Links to other gardening websites of interest

Since there is always so much to share about gardening knowledge, we have listed some of our favorite websites and blogs below. Please feel free to check them out, just remember that you will be leaving this website as you do!

Colorado based Websites

Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscape section: http://www.csu.org/environment/xeriscape/index.html
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/
Xeriscape Colorado and the Colorado WaterWise Council: http://www.xeriscape.org
Plant Select Program in Colorado: Plant Select
Denver Botanic Gardens: http://www.botanicgardens.org/pageinpage/home.cfm
Front Range Living: http://www.frontrangeliving.com/garden.htm
Colorado Native Plant Society: http://www.conps.org
Rocky Mountain Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society: http://www.rmcnargs.org
Pikes Peak Urban Gardens: http://www.ppugardens.org
Pikes Peak Permaculture: http://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org
Denver Urban Gardens: http://www.dug.org

WaterWise Gardening Websites

High Country Gardens is my favorite site for waterwise and high altitude gardening tips and plant selections. They have an awesome catalog of plants both online and in hardcopy:
http://highcountrygardens.com

General Gardening Websites

GardenWeb - The Internet's Garden Community http://www.gardenweb.com/
Better Homes and Gardens http://www.bhg.com

Western Gardening Websites

The Sunset company has extremely well written books on all subjects pertaining to gardening in the western states. Their magazine, Sunset Magazine, is published monthly, and is one of my favorite pieces of mail I look forward to every month: http://www.sunset.com

Great Gardening Blogs

Doug Green's Garden Blog: http://blog.douggreensgarden.com Although he is based in Canada, his information is great, abundant, and relevant. If you only read one blog, this is it. He also sends out a newsletter if you are interested. And, in case you are wondering, even though he has the same last name as I, we are not related.
Dry Ideas: www.dry-ideas.com Particularly relevant to our high altitude, low water planting environment.
Bev's Colorado Garden: http://bevscoloradogarden.blogspot.com Local gardening blog for the Pike's Peak Region with lots of beautiful garden pictures and links to other gardening blogs.
Sustainable Gardening Blog: http://sustainablegardeningblog.com "Sustainable" is the gardening and landscaping newest buzz word. Learn about it here.
The Garden Rant: http://www.gardenrant.com/ This is a great jumping off point to hundreds of other gardening links and blogs.

Companies with Organic Products that are great for you body, mind and gardens

Botanical Interests This Colorado based seed company has a fantastic online catalog filled with many different types of seeds for flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and herb gardens. Many of these varieties of seeds are organically certified, and none are genetically modified. They have a lot of information on seed starting, planting schedules, and specifics for each plant.

Mountain Rose Herbs This company has amazing products and service, is truly dedicated to organically grown and produced herbs, and has recently received the Co-Op America's People's Choice Award for 2008 Green Business of the Year. Please checkout their website and support this wonderful company.

Organizations that promote eco-friendly, environmentally conscious learning and giving

Heifer International

WindStar Wildlife Institute: http://www.windstar.org/
Eco Backyard: http://www.ecobackyard.com
The National Audubon Society: http://www.audubon.org

Please check back here frequently - more links to be added soon.