“Straight Talk on Smart Gardens” by Diana Drake
Additional Resources
Books
American plants for American gardens – Edith A. Roberts and Elsa Rehmann
Northeast US plant communities –
NB: be careful with the plant lists; not all natives, we now realize
A Guide to Native Plants of the New York City Region – Margaret B. Garguillo
Wonderful lists, applicable to our region
Bringing Nature Home – Doug Tallamy
The original call to action
The Living Landscape – Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy
Useful lists of native species’ positive nature and aesthetic qualities
The Dynamic Landscape Design – Edited by Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough
Available for free as an online pdf or a print book
Books by William Cullina
- The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada –
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: April, 2000 - Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: June 2002 - Native Ferns, Moss, and Grasses
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Feb 2008
Online Resources
Doug Tallamy’s Evenings with Experts Lecture, March 2016 for Grow Natives Massachusetts:
Information and all the lists you might possibly want from Doug
https://www.grownativemass.org/programs/expertsvideos/dtallamy
Connecticut State Noxious Weeds List _ USDA PLANTS
https://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=09
RI CRMC Coastal Landscapes Program
www.crmc.ri.gov/coastallandscapes.html
CELS-CRMC Coastal Plant Guide
http://cels.uri.edu/testsite/coastalPlants/CoastalPlantGuide.htm
USDA info re native record and much else re habitat, needs:
https://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch
Native Plant Database – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/
Native tree id
http://www.treesforme.com/index.html
Native bees
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5306468.pdf
Native_Species_Planting_Guide.pdf
https://www.nycgovparks.org/pagefiles/76/nrg-native-species-planting-guide-091714.pdf
Native alternatives to invasive non-natives:
www.bbg.org/nativealternatives
Raingardens
https://nemo.uconn.edu/raingardens
https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/shorelandzoning/documents/rgmanual.pdf
Steve Ogden wildlifeinsight@gmail.com,
He’s in UK, so specify where you’ve seen it, but he has helped me identify caterpillars, for example when sent a clear photo
Sourcing Native Plants
ArcheWild
https://archewild.com/
ArcheWild specializes in propagating plants native to the American Northeast and in helping land owners restore and create healthy, sustainable landscapes.
*Broken Arrow
https://www.brokenarrownursery.com/
in Hamden (mostly trees and shrubs)
*Summer Hill
https://www.summerhillnursery.com/
in Madison (small sizes of trees and shrubs, some perennials)
*Balleks Garden Center,
https://balleksgardencenter.org/
90 Maple Ave, East Haddam, CT 06423 (all material)
Acer Gardens
https://www.acergardens.com/
in Deep River (trees, shrubs and perennials)
Natureworks
https://natureworksgardencenter.com
In Northford (all)
Prides Corner Farms
http://www.pridescorner.com/
in Lebanon (all)
Judges Farm
http://www.judgesfarm.com/
in Old Lyme (perennials)
* Best Selection
