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People have had terrible times with them, this is my story. Also included are links to The Garden Watchdog and The Plants by Mail FAQ where you can check on the record of a company.

These pages started because I realized there was an extremely clever way to create a self-organizing FAQ for rec.gardens, unfortunately no one else caught the vision. But here is the original idea, feel free to tell me how clever it is.

These pages give my experience with growing certain plants, mostly plants native to around the Chicago area but some others as well. And I'm behind in adding new entries, one of these days there will be lots more.

Some seeds need special treatment to get them started, here are some details and suggestions (just started).

Chemlawn (and for that matter other companies) can be sloppy when applying their weed killers. Here is what happened to me when Chemlawn did a sloppy job with the neighbor's lawn.

A list of links, some to reference sites, some to seed companies and some to photo collections, very poorly organized.

I'm happy to get gardening email however don't get your hopes too high, I'm a computer scientist who does gardening and not a professional gardener (I know, I know, bad priorities). Click the above link for more details.