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Including Facts and Hints - Articles on the Garden Ontario web site.
OHA does not verify the facts contained in the articles associated with these links. Please use the information provided as a starting point for research into various topics of interest. Listing a link does not imply OHA endorsement of an organization, its principles or its policies.
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
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
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.typodermic.com/garden/
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/
Growing Avocadoes
http://www.ottawahort.org/avocado.htm
Jardin des jeunes branches [Jardin botanique de Montreal]
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/
Facts and Hints - Articles on the Garden Ontario web site.
Plants - Information about specific plants
Wildlife - Information about animals & insects in your garden
Guides - Help on exhibiting or starting a new type of gardening
Miscellaneous - Facts that don't fit any where else!
Did You Know
You can learn all sorts of facts and obtain information about gardening by visiting an Ontario Horticultural Association Society meeting in your area.
These meetings are open to the public and usually include guest speakers on a variety of interesting topics.
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