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)
http://hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu/Home/HortsenseHome.aspx
WSU extension Gardening in Western Washington
Search by subject, ask an expert, view extension publications on line or purchase copies for home use
http://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
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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/