Web Links May/June 2008

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Web Resources May/June 2008Garden Variety, page 8 Garden Spot: Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, NV, 702-822-7700, www.springspreserve.org. Plant Pick: Easyliving Wildflowers, Willow Springs, MO, 417-469-2611, www.easywildflowers.com. Oak Prairie Farm, Pardeeville, WI, 800-894-3884, www.oakprairiefarm.com. High Country Gardens, Santa Fe, NM, 800-925-9387, www.highcountrygardens.com. Plant of the Year: Perennial Plant Association, Hilliard, OH, 614-771-8431, www.perennialplant.org.Site Specific, page 18 Resources for Pacific Northwest: Plant sources: Burnt Ridge Nursery, Onalaska, WA, 360-985-2873, www.burntridgenursery.com. ForestFarm, Williams, OR, 541-846-7269, www.forestfarm.com.Source for Sluggo: Planet Natural, 800-289-6656, www.planetnatural.com.Source for Escar-Go!: Gardens Alive!, 513-354-1482, www.gardensalive.com.Source for Worry Free Slug & Snail Bait: Lily Miller, 1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 650, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, www.lillymiller.com.Resources for Northeast: Plant sources: Nature Hills Nursery, Omaha, NE, 402-934-8116, www.naturehills.com. Northeast Nursery Inc., Peabody, MA, 978-535-6550, www.northeastnursery.com.To view Cornus racemosa: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Boston, MA, 617-524-1718, www.arboretum.harvard.edu. To see Cornus racemosa online: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center for Home Gardening, www.mobot.org (search by botanical name).n Resources for Southeast: Plant sources: Hawksridge Farms, Hickory, NC, 800-874-4216, www.hawksridgefarms.com. Oak Grove Nursery, Belvidere, TN, 931-469-7466, www.oakgrovenursery.com.n Resources for Southwest: Plant sources: Plants of the Southwest, Santa Fe, NM, 505-438-8888, and Albuquerque, NM, 505-344-8830, www.plantsofthesouthwest.com. Swallowtail Garden Seeds, Santa Rosa, CA, 800-723-1771, www.swallowtailgardenseeds.com.n Resources for Midwest/Mountain: Plant source: Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Jefferson City, MO, 573-496-3492, www.mowildflowers.net.Naturally Green, page 34 Sources for organic lawn care products: Arbico Organics, Tucson, AZ, 800-827-2847, www.arbico-organics.com. Bradfield Organics, St. Louis, MO, 800-551-9564, www.bradfieldorganics.com. Cockadoodle Doo, Portsmouth, NH, 877-873-6742, www.purebarnyard.com. Gardens Alive!, 513-354-1482, www.gardensalive.com. Lee Valley Tools, 800-267-8735 (United States), 800-267-8761 (Canada), www.leevalley.com. Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., 888-270-3714, www.scotts.com (click on Grow, then Organics and Naturals).More tips on organic lawn care: SafeLawns, 207-688-8882, www.safelawns.org.For information on corn gluten: Corn Gluten Meal Resource Page, Iowa State University Department of Horticulture, www.hort.iastate.edu/gluten/?Agaves, page 38 Author’s Web site:www.debraleebaldwin.com.Sources for agaves: Plant Delights, Raleigh, NC, 919-772-4794, www.plantdelights.com. The Nursery at TyTy, TyTy, GA, 800-972-2101, www.tytyga.com. Yucca-Do Nursery, Hempstead, TX, 979-826-4580, www.yuccado.com. Exotic Gardens Nursery, San Diego CA, 619-497-0860 www.exoticgardens.biz.For information on building a tent to protect your agave: Cactus and Succulent Society of America, www.cssainc.org.Tropical Nature, page 44 For information on bromeliads: Bromeliad Society International, Jay at 386-761-4804, www.bsi.org.Making Your Own Lavender Lotion, page 50 Sources for lavender, natural beeswax beads, lavender essential oil: The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 904-543-8296, www.pvsoap.com. Havenhill Lavender Farm, Silverton, OR, 866-430-8396, www.havenhilllavender.com. San Francisco Herb Co., San Francisco, CA, 415-861-7174, www.sfherb.com. Monterey Bay Spice Co., Santa Cruz, CA, 800-500-6148, www.herbco.com.Source for containers: Burch Bottle Packaging, Inc., 800-903-2830, Waterford, NY, www.burchbottle.com.Tool Shop, page 58 Sources for mosquito repellents: Bug Band Inc., Cartersville, GA, 800-473-9467, www.bugband.net Herbal Armor, Sunapee, NH, 800-246-7328, www.allterrainco.com. Natrapel, Littleton, NH, 800-258-4696, www.tendercorp.com. OFF!, 800-494-4855 (United States), 877-506-7352 (Canada), www.offprotects.com. Repel, 800-332-5553, www.repel.com (enter “lemon eucalyptus” in search field). Skin So Soft, www.avon.com (click on Skin So Soft, then click on Bug Guard).

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Web Links May/June 2008