Info & Resources

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Backyard habitat
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/features/section1/index.asp http://www.earthday.ca/EDy2k/YearRnd/YearRndfrm1.html

Gardening program for seniors
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/backyard/section1/index.htm

Dealing with wildlife
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/attracting/section6/index.htm
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/get_started/section1/index.htm

Create A butterfly garden
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Butterflies/english/gardening/index.html

Pesticides and alternatives
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/get_started/section4/index.htm

Lawns
www.organiclandscape.org/facts/AssessingYourLawn.pdf
Organic Lawn Care  www.organiclandscape.org/facts/OrganicLawnCare.pdf
Grubs Organic Control  www.organiclandscape.org/facts/Grubs.pdf
The Backyard Bug Brigade www.atl.ec.gc.ca/epb/factsheets/bkyard_bug/bugs_brch.html

Green Solutions

http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/ecotrucs/solutionsvertes/indexe.htm

Beneficial insects
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/attracting/section5/index.htm
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/attracting/section1/index.htm

Using native plants
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/growing/section1/index.htm

Mapping your backyard
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/get_started/section3/index.htm

Water conservation & composting http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/get_started/section5/index.htm

Waterwise tip for the summer season http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/brochure/e_iwdww5.htm

Zone maps
http://www.wildaboutgardening.org/en/growing/section3/index.htm

New Plants for 2004
http://www.landscapeontario.com/newplants/

Composting
25 Questions and Answers about Composting

http://www.compost.org/qna.html
Mulching - A Fancy word for "Being on Top of the Soil http://www.compost.org/mulchingPR.html
Compost Tea - A Nourishing refreshment for your plants http://www.compost.org/compostteaPR.html

Water gardens
http://biosphere.ec.gc.ca/site.asp?l=en&dossier=/actu/doss&page=doss_00016

Poisonous plants
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System

http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px

Resources for youth gardeners
Kids Valley Garden

http://www.raw-connections.com/garden/
Soil, a Dirty Business

http://www.raw-connections.com/garden/maint/soil.htm
Plants: Eco-Field Guide http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/field_guide/plants/index.cfm
Forests: Seeing the Forest and the Trees http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/forests/index.cfm
Tree Planting Tips http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/fun_n_games/printables/activities/assets/science_nature/tree_planting.pdf
Adopt a Frog: Protecting Frog Habitat http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/adoption/index.cfm
Toad-allyCoolQuiz

http://www.torontozoo.com/adoptapond/
Junior Master Gardeners

http://www.jmgkids.us/

Showing Your Plants
http://www.raw-connections.com/garden/showing/showing.htm

Growing Avocadoes

http://www.ottawahort.org/avocado.htm

Jardin des jeunes branchés [Jardin botanique de Montréal]

http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/jeunes/accueil.htm

The Great Plant Escape

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/gpe.html

Worm World

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/worm/