Check these pages for lawn tips from VERA:
Guidelines and suggestions for environmentally responsible lawn care
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Questions to ask your lawn maintenance contractor about environmental safety
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Invasive Species - Check out this fascinating Web Page
Special Courier Post website report on non-native species of plants and animal
pests that threaten to strangle the native local species.
Click here for special report - Invasive Species
Links to Other Resources
Plants:
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Gold Medal Plants
Gardening ideas from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Gardening Launch Pad offers more than 2,000 links to other sites
Horticulture Magazine - Expanded articles, garden planner, live chat
Organic Gardening, USDA website
Climate Information - New Jersey:
Poisonous plants:
Overview
Poisonous Plants Websites
Weeds:
Rutgers weed pages
Fact sheet on weeds and weed control in New Jersey
Integrated Pest Management:
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the Northeast . Environmentally
sound treatment programs for pests and diseases.
Integrated Pest Management - Alabama Co-op Extension
Pest Management - extensive resources from West Virginia University
Extension Service
Environmentally Sensitive Lawn Care
Cooperative Extension Service Websites:
Rutgers Extension Service Home Page
Information on academic programs, trial gardens, vegetable crops, fruit trees
Penn State Dept. of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Science
Click on e-answers for access to Cooperative Extension web sites around the country.
Shopping:
Shopping for plants and garden accessories
Wildlife:
Information of the control of nuisance wildlife
Information on creating a backyard wildlife habitat
General Gardening Resources:
Right to Know Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network/ phone (800) 858-7378
Chemical Database
Tips on composting:
Composting at Home
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