Resources
Learn more about native plants by visiting these websites and on-site locations.
National
- Ask the Expert – Mr. Smarty Plants – Native Plant Information Network: Ask the Expert
- America in Bloom
- American Gardener
- Ecological Landscaping Association
- Homegrown National Park
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center
- Landscape for Life
- National Audubon Society
- The Wild Ones
Regional
- Planting Westchester
- Around the Grounds
- Federated Conservationists of Westchester County
- Healthy Yards
- Hudsonia:
- Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- Native Plant Society of New Jersey
- The Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management
Plant Societies
- Finger Lakes Native Plant Society
- Long Island Native Plant Initiative
- Native Plant Trust
- New York Flora Association:
- Niagara Frontier Botanical Society
Native Plant Nurseries
Native Plant Information
- New York State Natural Heritage Program:
- New York Flora Atlas
- Mt. Cuba Center
- Natureserve Explorer (the Nature Conservancy’s online biodiversity encyclopedia)
- The Biota of North America
- Natural Areas Conservancy Forest Identification and Restoration Selection Tool
Books
- Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East by: Carolyn Summers
- The Pollinator Victory Garden by: Kim Eierman
- The Northeast Native Plant Primer by: Uli Lorimer
- Bringing Nature Home by: Doug Tallamy
Sites to Visit in Westchester
