Resources
Resources
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Here is a partial list of people and media that have supported our thinking and the work we do to increase biodiversity in gardens and other human-dominated landscapes.
What we're reading now
What we're reading now
To someone who often hears, and deeply knows, the benefits of time spent in nature, Stuart-Smith not only validates this experience, but also reinvigorates the importance of sharing it. For those that are curious, the answer is yes! You absolutely can garden with us when we visit your home, and enjoy the healing properties of gardening. -- Lisa
Local Organizations
Local Organizations
- King County Conservation District — Start here native plant sales, soil testing, community gardens, and more.
- Green Seattle Partnership —Forest restoration starts at home! But you can learn a lot by volunteering at local parks. Find event details here.
- UW Botanic Gardens — Classes, workshops, events, and updates on the Washington Arboretum and Center for Urban Horticulture.
- Elisabeth C Miller Library — Seattle's best-kept secret, if you're a plant nerd, a beautiful library entirely filled with books on plants. They also have a curated, monthly art show.
- Native Plant Salvage — Based in Thurston County, they host two native plant sales each year and when they do, their website is a treasure-trove of informative specifically for gardeners.
- Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center — Visit the farm for information, inspiration and a few native plants from their farm stand.
Web sites
Web sites
Xerces Society — Depending on your current world view, start with learning why or how to conserve invertebrates, aka bugs!
Xerces Society — Depending on your current world view, start with learning why or how to conserve invertebrates, aka bugs!
Wild ones — Provides inspiration and resources on how to go about designing your garden to choosing plants, plus support for gaining neighborhood and HOA support.
Podcasts
Podcasts
Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy — What could Seattle be like in 50 years if we plant a forest of trees today?
Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy — What could Seattle be like in 50 years if we plant a forest of trees today?
Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden — This podcast will introduce you to people and organizations that are looking at gardens in new and profound ways.
Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden — This podcast will introduce you to people and organizations that are looking at gardens in new and profound ways.
Books
Books
Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Plants give us so much, but this book teaches us ways to give back.
Cascadia Field Guide, edited by Elizabeth Bradfield, CMarie Fuhrman, and Derek Sheffield
Cascadia Field Guide, edited by Elizabeth Bradfield, CMarie Fuhrman, and Derek Sheffield
A rare field guide that groups plants and animals together by habitat, and then teaches through their connections to each other, indigenous knowledge, natural history, art, and poetry.
The Comfort of Crows: A backyard year, by Margaret Renkl
The Comfort of Crows: A backyard year, by Margaret Renkl
Have you been vexed by animals eating your plants? Renkl's ethos is that her plants are for them too.
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