Free Native Garden Templates (Pennsylvania DCNR) https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/WildPlants/LandscapingwithNativePlants/NativeGardenTemplates/Pages/default.aspx 

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https://HomegrownNationalPark.org/

(Prof. Doug Tallamy co-founded this effort to promote habitat recovery in our backyards.)

 https://PANativePlantSociety.org/

• Items of special interest to our members include: 

• Dirty12/birdy12 from Audubon society

• “Native Link”  Why plant natives and where to start

• 6-pg list of invasive species and native alternatives 

DirectNativePlants.com

• While we don’t advertise or advocate for commercial establishments, this website is mentioned as a nice resource for "plant this/not that" with nice pictures.

National Wildlife Federation: How to Garden for Wildlife
http://nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Resources/How-to-Garden-for-Wildlife

Native Plant Finder 

https://nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/

Attracting Butterflies & Moths
https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/Wildlife/Butterflies-and-Moths

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PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources - Landscaping with Native Plants (with site-specific info)
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/WildPlants/LandscapingwithNativePlants/Pages/default.aspx

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PA Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources:

https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/WildPlants/LandscapingwithNativePlants/NativeGardenTemplates/Pages/default.aspx

 

PA Audubon:

https://pa.audubon.org/conservation/diy-garden-designs

Academy of Natural Sciences/Drexel University Blog:

• Leave the Leaves for Understory Habitat:  https://www.anspblog.org/leave-the-leaves/

• Winterizing Your Garden:  https://www.anspblog.org/winterizing-garden/

• Spring Butterfly Guide:  https://www.anspblog.org/spring-butterfly-guide/

• Late Spring Butterfly Guide:  https://www.anspblog.org/late-spring-butterfly-guide/

• Summer Butterfly Guide:  https://www.anspblog.org/summer-butterfly-guide/

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Audubon Native Plant Database 

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Ecological Landscape Alliance

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Pennsylvania recommended native plants 

 

Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources: landscaping with native plants 

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Rebecca McMakin: Ecological Horticulture

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Wild Ones

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Wild Seed Project

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Xerces Society: recommended pollinator plants for Mid-Atlantic region