Links to Resources
Native Plant Information
Delaware Native Plant Society (DNPS)
Information on field trips, meetings, and native plants of Delaware.
East Coast Native Azaleas
Species study group of the Middle Atlantic chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Information about and photos of native azaleas.
Flora of Delaware
McAvoy, W.A. and K. A. Bennett. 2001. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's Native Plant Bibliography
This bibliography contains over 950 books about all aspects of North American native plants and can be searched by region, author name, keyword or subject.
Maryland Native Plant Society (MNPS)
Useful links and access to MNPS publications (Plants for Maryland Landscapes, Control of Invasive Non-native Plants).
Plant Conservation Alliance
Useful site with information on federal plant conservation programs, including funding for restoration projects.
PLANTS Database
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service has put together one of the best sources of practical plant information. Their VegSpec system allows you to find plants based on specific site considerations (native and non-native). Information on native grasses includes cultivars.
Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS)
Photographs of wildflowers and information on Virginia native plants, and invasive plants of Virginia.
Native Plant Identification
Flora of North America
Identification keys and line drawings for North America's flora.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
The ultimate resource for determining what a current Latin name is for plants and animals.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Silvics Manual
Extensive information on tree species with identifying characteristics, photos, references.
Virginia Tech's Dendrology web site
Online keys by leaf or twig for identifying woody plants.
Landscaping
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Program, BayScapes
Bayscapes Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Extensive information on conservation landscaping techniques and plants to use.
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
Dedicated to researching, promoting, and educating the public about conservation-based landscaping practices to benefit the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes by Rick Darke
Innovative design reference that sets a standard for inspired, sustainable use of grasses. Contains photos taken in national parks, private gardens, garden centers, nurseries, and botanical gardens, including Adkins Arboretum.
Environmental Protection Agency's Green Landscaping with Native Plants
Brochures, fact sheets, links, lots of information on conservation landscaping.
Global Restoration Network
A project of the Society for Ecological Restoration, this Web site includes information on restoration projects around the world, current news, and links to funding sources and articles on ecological restoration.
Maryland Home and Garden Information Center (MD Cooperative Extension).
Great resource for learning how to grow plants, diagnosing plant diseases.
Maryland Seeding Association
John Krouse has included a terrific set of planting guidelines (online) and appropriate species for dry and wet meadows in the MSA Guideline Specifications for 1999 & 2000. Mike O'Hare 410-320-4126.
Missouri Botanic Gardens Plantfinder
Information on plants used in horticulture.
Native Grass Manuals
Ducks Unlimited manuals: Vegetating with Native Grasses in Northeastern North America (best for the mid-Atlantic), Native Grass Seed Production Manual, Rebuilding Your Land with Native Grasses, and Revegetating with Native Grasses.
Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration & Landscaping (including grassland plants)
Virginia's Dept. of Natural Resources has put together terrific pocket guides of common plants readily available from nurseries, with information on appropriate uses, light and moisture requirements, regional habitat (mountain, piedmont and coastal plain) or ecotype, including grasslands! You can use the web tables or get free copies by mail.
Native Plants Network
Shares propagation information on native plants.
Natural Resource Sciences Dept. and Paint Branch Turf Research Facility, University of Maryland
Dr. Thomas Turner, Dr. Harry Swartz, John Krouse and David Funk can provide technical support regarding planting strategies, cultivars, and seed mixes. Samples of many species are growing for public display on campus and/or at the Turf facility. 301-405-4356 or 301-403-4234.
NWF's Backyard Habitats Program
Find out how to get your yard certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat.
Plant Materials Center, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Provides technical assistance regarding seed availability and establishment strategies for native grasses, as well as harvesting and seed cleaning procedures. NRCS is currently selecting native grass seeds for distribution to regional growers. Plant data sheets are available for several of the most common species, particularly those promoted for conservation plantings. 301/504-8175.
The Wild Ones
An organization of natural landscapers.
Native Plant Nurseries
Native Plant Nurseries in Maryland
Native Plant Nurseries in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Native Plant Sales
Adkins Arboretum
Sales in May and September. 410-634-2847.
Cullowhee (North Carolina)
Sale in July. 800-928-4968.
Delaware Native Plant Society
Sale in November.
Green Spring Gardens Park (VNPS)
May and September. 703-642-5173.
Historic Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia)
Sale in May. 215/729-5281.
Irvine Natural Science Center (Stevenson, MD)
Sale in August. 410-484-2413.
Millersville, PA
Sale in June. 717-872-3030.
National Cathedral
Sale in May. 202-537-6200.
Invasive Plants
Delaware Invasive Plants list
Federal Government
Federal efforts related to invasive species, National Invasive Species Council, legislation links.
Invasive Plant Guide
Information about invasive species issues and the field guide Invasive Plants by Sylvan Kaufman and Wallace Kaufman and updates on new invasive plant findings in North America.
Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC)
Lists invasive plants, animals, insects and diseases for Maryland. Fact sheets, links to resources.
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
Regional information and links to other EPPCs.
Native Alternatives, Northeast
A list of native alternatives to invasive plants.
St. Louis Codes of Conduct
Voluntary codes of conduct related to invasive plants.
The Nature Conservancy's Invasive Species Initiative
Summaries of many invasive species with control information and photos.
Virginia Invasive Plants list
Weeds Gone Wild (National Park Service, Plant Conservation Alliance)
International lists of invasive plants, fact sheets.
Plant Conservation
Convention on Biological Diversity
International conservation of biodiversity.
National Biological Information Infrastructure
Data on U.S. biological resources.
Plant Conservation Alliance
An alliance of government and non-governmental organizations working toward plant conservation.
Pollinators
Julia Kelley, Good Earth Botanicals Julia Kelley keeps several beehives at the Arboretum's nursery. She is a clinical herbalist and a beekeeper.
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
Information on pollinators of all kinds and projects for protection of pollinators in North America.
The Xerces Society
Pollinator conservation pages have extensive information on solitary native bees, gardening for pollinators, and fact sheets.
Associations
American Public Gardens Association
American Horticultural Society
Learn more about Plants for the Planet, an online campaign by Botanic Gardens Conservation International to generate public support for plant conservation.