Resources for Horticulture and Conservation
CHECK OUT SOME OF RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOUND TO BE VALUABLE.
"Consider registering your garden with the following organization. Help make Cape Cod a pollinator heaven."
"It isn't summer without hydrangeas.": A quick review of hydrangea types and new, improved varieties.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/realestate/how-to-grow-hydrangea-uncommon-varieties.html
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting native plants in landscapes and habitats.
Chatham's primary non-profit protecting and promoting conservation areas in Chatham, MA.
Websites with information on planting with natives and/or identifying native species:
- https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/Plants
- https://plants.sc.eg
- ov.usda.gov/java/
- https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plantfinder/plantfindersearch.aspx
- https://uswildflowers.com/
- https://www.dantjaffe.com/useful-plant-lists
Books Recommended for Increasing Native Plants in Landscapes
- Tallamy, Doug Bringing Nature Home (contains lists of plants and the numbers of insects which feed on them)
- Weaner and Christopher Garden Revolution: How our landscapes can be a source of environmental change
- Rainer and West Planting in a Post-Wild World