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Sept-October 2010
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Garden Variety, page 8


A Piece of the Prairie:

Deer-Resistant Landscape Nursery, Clare,

MI, 800-595-3650, www.deerxlandscape.com

Dove Creek Gardens, Millington, TN, 901-

829-2306, www.dovecreekgardens.com

 

Garden Spot:

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY,

718-623-7200, www.bbg.org

Plant Pick:

Romence Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI, 616-

451-8214, www.romencegardens.com

Shooting Star Nursery, Georgetown, KY,

502-867-7979, www.shootingstarnursery.com

Sunlight Gardens, Andersonville, TN, 800-

272-7396, www.sunlightgardens.com



 

Site Specific, page 22

Resources for Southwest:

 

To see Hesperaloe parviflora:

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort

Worth, TX, 817-871-7686, www.fwbg.org

To see Alcea rosea:

Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO, 720-

865-3500, www.botanicgardens.org

To buy Hesperaloe parviflora:

Natives of Texas, Kerrville, TX, 830-896-

2169, www.nativesoftexas.com

To buy Alcea rosea:

Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, Richmond,

CA, 800-819-5913, www.anniesannuals.com

 

Resources for Pacific Northwest:

Cloud Mountain Farm, Everson, WA, 360-

966-5859, www.cloudmountainfarm.com

Pender Nursery, Garner, NC, 919-772-7255,

www.pendernursery.com

Lazy S’s Farm & Nursery, Barboursville, VA,

www.lazyssfarm.com

White Flower Farm, Litchfield, CT, 06759,

800-503-9624, www.whiteflowerfarm.com

 

Resources for Southeast:

Evergreen Nursery, Evensville, TN, 423-775-

2138, www.evergreenplantnursery.com

Niche Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC, 919-967-

0078, www.nichegardens.com

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange,

Mineral, VA, 540-894-9480,

www.southernexposure.com

Sunlight Gardens, Andersonville, TN, 800-

272-7396, www.sunlightgardens.com

 

Resources for Midwest/Mountain:

Cold Stream Farm, Free Soil, MI, 231-464-

5809, www.coldstreamfarm.net

Forestfarm, Williams, OR, 541-846-7269,

www.forestfarm.com

 

 

Expert Advice, page 11

To learn more about helping bees:

Xerces Society, Portland, OR, 503-232-6639,

www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation



 

Captivating Coneflowers, page 18

To learn more about coneflowers:

Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, 847-

835-5440, www.chicagobotanic.org

Mt. Cuba Center, Greenville, DE, 302-239-

4244, www.mtcubacenter.org

 

To buy coneflower hybrids:

Great Garden Plants, Holland, MI, 877-447-

4769, www.greatgardenplants.com

High Country Gardens, Santa Fe, NM, 800-

925-9387, www.highcountrygardens.com

Plant Delights, Raleigh, NC, 919-772-4794,

www.plantdelights.com

Sooner Plant Farm, Park Hill, OK, 918-453-

0771, www.soonerplantfarm.com

White Flower Farm, Litchfield, CT, 800-

503-9624, www.whiteflowerfarm.com

 

To buy native coneflower seeds and plants:

Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN, 866-

417-8156, www.prairiemoon.com

Prairie Nursery, Westfield, WI, 800-476-

9453, www.prairienursery.com


 

Preserving the Harvest, page 24

To learn more about canning:

www.freshpreserving.com

To read more about canning:

Ball Blue Book of Preserving (Alltrista

Consumer Products, 2004)

Preserving Food without Freezing or

Canning by Deborah Madison (Chelsea

Green Publishing, 2007)

Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of

Fruits & Vegetables by Mike and Nancy

Bubel (Storey Publishing, 1991)

Food Drying Techniques: Storey Country

Wisdom Bulletin A-197 by Carol W.

Costenbader (Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999)

 

 

Plant This, Not That, page 34

To read more about invasive plants:

Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy

(Timber Press, 2009)

Designing Gardens with Flora of the

American East by Carolyn Summers (Rutgers

University Press, 2010)

To learn more about invasive plants online:

Early Detection & Distribution Mapping

System, www.eddmaps.org/distribution/

usstate.cfm?sub=3003

Plant Conservation Alliance,

www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/aial1.htm

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Library,

www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/

 

To buy Juglans nigra:

Cold Stream Farm, Free Soil, MI, 231-464-

5809, www.coldstreamfarm.net

Miller Nurseries, Canandaigua, NY, 800-836-

9630, www.millernurseries.com

To buy Liatris spicata:

Niche Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC, 919-967-

0078, www.nichegardens.com

Prairie Nursery, Westfield, WI, 800-476-

9453, www.prairienursery.com

To buy Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Seward’:

Avant Gardens, Dartmouth, MA, 508-998-

8819, www.avantgardensne.com

Garden Crossings, Zeeland, MI, 616-875-

6355, www.gardencrossings.com

To buy Rosa virginiana:

Brushwood Nursery, Unionville, PA, 610-

444-8083, www.gardenvines.com

Forestfarm, Williams, OR, 541-846-7269,

www.forestfarm.com

To buy Lonicera sempervirens:

A Nearly Native Nursery, Fayetteville, GA,

770-460-6284, www.nearlynativenursery.com

Shooting Star Nursery, Georgetown, KY,

502-867-7979, www.shootingstarnursery.com

 

Backyard Wildlife, page 44

To learn more about building a nest box:

WindStar Wildlife Institute,

www.localnature.com/articles/pdfs/

Building_Nest_Boxes.pdf

 


Tool Shop, page 41

Sources for outdoor lighting:

Arcadian Lighting, 888-228-8856,

www.arcadianlighting.com/outdoorlighting.

html

Capitol Lighting, 800-544-4846,

www.1-800lighting.com/outdoor-lighting

Firefly Magic, 877-834-7335,

www.fireflymagic.com

Gardener’s Supply, 888-833-1412,

www.gardeners.com

Lighting Showplace, 800-334-2725,

www.lightingshowplace.com/search/

outdoor-lighting

PartyLights.com, 866-758-5836,

www.partylights.com

 

Up Close, page 56

To buy Chasmanthium latifolium ‘River Mist’:

Accents For Home and Garden,

Milton, DE, 302-684-8092,

www.accentsforhomeandgarden.com

Plant Delights Nursery, Raleigh, NC, 919-

772-4794, www.plantdelights.com

 



 


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