Website Links
More sources of great information!
There are a host of great organizations, programs, and websites that offer information and ideas about rainscaping and other green solutions. Listing does not constitute an endorsement by the RainScaping Campaign. If you know of additional resources, please contact us..
www.co.cal.md.us/assets/Planning_Zoning/Environmental/NativePlantGuideOct07.pdf
Calvert County (Maryland) Native Plant Guide educates on native trees and shrubs for the coastal plain, with full-color photos, lists growth conditions, characteristics, and wildlife benefits. Produced by the Calvert County Planning and Zoning Office, 410-535-1600, copies available on-line.
www.ChesapeakeEcologyCenter.org
Ecoscaping Back to the Future...Restoring Chesapeake Landscapes. Subtitle: Native Plant Rain Gardens and Xeriscapes: Examples From the Chesapeake Ecology Center, can be downloaded here.
www.delawarenativeplants.org
Delaware Native Plant Society, 302-735-8918.
http://www.wildflower.org/explore/
"Welcome to EXPLORE PLANTS home of the Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). Our goal is to assemble and disseminate information that will encourage the cultivation, conservation and preservation of wildflowers and other native flora throughout North America."
www.mdflora.org
Maryland Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 4877 Silver Spring MD 20914.
www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/nursery
Maryland Department of National Resources, State Forest Tree Nursery, 1-800-TREESMD, www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/nursery.
www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/nativefaq2.html
National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 245-2726.
www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/toc.htm
USFWS, "Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping," Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This color guide provides planting requirements and uses for 400 native plants. For print copies, contact USFWS, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 or call Mary Cordovilla, 410-573-4591 to check on availability. To access the on-line version, visit the website.
www.pawildflower.org
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 281 State College PA 16804-0281.
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/pdf/PLD.pdf
"Plants for a Livable Delaware" has information and photographs on native alternatives to commonly used non-native invasive plants. University of Delaware publication, authors Susan Barton, University of Delaware and Gary Schwetz, Delaware Center for Horticulture.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/
Click here for the on-line version of Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers information on native plants, see: http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov. The USDA Plants Database (searchable).
www.wikigardens.com
Wikigardens is a new website for the landscape architect, the practiced gardener, the amateur plant nerd and anyone who falls between the three. Primarily a site for plant research, the site features a 50,000 plant encyclopedia, a garden showcase, a forum, a members' journal, seasonal topics of interest, and listings of local garden groups. For more information, contact Michael Peterson, 503-236-7574.
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