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Useful Gardening Links

Following are links to some websites with useful articles, tutorials, etc.

  • New funding sprouts more growth for B.C. seeds The Province is increasing support for B.C. seed growers to enhance and expand their operations, bolster food security and create a thriving food economy.
  • Getting Started with Sustainable Gardening offers garden layouts and recommendations for people with limited space who want to contribute to the collective benefits of sustainable gardening.
  • Seeds of Diversity – The central organization for Canadian Seedy Saturdays! A visit to their website will illuminate the importance of this organization for all of us.
  • Seeds of Diversity monthly e-bulletins – links to their monthly e-bulletins.
  • Survival Garden – the importance of being prepared for and knowing how to stay safe during an emergency or disaster.
  • Phil Nauta’s “Smiling Gardener” site – great free tutorials/information, plus some ‘pay’ content.
  • Backyard Money Saver: A Guide to Growing Your Own Food – a comprehensive list of gardening resources.
  • Facts About Flowers for Kids: How Flowers Eat and Grow–Photosynthesis, Parts of a Flower, and much more.
  • Everything a beginning gardener should know
  • From the Farmer’s Almanac:
    Companion Planting Chart for Vegetables
    Companion Planting with Herbs
  • From City Farmer –  Drought tolerant plants for Vancouver boulevards.
  • From Colby College Biology course  – World Wide Flowering Plant Family Identification.
  • Beginning Home Gardening Guide
  • ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture: Great Tutorials, Videos, Podcasts and more – for large and small scale farming.

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