Resources
Videos
Books
- “Soil Biology Primer” by Ingham, Moldenke, and Edwards (now completely online and free)
- “Teaming with Microbes,” “Teaming with Nutrients,” and “Teaming with Fungi” by Jeff Lowenfels
- “Practical Permaculture” by Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein
- “The Organic Lawn Care Manual” by Paul Tukey
- “Mycelium Running” by Paul Stamets
- “The Hidden Half of Nature” by David Montgomery
- “Noah’s Garden” by Sara Stein (a must read!)
- “A New Garden Ethic,” by Benjamin Vogt
Products
- Pro Time Lawn Seed
- Black Owl Biochar
- Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
- Arbico Organics
- Raintree Nursery (every edible plant)
Local Resources
- Native Plant Salvage
- Washington Native Plant Society
- Pierce Conservation District
- King County “Natural Yard Care” links (huge database of topics and links)
- Arborist’s Chips
- Proper Plant Pruning
- Tacoma-Pierce County Heath Department
- Natural Lawn & Garden Hotline 206-633-0224
- Tacoma Tree Foundation
- Local news you might have missed
For Professionals
- Careers in Horticulture
- “Soil’s for Salmon”
- Facebook Groups:
- Green Meridian (eco-friendly horticulturalists)
- Ecological Landscape Alliance (and sign up for Newsletter at www.ecolandscaping.org )
- Permaculture Professionals (or other Permaculture Groups)
- SITES, Developing sustainable landscapes (part of LEED)
- Landscape for Life Teacher’s Training, a derivative of the SITES program
- ecoPRO Certified Sustainable Landscape Pro (WA State). Under “Resources” you’ll find the 36-page guiding principles, BMP, and checklist.