Reference
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Native Plants
New York Botanical Garden
• Native Fauna Rapidly Discovers the Native Plant Garden
• Native Shrubs for the Home Garden
• Tip of the Week: Restore Habitat with Native Plants
• Native Azaleas
• Christmas Ferns: Easy Native Evergreens
• Native Nibbles
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
• Native Flora
• Native Pitcher Plants
• Native Groundcovers
Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Native Plant Lists
Mt. Cuba Center
• Native Plant Finder
• Online Native Plant Retailers
Native Plant Trust
• Garden Plant Finder
Audubon Society
• Native Plants Database
Composting
New York Botanical Garden
• Compost Made Easy
• Tip of the Week: Compost, Mulch, and Good Soil Practices
EPA
• Composting at Home
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• NYC Composting Guide (pdf)
Plant Species to Avoid
New York Botanical Garden
• Invasive Plants
• Not For Sale: Invasive Plants Regulated in New York State
• Mistaken Identity, Invasive Plants and their Native Look-Alikes (pdf)
New York State Dept. of Conservation
• Prohibited Plants
The Native Plant Center
• Invasives (pdf)
USDA
• Invasive Species
New York Natural Heritage Program
• Invasive Species
Books
Books on Native Plants
Nature’s Best Hope
by Douglas w. Tallamy
Bringing Nature Home
by Douglas w. Tallamy
The Living Landscape
by Rick Darke & Doug Tallamy
Native Plants of the Northeast
by Donald J. Leopold
Essential Native Trees and Shrubs
by Tony Dove and Ginger Woolridge
The Northeast Native Plant Primer:
235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden
by Uli Lorimer and the Native Plant Trust
Books on Garden Design
Designing with Plants &
Planting the Natural Garden
by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen
Gardening with Grasses
by Micheal King and Piet Oudolf
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden
by Tracy DiSabato-Aus