moth Early Larval Instars
Photos to identify Gypsy Moth in the caterpillar stage.