Links

California Garden and Landscape History Society -- http://www.thefragrantgarden.com/cglhs.html --worth looking at if you're interested in old-fashioned plants, old roses and fragrant plants

Gardening Info and Tips:

NEW! 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

http://www.gardening tips.org -- very nice site, but originates clear up in British Columbia. Has gardening info plus trivia, crafts, cooking tips and recipes.

Animal/Insect Friends and Foes:

NEW! -- http://www.home.netcom.com/~bluebirds -- a very interesting , well-done Website developed by Carol Killebrew (San Diego Coordinator, California Bluebird Recovery Program) all about the bluebirds of Southern California, creating a backyard wildlife habitat and attracting barn owls.

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.

http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/ -- University of California Integrated Pest Management gives info on 50 crops and their pests

www.whatsthatbug.com -- self-explanatory

Local Nurseries

NEW! 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.

MORE NURSERIES TO BE ADDED SOON

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.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 web site of over 1,000 native plants with descriptions and pictures of each. Wonderful site.

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 Renee's Articles, such as, "Gardening for Small Children" and "Holiday Garden Gifts".

www.seedsofchange.com

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

www.whiteflowersfarm.com

TV, Newspapers and Other Publications:

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

NEW! http://www.rebeccasgarden.com -- Rebecca's Garden site has lots of garden tips, planning, and how-to's

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's 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:

NEW! 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