Links and Resources

Healthy Lawns Facts Sheets

• Ants in the Lawn and Garden (PDF, 51KB)
• Composting (PDF, 52KB)
• Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) (PDF, 26KB)
• Easy Care Annuals (PDF, 32KB)
• Fertilizers (PDF, 35KB)
• Grass seeds for lawns (PDF, 39KB)
• Lawn care in Ottawa (PDF, 61KB)
• Using Insect-Parasitic Nematodes to Manage White Grub (PDF, 66KB)
• Common diseases of turf on home lawns (PDF, 110KB)
• Xeriscape: A wise way to landscape (PDF, 38KB)

Web Links

• Ontario College of Family Physicians
• Health Canada
• Environment Canada
• The City of Toronto
• Wild About Gardening
• Health Dangers of Urban Use of Pesticides
• Halifax Regional Municipality
• The Environmental Factor Inc.
• The Organic Landscape Alliance
• Municipal Pest Management Initiatives
• Federal, Provincial, Territorial Web Sites
• Kanata Environmental Network
• Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Wildflower Farm: Eco-Lawn

Books

Building a healthy lawn: A safe and natural approach by Stuart Franklin, Jeff Silva and Deborah Burns.

Common-sense pest control: Least toxic solutions for your home, garden, pets and community by William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, and Helga Olkowski

Dead daisies make me crazy by Loren Nancarrow and Janet Hogan Taylor

Handbook of successful ecological lawn care by Paul D. Sachs

How to Get Your Lawn and Garden Off Drugs, A Basic Guide to Pesticide-free Gardening in North America by Carole Rubin

Safe and easy lawn care: The complete guide to organic, low-maintenance lawns by Barbara Ellis and Frances Tenenbaum

The chemical-free lawn: The newest varieties and techniques to grow lush, hardy grass by Warren Schultz

The organic approach to home gardening by Carol Rubin available free at 1-800-565-4923

If you would like to receive information about pesticide-free gardening, please call the Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides information line at 724-4227.