Horticultural and Education Associations:
American Horticultural Therapy Association
Texas Chapter
Audrey Chadwick
Galveston College
4015 Avenue Q
Galveston, TX 77550
(409)763-6551
American Society for Horticultural Science
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308-1300
National Youth Gardening Symposium
International Reading Association
Special Interest Group
Gardeners and Readers Develop Naturally
RT. 1 Box 1038
Ellensburg, WA 98926
GARDN newsletter and idea exchange
National Gardening Association
180 Flynn Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
Environmental Education:
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
1-800-64-TEXAS
Garden guide for environmentally safe practices.
Texas General Land Office
4204 Woodcock Drive, Suite 240
San Antonio, Texas 78228-1324
1-800-836-5619
Environmental Challenge-Prizes for top challenge projects K-12
Texas Water Development Board
P.O. Box 13231, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-3231
List of low water demand plants
Soil Conservation Service
Metro 817-467-3867
Soil survey, water cycle poster, educational packet
Coalition for the Earth's Environment of Dallas (CEED)
Sandy Cook
214-691-6175
Resources for recycling and environmental issues
Gardeners in Community Development
1018 Gallagher St.
Dallas, TX 75212
Community garden and school garden network
Institute of Texan Cultures
801 S. Bowie St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
Diane Bruce
Information on foods and agricultural practices of a wide range of cultures
State Extension Agencies:
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter, Director
Texas A&M University
System Administration Building
RM. 106
College Station, TX 77843
Phone: (409)845-7967
Instructional pamphlets on gardening
Dallas Co. Agricultural Extension Service
County Commissioners Court
10056 Marsh Lane Suite B-101
Dallas, TX 75229-6006
Master Gardener educational training
Native Plants of Texas:
National Wildflower Research Center
Peggy Budd, Acting Education Coordinator
2600 FM 973 North
Austin, TX 78725
512-929-3600
Educational Materials
Native Plant Society of Texas
P.0. Box 891
Georgetown, TX 78627
Educational meetings and newsletter
Native American Seed
3400 Long Prairie Road
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
214-539-0534
Seed catalog
Urban Forestry
The Dallas Parks Foundation
400 S. Record Street (6th floor)
Dallas, Texas 75202-4806
214-977-6670
Mike Bradshaw-tree planting projects and Growing Together program
Worms available from::
Rabbit Hill Farm
Jay Mertz
Route 3
Box 2936
Corsicana, TX
(903) 872-4289
Compiled by Amanda Vanhoozier, Gardeners in Community Development