Looking for help on making a naturalized, sustainable garden? We recommend the following sites and organizations.
Soil
http://Soils: Landscape for Life/
Sustainaible Soil on ATTRA (opens pdf)
FAO Fact Sheets
Cornell Gardening Resources: Soil
Cdn. Organic Growers: Compost (opens pdf)
Water
Order a rain barrel
Water Use: Landscape For Life
Rodale’s Top 10 Tips for Water Conservation
Water Wise at Arizona U.
City of Hamilton Info for Downspout Disconnection (opens pdf)
Plants
Pollination Guelph — comprehensive resource pages
North Am. Native Plant Society booklet (opens pdf)
Evergreen’s Native Plant Database
City of Guelph list of Native Plants
Ontario Wildflowers
Doug Tallamy’s excellent site “Bringing Nature Home”
Materials and Hardscaping
Landscape for Life: Materials
Extension Sites: Sustainable Materials
Cultural Practices
Pollinator Gardens (Seeds of Diversity)
Xerces Society: Gardens
Eco-Regional Gardening Guide
NFW: Sustainable Gardening
Aesthetics
Principles of Design
Basic Principles of Landscape Design (opens pdf)