Santa Fe Botanical Garden Celebrate... Cultivate... Conserve ~ Santa Fe Botanical Garden

GREENLINKS

American Public Gardens Association - www.publicgardens.org

Beneficial Insects

COPIA - the American Center for Wine, Food and Arts in Napa, California - maintains a 3-1/2 acre Edible Gardens with a traditional grid pattern filled with organic fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. The Edible Gardens are cared for using organic and biodynamic methods, without synthetic chemicals, pesticides or herbicides. Director Eierman describes using an insectary to attract "desirable insects" and includes the COPIA listing of beneficial insects and host plants.

Beneficial Insects in the Garden; a Natural Approach to Pest Management
 A New Mexico Insectary - Beneficial Insects and Host Plants for New Mexico.

Earthworms

Worm (vermic) facts and earthworm lore - www.topline-2000.com -
Watch an earthworm's five hearts beat - yucky.kids.discovery.com -.
Diagrams and drawings with good kid-info - www.enchantedlearning.com - .
Pictures and answers to important questions: e.g. "Should you try and raise earthworms for the fish bait market?" and "Why are there no native Canadian earthworms?" www.ibiblio.org
How many earthworm species? www.amonline.net.au/factsheets -

Edible and Perfect Plants

Edible garden plants: http://www.gardenguides.com
Growing requirements for many plant species: http://landscaping.about.com
Herbs - growing and recipes: www.herbcompanion.com
Learn more about organic gardening: http://www.organicgardening.com
Search for the perfect plants for your garden: http://www.garden.org/plantfinder

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Microorganisms Zoo - up close and mega-magnified -.
Commtechlab.msu.edu/

National Gardening Association. Gardening and plant-related activities, garden question and answer section - www.kidsgardening.com

Native Plant Related Websites -State-by-State listing - www.hardyplants.com/statelist.

NMSU Cooperative Extension Service - http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/ces/

Plant Dictionary - Plants of Horticulture - http://plantfacts.osu.edu/

Southwest Colorado Wildflowers - http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com

Trees for New Mexico

Watering Trees

American Forests Historic Tree Nursery - Offers trees that have been grown from cuttings of trees that are in some way connected to people and events in our nation's history. Example: plant a black locust propagated from the tree at Independence Park in Philadelphia. Part of American Forests, a conservation group that champions trees and their effects on our environment, offers educational resources and created the National Register of Historic Trees.

New Mexico State Forestry Division - This year the New Mexico State Forestry Division will offer for sale more than 150,000 seedlings to interested landowners who want to plant trees for conservation purposes. For well over 40 years the division has offered low cost seedlings to landowners to plant for reforestation, erosion control, windbreaks, or Christmas tree plantations. Since 1960, over four million trees have been planted throughout New Mexico that were purchased through this program.

Selecting Ornamental. Trees for New Mexico - (PDF File Format) from New Mexco State University

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Weed Identification - www.extension.umn.edu

Xeriscape Council of New Mexico - www.xeriscapenm.com
Website suggests xeriscape gardens to visit, numerous links

Santa Fe Garden Design and Nurseries

Agua Fria Nursery - 1409 Agua Fria

Design with Nature - www.designwithnatureltd.com

High Country Gardens -(catalog order) www.highcountrygardens.com

Newman's Nursery - 7501 Cerrillos Rd.

Payne's Nurseries - 715 St. Michael's and 304 Camino Alire www.paynes.com

Plants of the Southwest - 3095 Agua Fria www.plantsofthesouthwest.com

Santa Fe Greenhouses - 2904 Rufina - www.santafegreenhouses.com

Terra Flora Garden Design - www.gardengaia.com

Tropic of Capricorn - 86 Old Las Vegas Hwy - www.TropicofCapricornSantaFe.com

Local Greens

Albuquerque Master Gardeners - www.abqgardencenter.com
Council of Albuquerque Garden Clubs - www.abqmastergardeners.org
Cerrillos Hills Historic Park - a place of refuge and of learning - www.cerrilloshills.org

Los Alamos Master Gardeners - www.lamgonline.org
Local Horticultural Organizations
Greenhouses and roses . . . iris and orchids . . . native plants and master gardeners . .

Native Plant Society - npsnm.unm.edu promoting a greater appreciation of native plants and their environment and the preservation of endangered species.
Randall Davey Audubon Center - expand your knowledge of the history and wildlife of the Santa Fe area - www.nm.audubon.org
Santa Fe Master Gardeners - www.sfmga.org

Santa Fe Farmers' Market - www.santafefarmersmarket.com
Sierra Club Northern New Mexico Group - to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth - riogrande.sierraclub.org/santafe
Taos Garden Club - www.gardencluboftaos.com

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