Resources
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Worksheets
Help for Naturescapers
The Naturescaper's Library
University Extension Websites
Worksheets
All of the worksheets that appear in The Naturescaping Workbook are here in .pdf format for downloading and printing.
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Help for Naturescapers
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The Naturescaper's Library
Author's Faves--great reading for any naturescaper wanting to expand his or her knowledge.
Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape by Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden (Timber Press, 2007). Discusses practical and creative water management techniques for gardeners and landscape designers, including green roofs, rainwater harvesting, and bio-swales.
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway. (Chelsea Green, 2001). Thoroughly explores the ways the homeowner can apply permaculture principles to their own property, in simple, can-do terms.
The Bountiful Container by Rose Marie Nichols McGee and Maggie Stuckey (Workman, 2006). In-depth information on the best "edibles": fruits, herbs, vegetables and edible flowers. Specific to container gardening but actually quite helpful for any type of gardening.
Lasagne Gardening by Patricia Lanza (Rodale Press, 1998). The sheet-mulching bible.
The Organic Lawn Care Manual by Paul Tukey (Storey Press, 2007). A new way that helps the homeowner to go organic--even with lawns.
Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of our Own Back Yards by Sara Stein (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995). One excellent writer's experiences, from a novice gardener to a militant "Wild One." The inspiration for the class that inspired The Naturescaping Workbook.
The Truth about Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks and the Bottom Line by Jeff Gillman (Timber Press, 2008) and The Truth about Garden Remedies (Timber, 2008). Excellent analysis and fun reading.
University Extension Websites
Each state has a university-affiliated extension, which is a way for well-researched facts and advice to get to the state's residents. Extensions are through the land-grant university (or universities) in that state, and are supported by the USDA.
Alabama Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Alaska University of Alaska Cooperative Extension
Arizona Arizona Cooperative Extension
Arkansas University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
California University of California Cooperative Extension
Colorado Colorado State Extension
Connecticut
University of Connecticut Extension Services
Delaware Delaware Cooperative Extension, DSU Cooperative Extension
District of Columbia University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service
Florida University of Florida IFAS Extension
Georgia University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Hawaii University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service
Idaho University of Idaho Extension
Illinois University of Illinois Extension
Indiana Purdue University Extension
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Kansas Kansas State University Research & Extension
Kentucky University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension
Louisiana Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
Maine
University of Maine Extension
Maryland University of Maryland Extension
Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Extension
Michigan Michigan State University Extension
Minnesota Minnesota Extension Service
Mississippi Mississippi State University Extension
Missouri University of Missouri Extension
Montana Montana State University Extension Service
Nebraska University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Nevada University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
New Jersey Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Mexico New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service
New York
Cornell Cooperative Extension
North Carolina North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina A&T State University Cooperative Extension Program
North Dakota North Dakota State University Extension Service
Ohio The Ohio State University Extension
Oklahoma Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon Oregon State University Extension Service
Pennsylvania Penn State Cooperative Extension
Rhode Island University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension
South Carolina Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
South Dakota South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Tennessee University of Tennessee Extension, Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Program
Texas Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Utah
Utah State University Extension
Vermont
University of Vermont Extension System
Virginia Virginia Cooperative Extension
Washington Washington State University Extension
West Virginia West Virginia University Extension Service
Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Extension
Wyoming University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
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