Resources

Here are some resources that we find valuable.

From the Sudbury Valley Trustees - The Bumble Bee Project

From the Cape Cod Hydrangea Society - How to Grow Hydrangeas Successfully

From the Pollinator Pathway - How to Establish Pollinator-Friendly Habitats and Food Sources for Bees, Butterflies and Birds

From the National Wildlife Federation - How to Certify Your Habitat

From the Koch Blog - Alternatives to Floral Foam

A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting native plants in landscapes and habitats.

https://grownativemass.org/  

Chatham's primary non-profit protecting and promoting conservation areas in Chatham, MA.

https://www.chathamconservationfoundation.org/  

Websites with information on planting with natives and/or identifying native species:

• Cape Cod Native Plants | By APPC     

• 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
    
    
    
  • Alternatives to Floral Foam