Native Plants

New York Botanical Garden

Garden Native Azaleas

Native vs. Invasive (pdf)

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Native Flora

Native Pitcher Plants

Native Groundcovers

Westchester County
Native Plants

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

The Native Plant Center

Wild Ones

Why Native Plants?

Creating Your Own Native Garden

Composting

New York Botanical Garden
Compost Made Easy

Tip of the Week: Compost, Mulch, and Good Soil Practices
Brooklyn Botanical Garden

EPA

Composting at Home

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

NYC Composting Guide (pdf)

Invasive Species to Avoid

New York Botanical Garden

New York State Dept. of Conservation

The Native Plant Center

USDA

New York Natural Heritage Program

Books on Native Gardening

Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas w. Tallamy

Bringing Nature Home by Douglas w. Tallamy

The Living Landscape by Rick Darke & Doug Tallamy

The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson

Native Plants of the Northeast by Donald J. Leopold

Essential Native Trees and Shrubs by Tony Dove and Ginger Woolridge

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-Aust

Resources

Links and Books