Grants | Internet Resources Gardening Supplies | Children's Gardening I Can Garden http://www.icangarden.com A nicely designed Canadian gardening site with a kid corner section which offers a number of activities and projects for kids in the garden. Kindergarden http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kinder/index.html An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and the outdoors. Rot Web Resources http://net.indra.com/~topsoil/Compost_Menu.html A great collection of resources and information on school composting and worm composting projects. Discovery Gardens http://www.mindspring.com/~discoverygardens/dgihome.html A new site still under construction but promising a wealth of information on designing and sustaining outdoor gardens, schoolyard habitats and other landscapes for children. Seeds of Change http://horizon.nmsu.edu/garden/ Resource for teachers and parents wanting to help kids create gardens with plants from the old and new world. Missouri Botanic Garden Kids' Learning Network http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/ Activities for home and school, lesson plans, resources. 4-H Children's Garden at Michigan State University http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/garden/contents.html Magnificent site with views of 56 theme gardens for children. Them gardens include the Crayon Color Garden, Perfume Garden, Pizza Garden, African American garden, dinosaur Garden, Pond & Water Garden and the Cereal Bowl Garden. National Gardening Association/Kids & Classrooms http://www.wowpages.com/nga/home.html Provides information about the Grow Lab Indoor Garden - Basic Science Program. Includes an online newsletter with articles on herbs, seed saving, nutrition and more. The GROW Award (Gardeners Renewing Our World) The GROW award is sponsored annually by the Vermont-based Gardener's Supply Company in honor of the late Robert Rodale. To apply for the GROW Award for individuals or groups who are "healing the earth through gardening," write to Gardener's Supply, 128 Intervale Road, Burlington, Vermont 05401, ATTN: GROW Award. Lilypons Sponsors Youth Environmental Awareness http://www.lilypons.com The Lily Ponds for Youth (SM grant program, designed to enhance awareness of the environment in school age youths, provides matching dollars $100 to $1000 for projects costing $200 to $2000) for youth to cultivate an aquatic environment. The aesthetics and ecology of the pond make clear and fun tools for learning about many subjects such as biology, chemistry, ecology and horticulture. To apply, write or fax to Lilypons Water Gardens, PO Box10, Buckeystown,MD 21717-0010; Fax 301-874-2325; on PTA or school stationery, requesting application details for your school. Captain Planet Foundation http://www.turner.com/cpf/index.html Supports environmental activities for young people and have funded gardening projects at many schools across the country for $200 - $2500. National Gardening Association http://www.wowpages.com/nga/edu/ 180 Flynn Avenue Burlington, VT 05401 1-802-130-8863 School garden grants; Growing Ideas, a monthly journal of garden based learning. American Chemical Society Community Science Grants http://www.acs.org/ 1155 16th Street, NW Suite 831 Washington, DC 20036 Small grants ($100-$1,000) for family science projects including school gardens. Virtual Garden http://www.vg.com From Pathfinder, this site includes the Time Life Electronic Plant encyclopedia with a database of over 3,000 species: including herbs, bulbs, houseplants, wildflowers and roses. You can search by plant name or by plant attributes (light, type, drainage, height, color, blooming season. Horticulture in Virtual Perspective http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/hcs.html One of the best sources for horticultural information on the Web. This website includes the Webgarden, a database of over 9,000 horticultural factsheets. Areas covered include: lawns, flowers, fruit, houseplants, perennials, vegetables, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, landscaping, propagation, pests and diseases. Another part of this site is The Plant Dictionary, a plant directory, with searchable database of over 1,400 links to images and descriptions for 285 plants including annuals, bulbs, grasses, groundcovers, perennials, shrubs, trees and vines. PenPages http://www.penpages.psu.edu From Penn State University a huge database of over 13,000 reports, newsletters and factsheets. Horticultural information can easily be accessed by using this site's Keyword Search feature. Horticulture Solutions from CES http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~robsond/solutions/hort.html A database of concise solutions to common gardening problems. Urban Programs Resource Network Horticulture Links http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/netlinks/hortlinks.html The University of Illinois Extension in urban Illinois provides links to other gardening sites on the Internet. The Gardening Launch Pad http://www.tpoint.net/neighbor Provides over 1,500 gardening links in 57 categories from African violets to a weed guide. The Garden Gate http://www.prairienet.org/ag/garden/homepage.htm A gateway to gardening links, online gardening books, magazines and catalogs. Virginia Cooperative Extension Information Resources http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/ Provides hundreds of factsheets on fruits, vegetables, trees, shrubs and lawns. Also includes gardening tips. Horticulture Information on the Internet http://envhort.ucdavis.edu/horttech/hort.htm A massive array of horticultural mailing lists; gopher sites; World Wide websites; FTP sites and news groups. BULB.com! http://www.bulb.com From the U. S. Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center. Lots of basic planting and caring information for spring and summer flowering bulbs. American Community Gardening Association http://communitygarden.org/ 100 N. 20th Street - 5th floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-1459 Supports community gardening through facilitating the formation and expansion of state and regional community gardening networks; developing resources in support of community gardening and encouraging research and conducting educational programs. Has excellent online guide for starting a community garden. Gardening by Mail http://www.vg.com/gemag/s=5642 A directory of sources for all things gardening. A great resource with listings of plant & seed sources; garden suppliers & services; plant societies; professional & trade organizations. Gardening Mailing List http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/2445/lists.html Mailing lists are a great way to communicate with other gardeners all over the world. Garden lists include bonsai, community gardening, composting, daylilies, herbs, hydroponics, Master Gardeners, organic gardening and square foot gardening. Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Guide http://www.bhglive.com/gardening/indexgarden.html Comprehensive site with ÒHow toÓ garden videos, gardening tips, hardiness and frost maps and a listing of mail order nurseries. Urban Agriculture Notes http://www.cityfarmer.org/ From Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture this site provides a wealth of horticulture information plus examples of other urban ag programs all over the world. Seeds of Hope...Harvest of Pride http://www.bright.net/~gardens/ A resource for community vegetable gardening from Cleveland, OhioÕs Urban Garden Program, including a monthly gardeners checklist for things to do in the garden. Acorn Naturalists Field Guide to Science and Environmental Education Resources http://www.acorn-group.com 17300 East 17th Street, #J-236 Tustin, CA 92680 Phone: (714) 838-4888 Fax: (714) 838-5309 Catalog of children's educational materials, including horticulture, botany, environmental education, and more. Applewood Seed Company 5380 Vivian Street Arvada, CO 80002 Phone: (303) 431-6283 Fax: (303) 431-7981 Children's gardening products. Arbour Recycled Products 800 Bank Street Ottowa, Ontario K1S3V8 Phone: (613) 567-3168 Fax: (317) 567-3568 Vermicomposting (composting with worms) 25-minute video. Banana Slug String Band 390 Big Creek Road Davenport, CA 95017 Phone: (408) 429-9806 Cassette tapes and video with sing-along songs about gardening and the environment. Botanic Garden Seed Company 225 Fifth Avenue #617 New York, NY 10010 Phone: (212) 679-6015 Seeds and line of supplies for children. The Bug Store http://www.bugstore.com 113 W. Argonne St. Louis, MO 63122 An online catalog selling everything from ladybugs, lacewing to praying mantis. Burpee Seed Company's Grow America http://www.burpee.com W. Atlee Burpee Company 300 Park Avenue Warminster, Pa 18974 Phone: 215-674-4900 or 800-888-1447 Fax: 215-674-8402 Seeds and gardening supplies, seed planting campaign for children, free press kit. Clyde Robin Seed Company http://www.dirtgardener.com/clyderobin/ 3670 Enterprise Avenue Hawyard, CA 94545 Phone: (510) 785-0425 Wildflower seeds. The Cook's Garden http://www.cooksgarden.com P. O. Box 535 Londonberry, VT 05148 Phone: 802-824-3400 Fax: 802-824-3027 Seeds, plants and organic gardening supplies. Emphasis on family gardening. Garbage Bag Gardens 1711 Stockton Hill Road, No. 310 Kingman, AZ 86401 Phone: (602) 757-4762 Plastic garbage bag containers for growing plants in classrooms and outdoor areas. Low cost containers for schools with limited yard space. Posters. Gardener's Supply Company http://www.gardeners.com/gardeners 128 Intervale Road Burlington, VT 05401-2850 Phone: 802-863-1700 Child-sized gardening tools. Gardens for Growing People P. O. Box 630 Point Reyes, CA 94956 Phone: (415) 663-9433 Garden supply catalog/newsletter. Granite Seed 1697 West 2100 North P. O. Box 177 Lehi, UT 84042 Phone (801) 768-4422 or (801) 531-1456 Grass seeds, shrubs, reclamation plants. Heritage Gifts, Inc. 1203 Spring Street Latrobe, PA 15650 Phone: (412) 537-0878 or (800) 597-2275 Fax: (412) 539-2298 Garden gifts, including Bark Buddy plush tree with seed kit. Jackson & Perkins http://www.jacksonandperkins.com 1 Rose Lane Dept. 7274 Medford, OR 97501 Offers a nice selection of miniature roses for growing indoor plus basic rose and perennial care basics. Johnny's Selected Seeds http://www.johnnyseeds.com Foss Hill Road Albion, ME 04910 Phone: 207-437-9294 Fax: 207-437-2165 Vegetable, flower and herb seeds, books and supplies. Educational group discounts. Lets Get Growing http://www.letsgetgrowing.com 1900 B Commercial Way Santa Cruz, CA 95065 Phone: 408-464-1868 Fax: 408-476-1427 Complete selection of children's gardening curriculums; tools and indoor gardening projects. Northrup-King Lawn and Garden 7500 Olson Memorial Higway Golder Valley, MN 55427 Phone: (612) 593-7265 Child-sized garden tools, garden supplies. Shepherd's Seeds http://www.shepherdseeds.com 30 Irene Street Torrington, CT 06790 Phone: 203-482-3638 Online catalog with over 500 seed varieties including a line of children's garden seeds. This site has a reference library with a number of basic growing guides. Stokes Seeds http://vaxxine.com/seeds Box 548 Buffalo, NY 14240-0548 Phone: 716-645-9649 Stokes Seed Company has been around for over 115 years. Stokes has one of the best selections of vegetable seeds available at a good price. This site also includes a plant hardiness zone map and gardening links. Territorial Seed Company http://www.territorial-seed.com/ P. O. Box 157 Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424-0061 Phone: 541-942-9547 Good online selection of vegetable, flower and herb seeds Van Bourgondien & Sons, Inc. http://www.dutchbulbs.com P. O. Box 1000 Babylon, NY 11702 Great selection of high quality bulbs and perennials. Virginia Berry Farm P. O. Box 4 Ruther Glen, VA 22546 Phone: (804) 448-4430 Blueberry poster. Wee Share International P. O. Box 1028 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 Phone: (800) 874-2733 Wee Sprouts Salad Kit. Wisconsin Fast Plants http://fastplants.cals.wisc.edu Department of Plant Pathology 1630 Linden Drive University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 263-5645 Newsletter.