Resources
Native Plant Information
- Biota of North America – Check if a plant is native to your county – http://bonap.net/NAPA/Genus/Traditional/County
- Landscaping for Biodiversity with Ohio Native Plants – by Cleveland Metroparks
- Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership – https://www.leapbio.org/resources/native-plants
- National Wildlife Federation “Certify Your Habitat” – https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/Certify
- Midwest Native Plant Society
- Wild Ones Northeast Ohio Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesNEO16/
- Native Plant Trust
Free Garden Designs
- Wild Ones Native Garden Designs – HTTPS://NATIVEGARDENDESIGNS.WILDONES.ORG/
- NATIVE PLANTS FOR THE SMALL YARD by Kate Brandes
Books
- Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and other Backyard Wildlife, Expanded Section Edition by David Mizejewski
- The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden | Rick Darke & Doug Tallamy
- Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded by Doug Tallamy
- Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Doug Tallamy
- The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees by Doug Tallamy
- Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change by Larry Weaner & Thomas Christopher
- Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes by Thomas Rainer & Claudia West