The Monarch Trail

http://www.themonarchtrail.org/

We continue to have a few Monarchs in the garden.

Dogs and Gardens

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/garden/26garden.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1

Very pessimistic story about dogs and gardens.

Monarch Waystations

http://monarchwatch.org/waystations/

We have a few monarch-friendly plants, but we could do more.

Soil Munsell Colors

http://www.munsellstore.com/

Munsell colors are a standardized terminology for describing the color of soils.

Very interesting.

Bug of the Week

http://www.raupplab.umd.edu/?bow

Tons of information.

Physarum polycephalum

http://genomeold.wustl.edu/genome.cgi?GENOME=Physarum%20polycephalum

I would love to have some in my garden.

I have a damp shady area in a temperate forest, so I am not sure what the problem is.

Restricted Slime Molds

http://www.connecticutvalleybiological.com/slime-mold-organism-set-p-11232.html?zenid=b27706450c30a92395cc6890cacffa51

Unfortunately, they only sell fungal cultures to institutions.