Links

http://www.grangettosnews.com -- this excellent site posts Grangetto's monthly newsletter which is loaded with useful local gardening info and tips, including seminars, irrigation and fertilizing guides, other garden care, plants for the VC area, recipes, discount coupon, etc.

http://www.mastergardenerssandiego.org/ -- speakers, answers to questions/problems. Speak to a specialist. Call 858-694-2860.

http://www.helpfulgardener.com/ -- this is just a delightful site with all kinds of great information on good gardening practices, gardening with native plants, heirloom plants, organic plants, a plant encyclopedia, a forum, recipes, etc. Most of the articles are written by an accredited nurseryman and Master Gardener instructor. Though it originates from Northern California, when issues of zones come up, they try to make that clear.

http://www.allergyfree-gardening.com/ -- tips on reducing allergies and maladies related to gardening

http://gardentoad.com -- organic gardening tips -- you've got to see this web site!

http://www.gardenguy.com -- monthly calendar for organic gardening. Tips on roses, citrus, flowers, herbs, vegetables. Lots of interesting articles.

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/roses -- answers to most frequently asked questions about roses

www.thegardenhelper.com -- advice from garden guru Bill Beaurain is very helpful. Has a handy month-by-month guide too.

www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com -- good info on hydrangeas

http://gardenweb.com/ -- offers a large plant database

http://www.compostguide.com -- instructions on how to compost, which materials to use and how to deal with common composting problems.

www.watergarden.com/pages/build_wg.html -- a good site to learn more about water gardens.

Animal/Insect Friends and Foes:

NEW: http://members.cox.net/bluebirds -- learn about bluebirds and barn owls -- how to attract bluebirds, and during their nesting season provide supplementary diet, make nest boxes. Also has info on creating a backyard wildlife habitat for other birds and critters. And one more thing you wanted to know: How to clean a birdbath.

www.victorpest.com -- all about pests and how to get rid of them through poison-free pest control

http://butterflywebsite.com -- the butterfly web site. A very good site. Tons of interesting information. Also has good information on hummingbirds and song birds.

www.hummingbirds.net - Great site.

www.havahart.com -- Caring control for pets and wildlife. Dealing with nuisance animals, such as raccoons, squirrels, skunks, deer, rabbits, moles, gophers, snakes, mice, rats, opossum, etc.

www.whatsthatbug.com -- self-explanatory

Local Nurseries

www.daylilyhill.com -- Owners Tom and Jackie Jesch know what plants love to be planted in our DG and other types of soil here in Valley Center. Bring your camera and visit this beautiful wholesale nursery for a lovely eyeful of display gardens, ponds, a picnic site, flowering perennials, vines, specialty trees and shrubs, roses, ornamental grasses, odd and exotic cactus and succulents. You might want to bring a truck to load up with some of the thousands of plants offered for sale. Address: 32183 Old Highway 395, Escondido, (714)378-5360, Mon-Sat. 8-5. Closed Sundays.

www.laspilitas.com -- Las Pilitas Nursery, at Old Highway 395 and Nelson Way
(near Champagne Lakes RV Park) has enormous amounts of useful info on
their website of over 1,000 native plants with descriptions and pictures of each.

Seed and Equipment Catalogs:

www.burpee.com

http://www.halcyon.com/tmend/heirloom.htm -- info on heirloom vegetables and where to get them

www.johnnyseeds.com -- Seems like a very nice site and offers veggie seeds, flower seeds, herb seeds. One important asset is that it gives cultural information. Lots of gardening accessory items too.

www.nicholsgardennursery.com -- good site. Has herbs and rare seeds. Also has Ask the Garden Sage.

www.naturalgardening.com -- organic seeds and seedlings for veggies, culinary herbs and flowers, wildflowers. Nice site.

www.parkseed.com

        www.reneesgarden.com -- excellent site. Seeds of heirloom and cottage garden
     flowers.  Aromatic herbs and gourmet veggies from around the world. Has recipes.
      Also has interesting articles by Renee, such as "Gardening for Small Children
      and "Holiday Garden Gift."

www.seedsofchange.com

www.tomatogrowers.com -- seed suppliers. Free catalog of 500 tomatoes and peppers

TV, Newspapers and Other Publications:

www.hgtv.com -- Home and Garden TV gives good garden and landscape advice

www.valleycenter.com -- The Valley Roadrunner is Valley Center's hometown weekly newspaper. David Ross is the editor (editor@valleycenter.com) and has covered many of our garden club events. Dos Valles member Rose Polito sometimes writes an interesting column on tomato recipes and other crops that the Polito family grows.

http://www.nctimes.com -- North County Times is a daily newspaper that covers Valley Center in their Escondido area publication. Their Community column has published information on Dos Valles events. Info on club activities can be sent directly to their Web site.

http://www.SignOnSanDiego.com -- The San Diego Union-Tribune is a daily newspaper. Its North Inland section contains many Valley Center activities under its Datebook and fyi columns (e-mail northcountry@uniontrib.com ). Cheryl Walker ( cheryl.walker@uniontribune.com ) writes many articles about events, people, and sometimes our garden club members in its Town Focus section.

www.sunsetmagazine.com -- excellent gardening tips

http://www.hortmag.com -- Horticulture Magazine has great articles

http://www.matilijanursery.com/ -- Matilija Nursery's digital magazine w/features on native plant gardening

www.bhg.com -- Better Homes and Garden web site

Culinary Info:

www.cooksgarden.com -- The Cook's Garden claims it sells seeds, plants and bulbs that end up the best tasting on your table. Also offer the top cut flowers for your table.

http://chefsgarden.com -- gourmet plants for great cooks and growing tips

Kids Gardening:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm --

ideas for educating kids about gardening

http://www.kidsgardening.com -- shows how to cultivate kids' interest in living things

Miscellaneous:

www.weather.com -- get a 10-day weather forecast for Valley Center (or anyplace else, for that matter) and month-by-month recommendations about what to do in your garden here in Valley Center

Dos Valles Garden Club

P.O. Box 123, Valley Center, CA 92082

(North County Region of San Diego County)

To find out more about our club

or to contact the web mistress,

please e-mail us at: DosVallesGC@vcweb.org

This page last updated 10-30-09