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• Native Plants of the Northeast:
  A Guide for Gardening and Conservation
  by Donald J. Leopold
  Color photos and entries on a good selection of ferns, grasses, perennials, trees and shrubs. A nice overall guide to native plants.
• The American Woodland Garden:
  Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
  by Rick Darke
  Entries on various plants highlighting their ornamental value and their natural habitats. Outstanding photographs.
• Trees Of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide
  by Ann F. Rhoads and Timothy A. Block
  A field guide and natural history of all the native and naturalized trees that grow in Pennsylvania. Maps of their geographic distribution; Information on native American uses of trees as well as wildlife value.
• Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating
  North American Woody Plants
  by William Cullina
  Full color photographs of many woody plants; text includes cultural information as well as editorial comments.
• Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
  by Michael Dirr
  The ‘bible’ of woody plants. Line drawings, no color photos. Information on culture, cultivars, diseases and insects, landscape value, and Dirr’s inimitable editorial comments.
• Landscaping With Native Trees
  by Guy Sternberg and Jim Wilson
  Color photographs and information on seasons of interest, problems, related species and culture. The front of the book contains an index with tree silhouettes, so if you have a general idea what shape of tree you want, you can zero right in on it.
• Landscaping Revolution: Garden With Mother Nature, Not Against Her
  by Andy Wasowski
  Everything from alternative lawns and weed laws, to invasive plants, and information on specific plant species. Photos and cartoons, and enticing chapter titles such as “Homogenize Milk, Not Landscapes,” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Creeper?”
• The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual
  by Ann Rhoads and Timothy A. Block
  A thorough listing of all the plant species known to grow in PA. Indicates endangered and threatened species, typical habitat, with some line drawing to aid in species identification.
• Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
  by Doug Tallamy
  Easy to read explanation of ecological interactions between plants and wildlife, from insects on up.
• Armitage’s Native Plants for North American Gardens
  by Allan Armitage
  A concise listing of native species and their garden uses and requirements.
• Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide)
  Color photos, description of invasive plant and the problems it creates, and suggested native alternatives.
• Other Native Plant Books

• Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
• Virginia Native Plant Society
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Plant Conservation Alliance
• New Jersey Native Plant Society
• Maryland Native Plant Society
• EPA Native Plants Factsheet
• PA Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources – Landscaping with native plants in Pennsylvania.
• How to Naturescape by PlantNative – Information on site preparation, designing for wildlife, making a plan, and maintenance. Great step by step information.

Gardening and Design Resources

• This site supports the lecture series and book Bringing Nature Home by University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy.
• With a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in fine art and a degree in science from Delaware Valley College in Environmental Landscape Design and Ornamental Horticulture, Beverly Auvil is well qualified to design a landscape for you. She also has more than 40 years of gardening experience. She has worked on designs for townhouses and estates with pools, cabanas and formal gardens. She enjoys using native plants in naturalistic settings and also in formal gardens. Beverly can be reached at 215-529-1385 or bauvil@earthlink.net.
• Campbell Natural Landscape Design (CNLD) offers a wide variety of services including master plan creation, specialty designs, and consultation.
• Pennystone Gardens – A private botanical and research garden specializing in plants native to Pennsylvania. Outstanding photographs by our friend Geoffry Mehl.
• Greenbuilers, Inc. – General contractors constructing places for people to live, play, worship and work in an environmentally friendly way. Straw bale construction and green roofs. Baltimore, Maryland area.
• Green Man Enviroscaping Landscaping Design – Installation and Maintenance serving Lancaster County.

Conservation and Horticulture Links

• Environmental Literacy Council – “Environmental literacy requires a fundamental understanding of the systems of the natural world.” This site is full of well researched information on various topics, including Urban Wildlife, Non-native species and Environment and Society
• Invasive Plant and Weed Information from the Center for Invasive Plant Management
• Penn State Cooperative Extension

• Drought Information Center – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Hawk Mountain Sanctuary – One of the largest, protected tracts of contiguous forest in southeastern PA.
• Cornell University’s list of poisonous plants.
• PLANTS National Database – A database of most plants in the U.S. with photos, wetland status indicator and federal and state classification on conservation status.
• Lehigh Gap Nature Center – A non-profit conservation organization located in Slatington, PA, at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge.
• Wild Ones – A not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization, promoting the establishment of native communities around homes and businesses, using ecologically sound practices. Edge of the Woods Nursery is currently on the panel of evaluators for grant applications to their Seeds for Education Fund. Wild Ones has 50 chapters in 11 states.
• The Alliance for Sustainable Communities – Lehigh Valley: Helping people learn more about sustainability and finding local organizations and initiatives that promote sustainability. They post a directory of local organizations, a calendar of upcoming events, commentary and fact sheets on issues of interest, and other valuable information.
• One With The Earth – The universal symbol of environmental awareness. Buttons and window clings are available at the nursery. Show the world you care, and wear or display the symbol.