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Native Gardening Resources

You don’t need a degree in landscape architecture and ecology to turn your backyard into a diverse ecosystem, but it is important to understand basic plant biology and the factors driving the health of an ecosystem. These resources are a combination or tools that will both inspire and teach you as you start or continue your journey toward more eco-friendly gardening.

Books

Bringing Nature Home: How You can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants

The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden

The Landscaping Revolution: Garden with Mother Nature, Not Against Her

Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation

Growing and Propagating Wildflowers

The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest

How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder

Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life

Botany for Gardeners

Plant Databases and Planning Tools

JerseyFriendlyYards.org

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Plant Database

Habitat Network – Yard Map

Children’s Books

Hank’s Big Day: The Story of a Bug

The Puddle Garden

On My Leaf

In My Tree

Organizations

Native Plant Society of New Jersey

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

NJ Conservation Foundation

Pineleands Presevation Alliance

National Wildlife Federation

National Audubon Society

Blogs

The State We’re In – NJ Conservation Foundation Blog

A Way to Garden – Organic Gardening and Landscaping How-to from Margaret Roach

South Jersey Trails

Wild Plant Culture

 

 

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