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COMPOST:
A non-technical overview of composting:
The Rodale Book Of COMPOSTING, Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny, Editors Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Copyright 1992, Published 1993. (A non-technical overview of composting)
The Secret Life of Compost, Malcolm Beck, Acres, USA Press, Copyright 1997, Published 1996, ISBN 0-911311-53-X
Let It Rot - The Home Gardener's Guide To Composting, Stu Campbell, Gardenway Publishing, ISBN: 0-88266-050-0A semi-technical overview of composting:
The BioCycle Guide to THE ART & SCIENCE OF COMPOSTING, Edited by the Staff of BioCycle Journal of Waste Recycling, The JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Copyright 1991, Printed Spring 1994. (A semi-technical overview of composting)
BIOCYCLE - excellent professional trade magazine dedicated to biological recycling and composting, non-technical (215) 967-4135, available at most libraries with back issues stored on CD-ROM for easy printing of selected articles
Winning The Organics Game, by Rodney Tyler, American Society For Horticultural Science Press, the focus is on how to use and sell compost. ISBN: 0-9615027-2Technical reference on composting:
COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION, a quarterly journal, published by the JG Press. Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania,
THE SCIENCE OF COMPOSTING, Eliot Epstein, PhD, 1997, Technomic Publishing, ISBN 1-56676-478-5
COMPOST ENGINEERING (The Practical Handbook Of...), Dr. Roger T. Haug, 1993, Lewis Publishers, ISBN 0-87371-373-7
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF COMPOSTING: Design, Environmental, Microbiological and Utilization Aspects, Harry Hoitink, PhD, Ohio State University, 1993.
MICROBIOLOGY OF COMPOSTING, Heribert Insam, Nuntavun Riddech, and Susanne Klammer, Springer Press, ISBN 3-540-67568-X, 2002
Cornell University - Compost Web Site: www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/COMPOST TEA:
“Understanding How Compost Tea Can Control Disease”, BioCycle, February 2003, p. 20-25
“Compost Tea: Principles and Prospects for Plant Disease Control”, Compost Science and Utilization Journal, Autumn 2002, p. 313-338
International Compost Tea Council www.intlctc.org
Compost Tea Industry Association www.composttea.org
ATTRA: Notes On Compost Tea www.attar.ncat.org/attar-pub/compost-tea-notes.html
COMPOST TEA GROUP: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/compost_teaWEEDS:
WEEDS, Control Without Poisons, Charles Walters Jr., ACRES U.S.A., 1991
Weeds, Control Beyond Herbicides, Harold Willis, 1993
Weeds and Why They Grow, Jay L. McCaman, 1994
Weeds and What They Tell, Ehrenfried E. PfeifferSOIL BIOLOGY
Soil Microbiology: An Exploratory Approach, Mark Coyne, 1999 ISBN 0-8273-8434-3 (Excellent)
Soil Food Web, Elaine Ingham, PhD, excellent free electronic newsletter and website on biologic methods in gardening and horticulture (also information on compost teas).
http: www.soilfoodweb.com
USDA Booklet: Soil Biology Primer
http:www.soils.usda.gov/sqi/soil_quality/soil_biology/soil_biology_primer.html

BENEFICIAL INSECTS & BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Texas Bug Book - C. Malcolm Beck & J. Howard Garrett
ISBN: 0-292-70869-6
Biological Control Virtual Information Center - North Carolina State University
http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/biocontrol.html
Insect Management: Biological Control - North Carolina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu\sustainable/peet/pm/insects/co4biolo.html
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America - Cornell University
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol
Natural Enemies of Vegetable Crop Insect Pests - Virginia Tech University
http://www.hort.vt.edu/faculty/caldwelj/beneficials.html
Hort IPM - Texas A&M University
http://hortipm.tamu.edu/pestprofiles/beneficials.html
Department of Entomology - Texas A&M University
http://entowww.tamu.edu/entoweb/BUTTERFLIES:
Butterfly Gardening For The South by Geyata Ajilvsgi, Taylor Publishing Company, ISBN 0-87833-738-5
Butterflies of Houston & Southeast Texas by John & Gloria Tveten, University of Texas Press,
ISBN 0-292-78142-3EARTHWORMS:
Worm Digest Magazine http: www.wormdigest.org
Worms Eat My Garbage, by Mary Applehoff , Information on Vermi-composting, supplies, books, etc. http: www.wormwoman.com
The Earth Moved, by Amy Stewart, Algonquin Books, P.O. Box 2225, Chappel Hill, North Carolina 27515 ISBN 1-56512-337-9
ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and OTHER RELATED:
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and The World by John Robbins, 2001
ISBN 1-57324-702-2 (Highly Recommended)
Fast Food Nation - The Dark Side of The All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser, Houghton Mifflin Company, ISBN 0-395-97789-4
The Rest Of The Story... about Agriculture Today by Dr. Harold Willis, revised 1990
P.O. Box 692 Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965
OUR STOLEN FUTURE, by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers,
Dutton, March 1996, ISBN 0-525-93982-2 Web site with info: http: www.ourstolenfuture.com, An explanation of how chemicals mimic hormones and hurt our health.
Is This Your Child's World? How You Can Fix The Schools and Homes That are Making Your Children Sick Doris Rapp, MD, Bantam Books, or Order (716) 875-5578
Fateful Harvest by Duff Wilson, Harper Collins Publisher, ISBN 0-06-019369-7, A history of how hazardous waste is disposed of in synthetic fertilizers and ends up contaminating the food supply.
Empty Harvest by Dr. Bernard Jensen & Mark Anderson, Penguin Outnam, Inc., ISBN 0-89529-558-X, This book is a non-technical study of the link between our food, our immunity system (health), and our environment.
Seeds of Deception by Jeffery M. Smith, Yes! Books, Documents the significant health dangers of genetically engineered food and the political corruption that allows them on the market. 888-717-7000, www.seedsofdeception.com
Chemical Exposure and Human Health: A Reference to 314 Chemicals with A guide to Symptoms and a Directory of Organizations, Cynthia Wilson, McFarland & Company, Inc., 1993, ISBN 0-89950-810-3
JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE REFORM quarterly, $25.00
Northwest Coalition For Alternatives To Pesticides (NCAP)
P.O. Box 1393 Eugene, Oregon 97440 (503) 344-5044
PESTICIDES AND YOU
National Coalition Against The Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)
701 E. Street S.E., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20003 (202) 543-5450
TECHNICAL REPORT - newsletter published by Beyond Pesticides
National Coalition Against The Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)
701 E. Street S.E., Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20003 (202) 543-5450
NEWS ON EARTH - monthly new flyer, $15/year
News On Earth Public Concern Foundation
101 West 23rd. St., PMB 2245, New York, NY 10011, (212) 741-2365
B.U.G.S. FLYER - The Voice of Ecological Urban Horticulture
Biological Urban Gardening Services
P.O. Box 76 Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0076
OUR TOXIC TIMES: A Monthly Publication of The Chemical Injury Network (also Medical & Legal Briefs: A Referenced Compendium of Chemical Injury)
P.O. Box 301, White Sulphur Springs, Montana 59645-0301 (406) 547-2255 (phone & Fax)
Environmental Working Group
1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, #600 Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 667-6982
http://www.ewg.org
Partners Update
Pesticide Action Network North America
116 New Montgomery #810 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 541-9140
E-mail: panna@panna.org
American PIE (American Public Information on The Environment)
- also publishes a free electronic newsletter called "Eco-ALert" on various environmental subjects, contact web site to subscribe
124 High Street P.O. Box 340 South Glastonbury, CT 06073-0340
1-800-320-APIE http: www.americanpie.org
Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly
- a free, electronic newsletter on various subjects. Well written with extensive documentation and bibliography. Subscribe at http: www.rachel.org
Center For Children’s Health and The Environment, Mount Sinai School Of Medicine, New York, NY
(A series of full page adds in New York Times on dangers of chemicals to children)
www.childenvironment.org
Bio-Democracy News - free electronic newsletter on organic and food safety issues. Subscribe at
http://www.purefood.org/subscribe.cfm
Environmental News Network – excellent, a free daily electronic newspaper reporting on environmental news from around the world. Presented in a headline with summary format, click on headline for complete text. http: www.enn.com
Henry Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture http: www.hawiaa.org
- publishes the Journal Of Sustainable Agriculture
The Green Guide - published by Mothers & Others For A Liveable Planet. An excellent monthly newsletter on organic tips and ways to reduce our exposure to dangerous chemicals and protect our families.
The Green Guide 40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011-4211
(701) 859-3002 http: www.mothers.org/mothers
http: www.thegreenguide.com
The New farm – Rodale research Institute, www.newfarm.com
Health Care Without Harm www.noharm.org
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment www.cheforhealth.org
TXPEER - free electronic newsletter. Subscribe at: http: www.txpeer.org
Environmental Working Group (EWG) http: www.ewg.org
Pollutants In Your Food http: www.foodnews.org
Rural Advancement Foundation (RAFI) http: www.rafi.org
Texas Organic Growers Association http: www.texasorganicgrowers.com
Texas Pesticide Information Network (TXPIN) - Texas Consumers Union. Also a free electronic report on pesticide issues. Contact by e-mail: wongba@consumers.org or
(512) 477-4431 or (512) 444-0811 http: www.texascenter.org/txpin
Organic View – Excellent free electronic newsletter from the Organic Consumers Association on foos health and safety issues - Campaign For Food Safety. Subscribe at: http: www.organicconsumers.org
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) - free electronic newsletter. Subscribe on website. http: www.edf.org
www.scorecard.org - Listing of toxic or polluted sites from EPA database, search by zip code or city
Audubon Action - a electronic notice on environmental issues. Subscribe at: http: audubon@audubon.org
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives To Pesticides (NCAP) - also a free electronic newsletter on various issues http: www.pesticides.org (Information sheets on the dangers of pesticides)
Beyond Pesticides - database of information and a free electronic newsletter occasionally
http: www.ncamp.org www.beyondpesticides.org
Pesticide Action Network: Advancing Alternatives to Pesticides http: www.panna.org
Safe To Use - free electronic newsletter on various issues related to organic foods and environmental issues.
http: www.safe2use.com
Howard Garrett's Basic Organic Gardening Program http: www.dirtdoctor.com
Organic Farming Research Foundation http: www.ofrf.org
San Jacinto Environmental Sales (wholesale organic supplies for Houston area), excellent organic fertilizer called "Microlife" that contains primary, minor and trace nutrients and 33 strains of beneficial microbes. Sold at several local stores http: www.sanjorganic.comUrban Harvest (Houston's Community Gardening program), offers classes on organic gardening and related subjects http: www.jumpnet.com/~arjun/urbanharvest
Alternative Health News http: www.altmedicine.com
Ask Dr. Weil http: www.pathfinder.com/drweil
International Institute for Sustainable Agriculture http: www.permaculture-institute.com
Chemical Information Injury Network http: www.ciin.org
Growing Solutions http: www.growingsolutions.com
Natural Solutions http: www.nsei.net
Texans For Alternatives To Pesticides http: www.nopesticides.org/tapweb/indexshtm
PAN Pesticide Database http: wwwpesticideinfo.org (information on pesticides)
Biological Control News - free electronic new magazine http: www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn.mbcn.html
Soil Association http: www.soilassociation.org ("Myth and Reality")
Tx A & M University - www.organiclifestyles.edu
Mississippi State University - www.msstate.edu/dept/cmrec/organic
www.responsibleshopper.org - list companies that use child and sweatshop labor as well as pollute
www.watoxics.org Washington Toxics Coalition – lots of useful information
www.greenpages.org - lists companies that offer environmentally friendly products and do not pollute or use sweatshop labor
www.omri.org - Organic Materials Review Institute
www.malcolmbeck.com - Malcolm Beck, Founder of Gardenville Organic Fertilizer and compost company
www.urban-nature.org - Gardening information for the Houston Gulf Coast
www.watersmart.cc - Website with organic gardening information for the Houston Gulf Coast
www.themeattrix.com - Animated website on the dangers and cruelty of factory farms and where to buy sustainable products.
www.earthshare.com – contact information for many environmental groups

GARDEN CLUBS:
www.gchouston.org Garden Club Of Houston
www.riveroaksgardenclub.org River Oaks Garden Club SOCIETIES:
Herb Society of America - (713) 513-7808
Houston Amaryllis Society - (713) 433-4477
Lone Star Daylily Society - (281) 331-4395
Houston Palm Society - (281) 894-2024
Houston Rose Society - (713) 944-3437
American Rose Society - www.ars.org
Texas Rose Rustlers - (281) 490-1480
Plumera Society of America - (936) 321-2261
Native Plant Society of Texas, Houston (NPSOT) - (281) 456-7029 www.npsot.org
Bromeliad Society - (281) 350-6809
Houston Cactus and Succulent Society - (713) 827-8545
Houston Camellia Society - (713) 781-1996
American Hibiscus Society - (713) 723-5858
International Oleander Society - (409) 762-9334
Houston Orchid Society - (713) 528-3727
American Bamboo Society - 750 Krumkill Road, Albany, NY 12203 www.bamboo.org
Urban Harvest (Community Gardening Program) - (713) 880-5540, excellent source of organic gardening information and classes/seminars. Also offers advanced training for Master Gardeners

ARBORETUMS/NATURE CENTERS
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center (713) 681-8433
Mercer Arboretum - (281) 443-8731
Armand Bayou Nature Center - (281) 474-2551
Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary - (713) 932-1392 (Home of Houston Audubon society)
Jesse Jones Nature Center - (281) 446-8588
Nature Discovery Center - (713) 667-6550
Sims Bayou Nature Center - (713) 640-2407
Peckerwood Gardens - Private Arboretum that opens to public a couple times per year, located on FM 359 about 2 miles south of Hwy 290 business outside of Hempstead. "Yucca Do Nursery" sells hard to find plants tested at the arboretum, open on weekends to the public and by mail order.Texas Cooperative Extension Service
Brazoria - (409) 864-1564
Fort Bend - (281) 342-3034
Galveston - (281) 534-3413
Harris - (281) 855-5600
Montgomery - (936) 539-7824
Master Gardener Program - contact local extension service
Master Naturalists - (281) 855-5600MAILORDER SOURCES OF ORGANIC SUPPLIES:
KUNAFIN (insects)
Rt. 1, Box 39 Quemado, TX 78877 1-800-832-1113 http:\www.kunafin.com
ARBICO (beneficial insects, organic supplies, baits, etc.)
Arizona Biological Controls (800)827-BUGS (2847) www.arbico.com
P.O. Box 4247CRB Tucson, Arizona 85738-1247
BioLogic Company beneficial nematodes
P.O. Box 177 Willow Hill, PA 17271 (717) 349-2789 www.biologic.com
BioPac Crop Care, Inc. - Home garden insect control,
P.O. Box87 Mathis, Texas 78368 (361) 547-3259 www.biofac.com
Garden's Alive, insects and organic supplies (812) 537-5108
5100 Schenley Place Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 www.gardensalive.com
Gardener's Supply Catalog (beginning to carry some organic supplies) (800) 863-1700 128 Intervale Road Burlington, VT 05401-2804 http: www.gardeners.com
Green Methods Catalog - supplier of beneficial insects and biological control products, also small quantities for use in home gardens. (603) 912-8925 The Green Spot, Ltd., 93 Priest Rd., Nottingham, NH 03290-6240
www.greenmethods.com
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery insects and organic supplies (707) 823-9125
3244 Hwy. 116 Sebastopol, CA www.harmonyfarm.com
Integrated BioControl Systems beneficial nematodes
P.O. Box 96 Aurora, IN 47001 (812) 537-8674 www.goodbug-shop.com
M&R Durango beneficial nematodes
P.O. Box 886 Bayfield, CO 81122 (800) 526-4075 www.goodbug.com
Natural Insect Control (insects and organic supplies)
RR #2 Stevensville, ON LOS 1SO Canada (905) 382-2904 www.naturalinsectcontrol.com
Nature's Control insects and some supplies
P.O. Box 35 Medford, OR 96501 (541) 245-6033 www.hiredbugs.com
Nitron Industries insects, supplies and pet care products
P.O. Box 1447 Fayetteville, AR 72702 (800)835-0123 www.nitron.com
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply (insects and organic supplies)
P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (916) 272-4769 http: www.groworganic.com
Plant Health Care mycorrhizal fungi: a product called "MycorrTree" and "Mycor Flower Saver" from
440 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Planet Natural insects and supplies
1612 Gold Avenue Bozeman, MT 59715 (800) 289-6656 www.planetnatural.com
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries insects
P.O. Box 1555 Ventura, CA 93002 (805) 643-5407 www.rinconvita.com
The Natural Gardener organic supplies
8648 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX 78735 (512) 288-6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com

OTHER USEFUL REFERENCES:
"The Guide To Organic Fertilizers" by Vicki Mattern, Organic Gardening May/June 1996, p. 55-59WWW.SEATTLETIMES.COM - A series of investigative reports (copyrighted) by the Seattle Times Newspaper has found that many companies that manufacture synthetic fertilizer add hazardous waste and radioactive waste to their fertilizers. These extremely dangerous wastes then end up in our food supply or in our yards for our children to play in. July-August 1997-1999, Seattle Times Newspaper. Go to website and search on fertilizers for a series of copyrighted articles.HEALTHY FOOD:
www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets - listing of local farmers markets for fresh food
www.localharvest.org - listing of local and organic food sourcesSOIL TESTING LABORATORIES (CHEMICAL):
Texas Plant and Soil Lab (specializes in organic production techniques)
5115 W. Monte Christo (956) 383-0739
Edinburg, TX 78539
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (916) 272-4769
Timberleaf 5569 State Street Albany, OH 45710
Tiberleaf Soil Testing Services 26489 Ynez Rd., Suite C-197 Temecula, CA 92591 (909) 677-7510
Wallace Laboratories 365 Coral Circle El Segundo, CA 90245 (310) 615-0116
Extension Soil, Water, and Forage Testing Laboratory Texas A&M University- Soil and Crop Sciences
College Station, Texas 77843-2474 (409) 845-4816
Stephen F. Austin Soil Lab. (409) 468-4500 Terry Bell - manager, or Gene Bickerstaff
Soil and Plant Laboratory 352 Mathew Street Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 727-5125 (James West)
Soil Control Lab 42 Hanger Way Watsonville, CA 95076 (408) 724-5422 (Frank Shields) SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES (BIOLOGICAL):
BBC Laboratories 1217 North Stadem Drive Tempe AZ 85281
(480) 967-5931 FAX (480) 967-5036
www.bbc-labs.com
Microbial Matrix Systems, Inc. 33935 Hwy 99E, Suite B Tangent, OR 97389
(541) 967-0554 FAX (541) 967-4025
Soil Food Web, Inc. 1128 NE 2nd street, Suite 120, Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 752-5066 Fax (541) 752-5142 Elaine Ingham, PhD,
http: www.soilfoodweb.com
Soil Food Web New York, Inc. 555 Hallock Ave. (rte 25a), Suite 7 Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
(631) 474-8848 FAX (631) 474-8847SOURCES OF COMPOSTING WORMS:
Twin Oaks Farm (Georgia Brown Nose...a heat tolerant worm) Jim McCarter
Rt. #1 Box 78A Purdon, Tx 76679-9801 (817) 578-1272
Rabbit Hill Farm Jay Mertz Rt. 3 Box 2936 Corsicana, Tx 75110 (903) 872-4289
Earthworm Institute City of Grapevine Larry Wilhelm (817) 424-0540
Pat's Worm Ranch (Louisiana Wigglers - soil worm..not for containers) Sonny or Pat Kellum
P.O. Box 3194 San Antonio, Tx 78211 (210) 922-1592
Brown's Worm Farm Rosemary Brown Box 284 Marietta, OK 73448 (405) 276-3897
Flowerfield Enterprises (good source of educational material for children)
Mary Appelhof ("The Worm Lady") 10332 Shaver Road Kalamazoo, MI 49002 (616) 327-0108
Jim Knight Rt. 2 Box 183 Eudora, AR 71640 (510) 294-2603
Southern Worm Enterprize 12118 Marilyn Lane Hammond, LA 70403 (504) 294-2603
Sugar Creek Farms, P.O. Box 247 Dept. H, Gilmer, TX 75644 (903) 843-6030
e-mail: scf@dallas.net
Willingham Worm Farm Rt. 1 Box 241 Butler, GA 31006 (800) 223-WORMSOURCES OF WORM BINS

& OTHER INFORMATION:
Gardener's Supply Company 128 Intervale Rd. Burlington, VT 05401 (800) 955-3370
Garden's Alive 5100 Schenley Pl. Lawerenceburg, IN 47025 (812) 537-8650

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply P.O. Box 2209 Grass Valley, CA 95945 (916) 272-4769
Worm Digest - a quarterly news magazine on worms and vermi-culture, non-technical
Box 544, Eugene, Oregon 97440-0544 www.wormdigest.com
The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart, ISBN 1-56512-337-9 Non- technical book on earthworms and natureSOURCES OF POULTRY:
Guineas -
Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, Inc. Cameron, TX (254) 697-6677 www.ideal.poultry
Murray McMurray hatchery www.mcmurrayhatchery.comLOCAL NURSERY & GARDEN CENTERS THAT CARRY ORGANIC SUPPLIES
WHOLESALE ONLY:
San Jacinto Environmental: 2221-A West 34th St. between Ella and T.C. Jester, (713) 957- 0909
complete line of tools, organic fertilizers, soil amendments and much more. Very nice folks and offer a lot of consulting to their customers. Organic fertilizer called "Microlife" that contains primary, minor and trace nutrients and 33 strains of beneficial microbes. http: www.sanjorganic.comRETAIL: (Note - some are just beginning to carry organic supplies)
Arbor Gate Nursery - West of Tomball on FM 2920, beginning to carry organic and natural supplies
Buchanan's Native Plants - 611 East 11th St., (713) 861-5702 www.buchanansplants.com
good source of natives and hard to find plants that are good for Houston, nice poeple, some organic supplies
Condon Gardens Nursery and Patio Shop - new location on Hammerly in Spring Branch area, (713) 782-3992, plan to be 100% organic at new location
Nature's Way Resources – 101 Sherbrook Circle, Conroe, TX 77385 (936) 321-6900 Metro, Located just off intersection of I-45 and FM 1488 in the Woodlands-Conroe Area. Complete line of high quality organic mulches, compost and soils, soil amendments, organic fertilizer, greensand, rocks, gravels, mineral amendments, and other natural pest control products. Both bagged and bulk products.
http://www.natureswayresources.com
The Vintage Rosery Retail Only, Organically grown and own root roses
16630 Hwy. 36 Located just a few miles south of Needville on Hwy 36
Needville, Texas 77461 (936) 793-2888 http://www.VintageRosery.com/
Vaughan's Nursery and Gardens - Channelview area, 15647 Avenue C, off I-10 on East side of Houston (281) 452-7369 www.vaughansnursery.com
Wabash Antiques and Feed - on Washington Ave. near N. Shepard, fun place to visit and nice folks, plants, animals, feed and much more.WILDFLOWER SEEDS:
Native American Seed Company 800-728-4043 www.seedsource.com
Free catalog
Junction, TX
Wildseed Farms - free catalog
800-848-0078 www.wildseedfarms.com
P.O. Box 3000
Fredericksburg, TX 78624-3000SEED:
SeedExpress.com P.O. Box 19466 Houston, Tx 77224
www.seedexpress.com (Internet orders only)
PLANTS:
ROSES:
Antique Rose Emporium (9300 Lueckemyer Rd., Brenham, Tx.)
Rt. 5, Box 143
Brenham TX 77833
(800) 441-0002
Bridge Roses
2734 Toney Rd.
Lawndale, N.C. 28090
(704) 538-9412
Greenmantle Nursery (own root roses)
3010 Riverdale Drive
Garberville, CA 95440
(707) 986-7504
Heirloom Old Garden Roses
24062 Riverside Dr. NE
St. Paul, Oregon 97137
(503) 538-1576
Heritage Rose Gardens (own root roses)
16831 Mithcell Cree Dr.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 946-3748
Justice Minature Roses (own root roses)
5947 SW Kahle Rd.
Wilsonville, OR 97070
Rose Acres (own root roses)
6641 Crystak Blvd.
Diamond Springs, CA 95619
(916) 626-1722
Vintage Rosery Retail Only, Organically grown and own root
16630 Hwy. 36 Located just a few miles south of Needville on Hwy 36
Needville, Texas 77461 http://www.VintageRosery.com/
(979) 793-2888
OTHER:
TY Ty Nursery - www.tytyga.com
source of many hard to find plants that are good for the gulf coast
Woodlanders, Inc. - good source of hard to find natives and well adapted species for Gulf Coast
1128 Colleton Ave.
Aiken, South Carolina 29801
(803) 648-7522 www.woodlanders.net
Yucca Do Nursery - www.yuccado.com
Box 907 Hempstead, TX 77445
(979) 826-4580
Located on the west side of FM 359 about 2 mile south of Hwy 290 next door to Peckerwood Gardens private arboretum (both are great places to visit). Yuccas Do propagates plants collected in Mexico and tested at Peckerwood Gardens for our area before introducing them to commerce. Great source of new and unusual plants for our area.
The Pineywoods Nursery
12437 Sleepy Hollow Road
Conroe, Texas 77385
(281) 681-2889
jasonmckenzie@flex.net Source of hard to find natives and well adapted species. Will do special orders. Open weekends.

NATURAL GARDENING RADIO/TV SHOWS:
AM 550 KSEV Saturday 7-10 AM, San Antonio, most car radios will pick it up or on Web
AM 630 KSLR Saturday 7-8 AM, “God’s Green Earth” , San Antonio
AM 1420 KGNB Saturday 10-12 AM, “Common Sense Gardening”, San Antonio
AM 820 WBAP Saturday 11-12 and Sunday 8-12, “Dirt Doctor Talk Show”, Dallas, www.dirtdoctor.com or www.wbap.com
8 KHOU TV, Friday midday “Homelife” and Saturday on Homelife, Good Morning Texas, also on www.wfaa.com

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