Green Choice Gardens
Reviews & Resources
We have put together the following list of Web sites, books, and magazines to help you get started thinking about environmentally-friendly gardening. Check back soon for additional resources.
Reviews:
- Read our 5-Star reviews on Yelp
Events:
The Rainier Valley Sustainable Garden Tour is just around the corner, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
Read the Seattle Times article on the 2008 Seattle Tilth's City Chickens Coop Tour, and see some video of local chickens and their coops. We will add some links to photos from the tour just as soon as they are available.
Seattle Tilth edible plant sale, May 2nd and 3rd
Blogs:
- Rainier Valley Gardener's Blog, the official blog of the Rainier Valley Garden Tour
- Sunset magazine's "Fresh Dirt" blog, on the Columbia City Garden Tour
- The "Rainier Valley Post" blog, on the Columbia City Garden Tour
Useful Web Sites:
Seattle Tilth, a non-profit organic gardening and urban ecology organization with demonstration gardens, children's programs, workshops and events.
Ann Lovejoy workshops at Harmony Hill Retreat Center.
- Urban Chickens Yahoo! Group for people raising chickens in city limits.
- Visit the Knox Cellars Web site to learn about Orchard Mason bees, our native pollinator.
Find out what is going on in the neighborhood, check out the Columbia Citizens Wiki
Check out Urban Land Army
Recommended Books:
The Handbook of Northwest Gardening: Natural, Sutainable, Organic, by Ann Lovejoy
Encyclopedia of Northwest Native Plants for Gardens and Landscapes, by Kathleen Robson, Alice Richter, and Marianne Filbert
Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide, by Rick and Gail Luttmann
Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil, by Andy Lee and Pat Foreman
Sunset Western Garden Book, edited by Kathleen Norris Brenzel
The Pacific Northwest Gardener's Book of Lists, by Ray McNeilan
Recommended Magazines:
Organic Gardening magazine
Fine Gardening magazine
Sunset magazine
Pacific Horticulture, the magazine for West Coast gardeners
