Resources

This page contains a directory of links to other websites we think are useful.  If you know of any other sites that are not listed here that you think might be useful please email info@ecoyards.com

Local Information For Lawn Care, Gardening, and Landscaping:

Natural Yard Care and Gardening Topics – King County – King County’s website for information and programs related to environmentally-friendly gardening and yard care.

Washington Native Plant Society – The Washington Native Plant Society is a forum for individuals who share a common interest in Washington’s unique and diverse plant life.  A great source for information on native plants.

Master Gardener Program – WSU Extension – The WSU Extension Master Gardener Program trains volunteers to be community educators who provide science-based information on horticulture and environmentally sound gardening practices.

Master Recycler/Composter – King Coounty – King County’s Master Recycler Composter (MRC) program is a community education program that focuses on resource conservation and waste reduction.

Natural Lawn Care – Seattle Public Utilities – Great information from Seattle Public Utilities on Natural Lawn Care with tips on improving poor lawns, mowing better, and proper lawn watering.

Great Plant Picks - One of our favorite sources for plant information.  Great Plant Picks is an educational awards program committed to building a comprehensive palette of outstanding plants for Pacific Northwest gardens.

Plant Amnesty – A local non-profit group on a mission is to end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs.  Be sure to check out their Bad Pruning Photo Gallery.

Greendays Gardening Panel – KUOW – KUOW’s Weekday panel of gardening experts answer gardening questions.

Rainy Side Gardeners – A nice site dedicated to gardening in the maritime northwest.  The site has plenty of useful articles, great resources for gardening with native plants, and an active forum for asking questions, sharing information, and learning from others.

Other Links:

Avant-Gardening: Creative Organic Gardening – YOU CAN GROW! Information about Sustainable Organic Gardening and Personal Growth, Soil Building, Composting, Biodiversity and Genetic Engineering, Seed Starting Guide, Companion and Intensive Planting, Organic Pest Control, Garden Design, Permaculture, Xeriscape, Workshops, Newsletter Archives, Virtual Photo Tours, Resources and more!

GreatLandscapeIdeas.com – Searching for quality patio designs?  Find unique patio designs and information at www.greatlandscapingideas.com.

My Ideal Garden: Landscape Design and Home Garden Ideas – Created by professional designers, My Ideal Garden is your online guide to pictures and advice that will help turn your landscape design idea or flower garden plan into reality.  Complete your ideal landscape design and Ecoyards will help you install it.

Landscaping Design Ideas – Landscaping Ideas for home owners. Quick & Easy landscaping ideas that are FREE and affordable.

Visit DoItYourself.com – The Leading Home Improvement and Remodeling Website Featuring the Internet’s Largest Hardware Superstore.

Green-Lawn-Care.com – Great website dedicated to information about environmentally friendly lawncare.

Washington State Search – The search engine and directory for Washington State.

Landscape Lighting LED – LizardLighting.com offers a vast selection of LED landscape lights. Our high quality LED landscape lights offer high light output and low energy consumption.

Commercial Christmas Lights – HolidayLEDs.com offers a complete line of commercial grade LED Christmas lights great for seasonal decoration or year-round outdoor decorative or ambient lighting.

Home & Garden Blogs – BlogCatalog.com has a great listing of blogs related to lawn care and home gardening.

GoPatio.com – Great articles and resources for patio related products.

PatiosUSA.com – Patio Furniture, Outdoor Patio Furniture, Wicker Furniture, Cast Aluminum Furniture for Patios, Decks, Gardens, and Casual Backyards at Great Prices!

Blogflux.com – Blogflux – a central destination for the blogosphere – has some decent gardening blogs.

DreamLandscaping.com – One of the most comprehensive sites available for information about landscaping and landscape design.

Garden supplies, flower pots and gardening tips – Flower pots and garden supplies to fill your little piece of heaven.

Organic Gardening – Organicgardening.net is a great online resource for the organic gardener. The site offers guides for almost anything you can imagine related to organic gardening.

GoingOrganic.com – Organic Gardening Made Easy!

Organic garden tips at Goorganicgardening.com – Go organic garden! Read information and stories on organic gardening, find safe and effective pesticide and herbicide recipes, and learn how to garden the natural way.

1stopOrganicGardening.com – You’ll find valuable tips, information, articles and resources on how to grow your own productive organic vegetable garden – plus a free composting guide.

Organic Gardening Supplies, Bat Guano & Hydroponic Gardening Supplies – At Gardenallyear.com, you will find the largest selection of hydroponics and organic gardening supplies to be had on the internet. From hard-to-find bat guano to the very best hydroponics gardening supplies – you now have access to everything to make your indoor and outdoor garden thrive.

Gardening Ideas – Your guide to gardening.

Garden Community and Directory – Garden Zone finder, Giant Garden Directory 100’s of categories to find gardens, specialty nurseries and garden supplies for wholesale and retail trade. Free garden pictures. Copyright free and royalty free pictures. Books, Links to Free Magazines, Articles and more.

BestGreenBlogs.com – Great blog and directory of blogs and sites related to green and environmental issues.

LED Christmas Lighting – Find a great selection of LED Christmas lights and other energy efficient LED decorative lighting.

http://www.tobuildagarden.com/ – Online Guide to home gardening.

Fido Dog Treats – fidodogtreats.com offers hundreds of varieties of healthful treats for your favorite canine companions.

Reusable grocery bags – good source for reusable grocery bags.