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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/
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