INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES 

Fine Gardening's Guide to Pronouncing
Botanical Latin – listen to audio- pronounces botanical latin names
www.taunton.com/finegardening/pages/spg017.asp

UC IPM online - Integrated pest management program – info. about pests & beneficials   http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/ 

  
Sacramento Gardening
web site for Sacramento gardeners
http://www.sacramentogardening.com/

Scott's Botanical Links   informative site
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx/
    
The Beautiful Trees
http://www.2020site.org/trees/index.html

The Palm Encyclopedia
http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/vpe_toc.htm
 
Las Pilitas
good website on CA native plants; California Lilacs too   http://www.laspilitas.com/
 
Dave Wilson Nursery
great info about fruit, nut, shade trees &
ornamentals    http://www.davewilson.com/
 
Dave's Garden
large site by gardeners for gardeners, plant files, lots of info    http://davesgarden.com/
 
Renegade Gardener - Gardening Myths
www.renegadegardener.com
 
Mailorder Gardening Association
one-stop place for catalogs and publications
http://www.mailordergardening.com
 
Pond Market - pond advice, downloadable books   http://www.pondmarket.com
 
The US National Agricultural Library - catalog and journal article database - NAL is the world's largest collection of print resources related to agricultural sciences and gardening.   http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
 
ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service   https://attra.ncat.org/

 
Plants in Motion - Time-lapse photography that shows how plants grow and change. Movies are in QuickTime format.
http://sunflower.bio.indiana.edu/~rhangart/
plantmotion/starthere.html

The Invisible Gardener
natural pest control, natural ant control and more. http://www.invisiblegardener.com/

United Plant Savers
Protecting native medicinal plants-US/Canada
http://www.unitedplantsavers.org/index.php

Biological Urban Gardening Services
organic info, soil testing
http://www.organiclandscape.com

Fair Oaks Horicultural Center
http://ucanr.org/sites/sacmg/Fair_Oaks_Horticulture

UC Cooperative Extension
http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/

 
Handicap Accessible Gardening
http://www.inthecountrygardenandgifts.com/
jspece/gardening/accessible.html

          

SEED COMPANIES & NURSERIES

The Safe Seed Pledge - explanation
The first 12 seed companies below signed the pledge and hopefully many more have now signed - it is wise to check to see if a company pledged before you purchase their seeds.

 
Seed Savers Exchange - 100% organic/890-acre headquarters near Decorah, Iowa. http://www.seedsavers.org/
 
Seeds of Change – 2500 varieties of 100% organic seed–OP, no hybrid & no GMO seed. Sold at SNFC. http://www.seedsofchange.com/
  
Abundant Life Seeds -true-to-type OP varieties grown using only certified organic or biodynamic farmed - in OR
http://www.abundantlifeseeds.com/
 
High Mowing Seeds - 250 varieties/all cert.organic open-pollinated, heirloom, and hybrid seed varieties , grown in N.Vermont
http://www.highmowingseeds.com/
 
Bountiful Gardens - non-profit Ecology Action/ Willits CA grows many own seeds-only heirloom, all OP (non-hybrid, non-GE) & many OG seeds & biointensive-approved seed ”growing organic soil while gardening” clearly labels seed.
http://www.bountifulgardens.org
 
Turtle Tree Seeds - Most of their seeds are grown biodynamically &/or organic. Seed description lists which farms have grown the seed, order by phone or mail. http://www.turtletreeseed.org
 
Underwood Gardens, Ltd - Heirloom, OP & rare seeds. Cert. Organic & organic not cert.
http://www.underwoodgardens.com
 
Mountain Valley Growers - veggies, herbs &
perennials http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com
 
Natural Gardening Company-cert organic seed, OP & some hybrid seed–all labeled, signed pledge, in CA.
http://www.naturalgardening.com
 
FEDCO -the most economically priced seed, large selection, some certified organic. http://www.fedcoseeds.com/
  
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - heirloom & open-pollinated organic, & organic philosophies, no gmo, signed pledge
http://www.southernexposure.com/
 
Heirloom Seeds - large selection of certified organic seeds, supplies, books.
http://www.heirloomseeds.com/organic.html
 
Redwood City Seed Company - great selection of very hot peppers! Heirloom O.P. vegetables & herbs. Free seeds for kids.
http://www.redwoodcityseed.com

David Austin Roses Limited - wonderful English roses, mail order from Texas. https://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/
 
Lon J. Rombough - sells grape cuttings & great information about grapes.
http://www.bunchgrapes.com/
 
Whatcom Seed Company - Rare, exotic, unusual, beautiful - seeds online.
http://seedrack.com/indexw.html
 
Edible Landscaping - plants, trees, info.
http://www.ediblelandscaping.com/
 
Plants of the Wild - Pacific Northwest natives  http://www.plantsofthewild.com/
 
Richters - Herb Specialists
seeds, plants, dried herbs, etc. in Canada

http://www.richters.com/

GARDEN SUPPLY COMPANIES

Many of the seed companies in the middle column sell garden supplies also.

Hida Tools - great Japanese tools online Berkeley/handtools  http://www.hidatool.com

Lee Valley Tools
gardening tools & great household tools & unusual gadgets   http://www.leevalley.com

Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply
online company in Grass Valley, organics
http://www.groworganic.com

The Worm Factory - worm farm bin composting, lots of information
http://www.wormfactory.us/

Abundant Earth - Can-O-Worms
Worm Composters and rain barrels
www.abundantearth.com/store/canoworms.html

O2Compost - aerated compost systems and
training   http://www.o2compost.com

Nature Mill
Deluxe compost bin for indoors or out - compost in 2 weeks-expensive/easy to use
http://www.naturemill.com/

Plow & Hearth
www.plowhearth.com/

Charley's Greenhouse & Garden
www.charleysgreenhouse.com/

Lehman's
garden tools in the Farm & Tool section
http://www.lehmans.com/

Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery
Sebastopol organic farm & garden supply
http://www.harmonyfarm.com/

Real Goods
Solar products for greenhouse, home,
http://www.realgoods.com/

Solar Living Institute
Classes/workshops/expert advice.
Solar training (hands-on and online) and sustainability workshops
http://www.solarliving.org

A.M. Leonard
horticultural tools
http://amleo.com/

Gardener's Supply Company - vegtrug wooden above ground garden system -
good for handicapped gardeners too.
http://www.gardeners.com/Vegtrug-Patio-Garden/
40-331,default,pd.html

EarthBox
Gardening System
www.earthbox.com

The Windowfarm Project - no room to garden - watch video

Rain Barrel Source - plastic and wooden barrels, many styles, kits, accessories http://www.rainbarrelsource.com/rain-barrels/

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