Garden Club Websites

Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs (WSFGC)
Carolyn Erickson, President

                Headquarters House

Pacific Region
Sandra Ford, Director

National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC)
4401 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, MO  63119
Renee Blaschke, President

Fragrance Garden at Tennant Lake
Hovander Park, Ferndale, WA
A cooperative project between the Chuckanut District of Garden Clubs and the Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Commission

Other Website Links 

• Master Gardener Program
  http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/
• Washington State University Gardening Program
  http://gardening.wsu.edu/index.htm
• Washington Native Plant Society
  http://www.wnps.org/
  Local Native Plant Societies (see listings under WNPS link above)
  Koma Kulshan Chapter - Whatcom County
  Salal Chapter- Skagit, Island and Northern Snohomish Counties
• Michigan State University Extension – Master Gardener Program
  http://web1.msue.msu.edu/mastergardener/
• Michigan State University Extension – Name That Plant
  http://web1.msue.msu.edu/mastergardener/mg-information/name-plant/index.htm
• Calendula Horticultural Books
  P.O. Box 1043
  Anacortes, WA 98221
  www.calendulabooks.com
  Tel (360) 299-4516
  Fax (360) 293-7083
• USDA Agricultural Research Service - Image Gallery
  http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/
• www.rainyside.com
• http://www.northwestgardennews.com
   
• Elisabeth C. Miller Horticultural Library, University of Washington
  http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/index.shtml 
• www.greatplantpicks.org
• http://www.for-wild.org/sfecvr.html
  This Seeds for Education website contains information on native plant and seed nurseries/propagators and provides information and links to related resources from government agencies, universities, and environmental organizations.
• Organic Gardening
  www.organicgardening.com
• Research sites for native plants:
  http://plants.usda.gov/
  http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/waflora/checklist.php?Taxon=Isolepis cernua
  http://www.wildflowerinformation.org/PlantClassification.asp

Suggested resource from a reader of our website, Lydia Jackson-Burns:

•  http://www.gardenforever.com/

Native Plants:  Website Resources
http://www.wnps.org/index.html
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/pi/npresrcs.htm
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/weeds/
http://www.nwplants.com/
http://www.soundnativeplants.com/catalogintro.htm
http://www.fourthcornernurseries.com/Article8.asp
http://www.treefrogfarm.com/nativeplants/
http://www.plantnative.org/nd_wa.htm
http://www.rainyside.com/index.html
http://www.mariposanaturescapes.com/

 Iola Ratcliff recommended the following plant info site:  Click here for Big Dipper Farm

Native Plants: 

Book Resources

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Alaska
       Jim Pojar, Andy MaccKinnon
Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
              Arthur R Kruckeberg
Propagation of Pacific Northwest Native Plants
     Robin Rose, Caryn E C   Chachulski, Diane L Haase
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
              Mark Turner
Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest
              Russell Link
Northwest Weeds:  the Ugly and Beautiful Villains of Fields, Gardens andRoadsides
              Ronald J Taylor
Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
              Nancy J Turner
Plants of Western Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
              Eugene N Kozloff
The Northwest Gardener’s Resource Directory
 Stephanie Feeney, Debra Prinzing
National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Pacific Northwest
              National Audubon Society
Native Plants in the Coastal Garden:  A Guide for Gardeners in the Pacific Northwest
   April Pettinger, Brenda Costanzo
Discovering Wild Plants:  Alaska, Western Canada, the Northwest
 Janice J Schofield, Richard Tyler
A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon
              Sarah S Cooke
Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest  P Dee Boersma, S H   Reichard,   A N VanBuren
Pacific Northwest Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Western Idaho, South Eastern Alaska, and British Columbia
              Damian Fagan
Trees of the Pacific Northwest
  George A Petrides, Olivia Petrides
Northwest Trees
              Stephen F Arno
Bringing Nature Home
              Douglas W Tallamy