Resources:
University of Washington Botanic Gardens - Elizabeth C. Miller Library - Specifically the calendar for upcoming garden tours and plant sales in the Puget Sound Region (Portland and British Columbia also!)
Plant Amnesty - The source on how to prune a tree.
What's New in the Garden of Paghat the Rat-Girl - An entertaining and informative blog about gardening.
Colvos Creek Nursery - A great nursery on Vashon Island specializing in native plants and trees. Thoug this is a business, I've included them as they're a great resource for those of you who want to garden with native species.
Ketzel Levine's Talking Plants on NPR - She's local (Portland) and she know's a lot about this zone.
Master Gardners of King County - A great resource for those of us who garden in Puget Sound.
Binetti Garden - "Ms. Binetti is a northwest horticultural expert, dispensing gardening tips and answers on HGTV and the Discovery Channel. Plus, her weekly gardening column appears in the Tacoma News Tribune (Wednesdays) and numerous other newspapers. She lives with her family in Enumclaw, near Seattle, Washington." -- from Marie Binetti's web site
Hortsense - Presented by WSU Extension - Home gardener fact sheets for managing plant problems with IPM or Integrated Pest Management
Articles:
A gardener’s year at a glance: Grab a calendar, make a plan - Marie Binetti
February brings time to plant - Marie Binetti
Nurseries:
Molbaks - Woodinville, Washington
Flower World - Maltby, Washington
Swanson's Nursery - Seattle, Washington
Peninsula Gardens - Gig Harbor, Washington
I hope that you find the links to these resources, articles and nurseries useful and informative. Also, if you have a great resource, please share by leaving a comment.
Happy gardening.
martha
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