Lael's Moon Garden Nursery

Gardening Resources
For those of you who just can't visit, here are some directories to find other nurseries that may be in your 'hood.

Specialty Nursery Association of Western Washington
http://www.specialtynurseries.org/alphabetical.php

Clark County Specialty Nursery association Guide
http://www.specialtynursery.org/nursery_guide.html

Oregon Nursery Association Buyer's Guide
http://nurseryguide.com/

Washington State Nursery and Landscape Guide
www.wsnla.org/

Gardening Groups and Associations
We are compulsive plant collectors - we want them all!  And we do our best to share our disease with others.  Joining a gardenng group is a geat way to share your obsession and being with others who are similarly afflicted is good therapy for your addiction.  Learn about new plants, swap stories and plants, find out where the great plant collections are and so much more.

Northwest Perennial Alliance
www.northwestperennialalliance.org/

Northwest Horticulture Society
www.northwesthort.org/

American Conifer Society
How can you resist the company of fellow coneheads? There is a great database in this site to look up information about conifers.
www.conifersociety.org/

Maple Society, The
www.maplesociety.org/

Olympia Bonsai Club
Join fellow tree trimmers for snipping with a purpose.
www.easysite.com/olympiabonsaiclub

Gardening Events and Plant Sales
Visit other gardens, get ideas for your own.  Find that must have plant or take a class. 

Lael's Moon Garden appears at several off-site sales.  Click here to see where you might find us besides the nursery.

http://laelsmoongarden.com/gardenshows.html

The sites listed below contain event calendars for gardeners.

Elisabeth Miller Library
http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/calendar/tours_sales.php


Rainy Side Gardeners
This site also has useful information about gardening in the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.rainyside.com/events/default.asp

Gardening with Ciscoe - King 5.com
http://www.king5.com/on-tv/gardening

Suggested Web Sites for More Information
The internet contains a wealth of information on gardening.  Some sites are very good, others are well, you know.  Listed below are some we find particulary useful. We are partial to the extension service sites as they tend to be impartial and are not trying to sell you something. 

Thurston County - Common Sense Gardening Guides 
Read up on the latest ideas for low impact gardening.  You can search the site and download guides on various topics such as landscape planning, plant lists, fertilizers, weed control, mulching, roses, natural lawn care and dealing with various pests using the least toxic methods. 
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehcsg/index.html

Washington State University (WSU) extension Hortsense
Ask questions, get answers using Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
www.pep.wsu.edu/Hortsense/

WSU extension Gardening in Western Washington
Search the database, ask an expert, view extension publications on line or purchase copies for home use
www.gardening.wsu.edu/

Oregon State University Extension
Oregon's version of the above.
www.extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/

Oregon State University on-line encyclopedia of plants
www.oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/index.htm#otheritems

Great Plant Picks
Plants especially selected by a committee (includes people that actually know their stuff) to do well in the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.greatplantpicks.org/

The American Bamboo Society
Their web site has scads of useful informaton on growing bamboo
www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfo.html
There is also a species table to search for detailed information on bamboo. 

Note: you need to know the botanical names to use these table effectively.
www.americanbamboo.org/SpeciesSourceList.html#Searching

OSU - Online guide to Plant Disease Control
Contains the A to Z text sections and many articles from the PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook. This guide is intended as a reference of the control and management tactics for important plant diseases in the Pacific Northwest.
http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/intro.cfm

Master Gardeners
A great group of volunteers who are willing and able to help other gardeners. 
Buy some great plants at one of their sales  (see other plant sales page).
Attend one of their plant clinics and
    - ID that mystery plant or bug
    - find help for what ails your plants
    - get advice on gardening
    - take training to be a master gardener or master composter
    - Make new friends

Master gardeners are trained by WSU extension and operate at the county level. 

Here's links to find the Master Gardener Program closest to you:

Thurston County - McLane Fire station on Mud Bay Rd 360-867-2163
http://www.mgftc.org/program.html

Lewis County - Lewis County Court House, Chehalis  360.740.1216
http://lewis.wsu.edu/mg/

Grays Harbor County
http://graysharbor.wsu.edu/mg/

Mason County
Shelton, (360) 427-9670 ext. 396 or (360) 275-4467 ext. 396 
http://mason.wsu.edu/MG/clinics.html