Advice for Home Gardeners and A Homeowners Resource Guide to Lawn and Gardens
http://www.modularhomeowners.
http://www.phelangardens.com/
Air Pollution and Lawn Mowers
http://www.peoplepoweredmachines.com/faq-environment.htm
A-Z Native Gardens, Raingardens, Shorelines
http://www.bluethumb.org – Plant Selector tool, grants, nurseries, landscapers, designers, installers, garden plans, how-to videos and more…
http://bringingnaturehome.net/native-gardening/
Bees and Beekeeping
Crown Bees – The Gentle Bee Company
Pollinator Friendly Alliance www.pollinatorfriendly.org/
http://www.fragrancex.com/
Books
Pollinators of Native Plants (by Heather Holm)
Good Bug, Bad Bug (by Jessica Walliser)
The Truth about Organic Gardening (by Jeff Gillman)
Edible Landscaping (by Rosalind Creasy)
Great Garden Companions (by Sally Jean Cunningham)
Environmental Impact of Pesticide Use – Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ)
http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/5203/1/FLS-139.pdf
Food Safety – Freezing and Canning Information
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/food-safety/
Invasive Species
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/index.html
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/invasivesunit.aspx
http://www.fs.fed.us/invaisves/index.shtml
http://www.invasivespecies.gov
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais
http://www.protectyourwaters.net
Local Cable TV
CTV15 North Suburbs – Thank you for the YouTube videos!
Plant Hardiness Zones (New Zones as of 2012)
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Selecting Plants for Pollinators by Ecoregion (free app) and more…
Soil Test Information
http://soiltest.cfans.umn.edu/submitti.htm
Water Levels (Information about)
Water Pollution – Phosphorus
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/nonpoint/phosphorus/law.html
http://www.serconline.org/phosphorus/fact.html
Yard and Garden Information – Diseases, Plant/Weed I.D., Insect I.D.
http://extension.umn.edu/garden
