Below is a list of some of our favorite native plant resources.
Books:
- Nature’s Best Hope, by Doug Tallamy
- Bringing Nature Home, by Doug Tallamy
- The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
- Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West
- Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change, by Larry Weaner and Thomas Christopher.
- The Once and Future Forest: A Guide to Forest Restoration Strategies, by Leslie Sauer
- The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden, By Roy Diblik
- Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Society guide, Protection North America’s Bees and Butterflies, by The Xerces Society
- Principles of Ecological Landscape Design, by Travis Beck
- Plant Communities of New Jersey, by Beryl Robichaud Collins
- Wild Plant Culture: A Guide to Restoring Edible and Medicinal Native Plant Communities, by Jared Rosenbaum
Websites:
- Ecological Landscape Alliance
- Wild Seed Project
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- The Missouri Botanical Garden
- The Biota of North America Project (BONAP)
- Wild Plant Culture
- The Native Plant Society of NJ
- Jersey Friendly Yards
- Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River
- Mt. Cuba Center
Podcasts:
- The Native Plant Podcast
- Wild Plant Culture
- In the Weeds
- In Defense of Plants
- The Field Guides
- Native Plants, Healthy Planet
YouTube:
Botanic Gardens/Educational Sites in the Greater PHL area: