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May features
Landscaping links and books |
University of
Minnesota Extension - Gardening and Commercial Horticulture
Programs include training, seminars, and short courses for Minnesota
fruit and vegetable growers, midwestern food producers, nursery crop producers, floriculture
producers, apple growers, grape growers, turf managers/producers, and shade tree/landscape managers.
Site includes printable extension publications. Includes many landscaping
topics
University
of Wisconsin Horticulture - Extension and Outreach
Includes a list of UW-Extension faculty, extension publications, and county
extension agencies. Includes many landscaping topics.
Yard and
Garden Line
From the University of Minnesota's Extension service. Includes telephone
numbers to call for question, links to other resources, and a Master Gardener
bulletin board for questions.
Sustainable Urban Landscape Information
Series
Description
from the Scout Report - This outstanding site from the University of Minnesota Extension offers a detailed guide to designing, creating, and
maintaining sustainable urban landscapes. Aimed at both the public and the horticulture/ landscape industry, the site is
composed of four main sections. The first, Design, takes users on a detailed trip through the process of envisioning, planning,
and designing landscapes that are cost effective, visually pleasing, and easy on the environment. The next section, Plant
Selection, overviews the basics of selecting plants for landscapes and includes an excellent plant selection database. With
detailed information and photos of over 1,200 plants, the database is worthy of an annotation in itself. The Implementation
section covers preparation, planting, installation, and construction of urban landscapes, with several illustrated how-to
projects. The final section, Maintenance, offers a comprehensive guide to lawn care, with additional features on tree, shrub,
and plant care planned for the future. A collection of links to related land-grant University and Extension sites rounds out the
site.
USDA Plants Database
The PLANTS Database is a single source of standardized information about plants. This
database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and
its territories. The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification
information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data,
plant materials information, plant links, references, and other plan
Green
Landscaping with Native Plants
From the EPA, tips on using native plants in landscaping.
River Falls Garden
Club
A local gardening group that feature informative
programs and useful resources.
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