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June is for Gardening!
Did you know that it is actually healthy to work in the dirt? Check out this Psychology Today article on Soil Salvation that says mycobacteria in the soil improve our mental and physical health. Growing your own food is safer than eating out (Dirty Dining) and Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You.
Agriculture
Books about gardening on a grand scale and information about its sustainability.
Books about gardening on a grand scale and information about its sustainability.
Backyard Animals
Interested in raising bees to help with pollination? Want to produce your own "free-range" eggs?
Interested in raising bees to help with pollination? Want to produce your own "free-range" eggs?
Botanical Gardens & Flower Shows
Visit public gardens in Pittsburgh and beyond. Don't forget the Philadelphia Flower Show in March!
Visit public gardens in Pittsburgh and beyond. Don't forget the Philadelphia Flower Show in March!
Botany
Print and web resources for the serious plant enthusiast.
Print and web resources for the serious plant enthusiast.
Composting
Save the planet while you feed your plants.
Save the planet while you feed your plants.
Extension Services
Get free online gardening brochures.
Get free online gardening brochures.
Garden Crafts
Do you have a green thumb and crafty fingers? Here are some ideas for combining them.
Do you have a green thumb and crafty fingers? Here are some ideas for combining them.
Gardening Videos
The library offers a wide variety of instructional videos on garden as well as travel videos on public gardens worldwide.
The library offers a wide variety of instructional videos on garden as well as travel videos on public gardens worldwide.
Kitchen Gardens
If there are herbs and vegetables that you can't find in the supermarket (or farmers' markets), try growing them yourself!
If there are herbs and vegetables that you can't find in the supermarket (or farmers' markets), try growing them yourself!
Native Plants
Learn how important it is for wildlife that you landscape with native plants.
Learn how important it is for wildlife that you landscape with native plants.
Natural Landscaping
Are you tired of mowing lawns, clipping hedges and spraying pesticides? Try creating a healthier, more "natural" garden environment.
Are you tired of mowing lawns, clipping hedges and spraying pesticides? Try creating a healthier, more "natural" garden environment.
News and Magazines
Come browse through our gardening magazines in the library or visit the magazine web sites.
Come browse through our gardening magazines in the library or visit the magazine web sites.
Nurseries
Check out local and nearby nurseries.
Check out local and nearby nurseries.
Organic Gardening
Resources for gardening without chemicals and pesticides.
Resources for gardening without chemicals and pesticides.
Organizations
Links to local and national groups of gardeners like you!
Links to local and national groups of gardeners like you!
Plant Information
Books and online resources for finding information about plants.
Books and online resources for finding information about plants.
Seed Catalogs
Late winter is the time to order those seeds that you will start in spring! Look here for links to seed companies and books about starting seedlings.
Late winter is the time to order those seeds that you will start in spring! Look here for links to seed companies and books about starting seedlings.
Trees
Celebrate trees and the urban forest! Grow a tree in your yard!
Celebrate trees and the urban forest! Grow a tree in your yard!
Western Pennsylvania
Gardening in a cold climate. Resources for hardy plants.
Gardening in a cold climate. Resources for hardy plants.
Wildlife Gardens
How to attract butterflies and birds to your garden.
How to attract butterflies and birds to your garden.
