Updated 4/11/08

 

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Certified Nurseries, Nursery Dealers & Stock Locator for Pennsylvania (Dept of Agriculture)

Click here to search for Nurseries and/or Nursery Dealers (Landscapers, etc) in your county.

Penn State Extension Service

"The mission of Penn State Cooperative Extension is to extend nonformal outreach educational opportunities to individuals, families, businesses, and communities throughout Pennsylvania.  Cooperative Extension education programs enable the Commonwealth to maintain a competitive and environmentally sound food and fiber system and prepare Pennsylvania's youth, adults, and families to enhance the quality of their lives and participate more fully in community decisions."

  

Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (partnership between Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry and The Nature Conservancy)   

Native Plant Publications available from the PennState College of Agricultural Sciences - select the Search option and type in Native (or whatever type of publication you're looking for

Audubon Society

The mission of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is to inspire and educate the people of southwestern Pennsylvania to be respectful and responsible stewards of the natural world.

 

 

PlantCare.com is a database of over 1,300 species of House and Greenhouse Plants which provides 18 categories of care from watering to lighting.  Search by name, plant type, shrub, fern or perennial.

Backyard Magic - The Composting Handbook

A site with comprehensive information about composting how-tos.. even contains The Compost Recipe.

USGC National Wildlife Health Center West Nile Virus Maps 

allows access (by state) to the current information regarding West Nile virus statistics.  Once the individual state is selected you can then access (by county) to find the contact information for reporting of dead birds, etc.

The Allegheny Arboretum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Mission is to provide a learning environment that will advance our global understanding of temperate forests, cultivate an aesthetic appreciation for regional flora of the Allegheny Plateau and demonstrate practical applications of woody plant materials to modify and mitigate local environmental conditions.

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The following Websites have requested a link from our site.  We have no specific recommendations about their products but have included them as a courtesy and for your information:

Other Links:

Heirloom Tomatoes - www.heirloomtomatoes.bizland.com

American Garden Museum - www.americangardenmuseum.com

Wholesale Perennial Nursery - http://www.redbarnperennials.com

 

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