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Titles
Ecological Gardening
- Ecological Gardening: Your Path to a Healthy Garden
by Marjorie Harris. 1996
- Planting Noah's Garden: Further Adventures in Backyard Ecology
by Sara Bonnett Stein. 1997
- Tending the Earth: A Gardener's Manifesto
by Lorraine Johnson. 2002
Organic Gardening
- The New American Backyard: Easy Organic Techniques and Solutions
by Kris Medic. 2001
- The New Northern Gardener
by Jennifer Bennett. 1996
- Organic Gardening for the 21st Century
by John Fedor. 2001
- Rodale Organic Gardening Solutions: Over 500 Answers to Real-life Questions from Backyard Gardeners
by Cheryl Long. 2000
- Roses Love Garlic: Companion Planting and Other Secrets of Flowers
by Louise Riotte. 1998
Naturalized Gardening
- Canadian Gardening's Natural Gardens
by Liz Primeau. 1996
- How to Get Your Lawn off Grass: a North American Guide to Turning off the Water Tap and Going Native
by Carole Rubin. 2002
- Natural Landscaping: Gardening with Nature to Create a Backyard Paradise
by Sally Roth. 1997
- The Naturalized Garden: More Petals with Less Labour
by Stephen Westcott-Gatton. 2001
- Naturescaping: A Landscape Alternative
[videorecording] 1992
Natural Lawn Care
- Beautiful Easy Lawns and Landscapes: a Year-round Guide to a Low-maintenance, Environmentally Safe Yard
- by Laurence Sombke. 1994
- Rodale Organic Gardening Basics
Volume 1, Lawns. 2000
- Safe and Easy Lawn Care: The Complete Guide to Organic, Low-maintenance Lawns
Barbara Ellis, ed. 1997
Natural Pest Control
- Dead Daisies Make Me Crazy: Garden Solutions without Chemical Pollution
by Loren Nancarrow. 2000
- Great Garden Formulas: the Ultimate Book of Mix-it-Yourself Concoctions for Your Garden
1998
- Pests
by Elizabeth Miller. 2000.
Composting
- All About Compost: Recycling Household and Garden Waste
by Pauline Pears. 1999.
- Let It Rot! The Gardener's Guide to Composting
by Stu Campbell. 1998.
- Let's Waste Less
by Halifax Regional Municipality. [videorecording] 1998.
Water Conservation
- Water: the Practical Guide to Using and Conserving Water in the Garden
by Susan McClure. 2000.
- Creating Wildlife Habitat (Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden): Creating Small Habitats for Wildlife in Your Garden
by Josie Briggs, 2000.
- New Gardening for Wildlife: A Guide for Nature Lovers
by Bill Merilees. 2000.
- Your Backyard Wildlife Garden: How to Attract and Identify Wildlife in Your Yard
by Marcus Schneck. 2001.
Other Municipalities
Federation of Canadian Municipalities - Responsible Pest Management
City of Toronto - Pesticide Information Portal
Portland, Oregon Metro Region - Pesticide Alternatives
City Farmer: Online magazine from Vancouver with helpful information on composting, natural pest control and water use reduction of interest to any city gardener.
Provincial & Federal Governments
NS Department of Environment - Integrated Pest Management
CMHC - Definitely In My Backyard, and related home tips
Environment Canada - Tips on Safe Pest Control
Environment Canada Composting Page
Green Communities: Includes links to pesticide-free resources.
Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development - Pesticides
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Go for Green - Gardening for Life
Educational Institutes & Other Research Sites
University of Minnesota: Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series
Earthwise Garden: Articles on many sustainable gardening techniques and practices.
Eastcoast Gardening Magazine: Gardening information for all of Atlantic Canada
Gardening Magazine Online: Online articles on organic gardening topics and email gardening help-line.
Organic Gardening Magazine Online: Hundreds of articles by subject available in their archives. Seeds of Diversity: Dedicated to saving "heritage" and hard to find plant varieties as well as listing seed and plant exchanges.
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