GardenSmart Oregon: a guide to non-invasive plants
Beautify your garden with native alternatives to common invasive plants. Provided by OPB.
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Sustainable living › Natural gardening › Shopping guide for gardeners
Discover consumer resources for gardeners including discounts on natural gardening products from local retailers, reviews of lawn and garden products and a guide to natural and organic products in the Metro area.
Metro has partnered with the following garden supply retailers to offer residents a coupon for natural gardening supplies. Pick one up at a natural gardening or toxics reduction event sponsored by Metro. The bearer of the coupon is eligible to receive $5 off of natural and organic products, tools, or native plants from a minimum total purchase of $20.
Eligible products include organic soil amendments; organic fertilizers; hand tools; low-toxicity pesticides, herbicides and fungicides that meet national organic standards; organically grown plants; and native plants. Additional exclusions may apply.
A comprehensive guide of lawn and garden products, Grow Smart, Grow Safe reviews 550 pesticides, fertilizers and garden products and rates their hazards to human health and the environment. Download
This 12-page booklet contains information on natural and organic products and where these products can be purchased in the Metro area. Download
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(http://www.growing-gardens.org )
(http://www.naturescape.org )
(http://www.pesticide.org )
(http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=39846)
(http://www.conserveh2o.org )
(http://www.watoxics.org )
(http://apps01.metrokc.gov/govlink/hazwaste/house/yard/problems/goodbugs.cfm)
(http://www.tilth.org)
(http://www.soilsforsalmon.org)
(http://www.cleanriversandstreams.org)