Resources I Have Loved
Books for more information:
Bender, Steve, Ed. The New Southern Living Garden Gook: The Ultimate Guide to Gardening, 2015.
Darke, Rick and Doug Tallamy. The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, 2014
Diboll, Neal and Hillary Cox. The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants, 2023
DiSabato-Aust, Tracy. The Well-tended Perennial Garden: The Essential Guide to Planting + Pruning Techniques, 2017
Holme, Heather. Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe, and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants.
Mellichamp. Larry. Native Plants of the Southeast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 460 Species for the Garden, 2014.
Tallamy, Doug. Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard,.2 019.
Vogt, Benjamen. Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design, 2023.
Weaner, Larry and Thomas Christopher. Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change, 2016.
Websites and Organizations that Make Gardeners Happy
Some have plants, seeds, or merchandise for sale; others are just good information. Some are one special part of a larger site, Many have special resources you can download, but you have to click around to find it all. Happy hunting.
https://homegrownnationalpark.com
https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder
https://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/landscape-pest-management/beneficial-insects.html
https://www.joyfulbutterfly.com
https:www.prairienursery.com
http://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations
http://usinggeorgianativeplants.blogspot.com/2014/03/native-plants-for-butterfly-and.html
https//nativeforestnursery.com
https://atlantabg.org/gainesville-garden/
https://www.roundstoneseed.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NativePlantsCSRA/
https://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/milkweed-regions-seed-needs/
https://monarchbutterflygarden.net/about/