References:

Colorado WaterWise Council. (No Date). Xeriscape Colorado. Retrieved March 11, 2007, from http://www.xeriscape.org/

Earth Easy. (2007). Lawn Alternatives. Retrieved March 11, 2007, from http://eartheasy.com/grow_lawn_alternatives.htm.

Fort Whyte Alive. (No Date). About Fort Whyte Alive. Retrieved March 7, 2006, from http://www.fortwhyte.org/index.php?pid=6.

Fort Whyte Centre. (No Date). Branta Bulletin: Backyard Biodiversity.

Manitoba Eco-Network. (2006). Organic Lawn Care. Retrieved March 19, from http://eartheasy.com/grow_lawn_alternatives.htm.

Manitoba Naturalists Society. (2006). Naturescape Manitoba. Manitoba: Manitoba Naturalists Society.

Morgan, J.P. (1999). Gardening with Manitoba native plants: For conservation and backyard wildlife.  Retrieved March 17, 2007, from http://livingprairie.ca/readingroom/anthology/essays/gardening/nativeplants.html.

Trail, G. (2005). You Grow Girl. The groundbreaking guide to gardening. Toronto: Simon & Schuster.

Further Resources

Naturescaping
Book: Naturescape Manitoba. (2006). Manitoba Naturalists Society: Manitoba.

Book: Rubin, Carole. (2002). How to get your lawn off grass. Harbour Publishing: Canada

Workshops: Living Prairie Museum. Native Plants Workshop
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/naturalist/livingprairie/

Workshops: Fort Whyte Alive. Backyard Biodiversity. http://www.fortwhyte.org/index.php?pid=10&mid=279&rid=1177822800

Lawn Care
Website: Environment Canada. (2005). 12 Easy steps to get your lawn off drugs. http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/factsheets/12_steps.html

Website: Health Canada. (2006). Healthy lawns. http://www.healthylawns.net/english/index-e.html

Workshop: Manitoba Eco-Network. Organic Lawn Care Workshops.
http://www.mbeconetwork.org/projects_lawncare.asp#Workshops

• Why Naturescape?
  

• Fort Wyte Backyard Biodiversity Progam
  

• BYB Program Components
  

• Other Lawn Alternatives
  

• Organic Lawn Care
  

• References