Helpful Links

Chicago Park District

Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce

Friends of the Park

Chicago Botanic Garden

Garfield Park Conservatory

U of I Extension Master Gardener Home Page

GreenNet, Chicago's Greening Network
 

Chicagoland Gardening Magazine

Garden Web

kidsgardening.org
BBC Lifestyle Gardening site

Elaine Cooren's book on the History of Wicker Park

Some Excellent Seed Companies

Burpee Seed
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Chiltern Seed
Eden Organic Nursery
Fragrant Gardens
JL Hudson Seedsman
Johnny's Select Seeds
Harris Seeds
Heirloom Seeds
Heirloom Tomato varieties
Heirloom Tomato seeds
Jung Seeds
Lonnies Bulk Seeds
Outside Pride Ornamental Grasses
Patrick Studio Inc.,
Pine Tree Seeds
Renee's Garden Seeds
RH Shumway
Seeds of Change
Select Seeds
Seymour Seed
Specialty Perennials
Stokes Seeds
Territorial Seeds
Thompson Morgan
Totally Tomato
Underwood Gardens
Victory Heirloom
Wild Flower Farm

Green Roof Gardening Links discussed in the Dec 2007 Lecture:

Green Roof Grants
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/ and click on Award Programs

Chicago Center for Green Technology

Green Roof Web sites
http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/greeninitiatives/greenroofs/
www.greenroofs.com/Greenroffs101

Weston Industries--Green Grid
http://www.greengridroofs.com/

Midwest Groundcover
http://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/

Suzanne Keers--Potomac Garden Website
http://home.earthlink.net/~suzannekeers/index.html