Last week I suggested a few sources for native plants. This week, I’m going to share some resources so you can learn more about native plants, which are the best for this area, and how to plant them – do they need sun? shade? clay soil or wet soil? What about planting across the seasons – having something that blooms in the Spring for early pollinators, and into late Fall for the butterflies still making their way? Here are books and websites that will help you cultivate a pollinator pathway!
Books:
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
Nature’s Best Hope: a New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
Websites:
The Native Plant Society of Northeast Ohio
Native Plants for the Small Yard
If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us and we’ll be glad to point you in the right direction! Go forth and plant natives!
~Dori
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