More Resources for You
Wild Ones WNY has compiled a list of the best website resources and books to learn more about native plants. Whether you’re a novice or an expert in native plants, we hope this list provides you with helpful information. A special thank you to our neighboring Central New York Wild Ones Chapter for helping inform this resource list.
Native plant websites:
- New York Flora Atlas (Filter for “native”)
- Native Plant Trust (Check the North American range map below the New England range)
- National Wildlife Federation: Keystone plants for the Eastern Temperate Forests – Ecoregion 8
- The Biota of North America Program (Shows native range of plants)
- Audubon Native Plants List for Birds
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Native plant books:
IMPORTANT: Most books include all plants native to the continent; check for the Northeast!
- Joel Baines Native Plants for Native Birds (published by Ithaca’s Cayuga Bird Club)
- Uli Lorimer The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden
- Donald Leopold Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation
- William Cullina Wildflowers: A Guide to Growing and Propagating Native Flowers of NA
- William Cullina Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines
- William Cullina Native Ferns, Moss, & Grasses
Habitat gardening books:
- Douglas Tallamy How Can I Help?: Saving Nature with Your Yard
- Douglas Tallamy Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
- Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity
- Douglas Tallamy The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
- Douglas Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
- Douglas Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope – Young Reader’s Edition
- Sara Stein Noah’s Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards
- Nancy Lawson The Humane Gardener
- Nancy Lawson Wildscape
- Xerces Society Attracting Native Pollinators
- Holm, Heather A variety of books on pollinators