Information on five steps to natural yard care.
Archives: Recommended Websites
WSU Puyallup Plant & Insect Diagnostic Laboratory
A service for professional gardeners and arborists that diagnoses plant and insect samples for a fee.
WSU King County Extension Gardening
Master Gardeners are volunteers, trained by WSU, to provide research-based information on home gardening and pest control. This page links to the clinic schedule and locations to all 35 clinics in King County. The clinics are free for non-professional gardeners.
WSU Extension Agent Homepage
Washington extension horticulturist and associate professor Linda Chalker-Scott shares her research and findings on topics ranging from frequently-reported horticultural myths to fact sheets; from landscape rehabilitation projects she has supervised to a list of publications she has authored.
WSU Extension Programs
Agriculture and natural resources contacts and page links.
WSU Extension County Offices
Find the personnel directory and Web site for each office.
UBC Botanical Garden Forums
An on-line extension service based in Vancouver, this site also allows posts of photographs, scientific discussions and details from University of British Columbia research.
Two Rainy Side Gardeners
This site features a collection of articles about gardening in the Northwest. Also included here are gardening forums, links to e-mail discussion lists, and online gardening resources.
Paghat’s Garden
An extensive commentary of the life of the garden and grounds of an old estate where two eccentric women, Granny Artemis & Paghat the Ratgirl, live and work in the garden. As useful a reference as entertainment!