Share Your Habitat
Turn your yard into an oasis for all forms of life
The principles of ecological gardening are simple: work with, not against, nature to achieve a beautiful, sustainable garden. If you choose the right native plant, put it in the right place, and use no chemicals, you can the transform your home landscapes and public spaces into islands of habitat for insects, birds, and other wildlife.
And native plants are just as ravishing to behold as this year's hot new exotics at your local garden center. If you are new to gardening with natives, we hope you take joy in the plants themselves, and in watching the native bees, butterflies, birds, and other creatures drawn to your home habitat.
Our Free Pollinator-gardening Manual Is Here!
Download this user-friendly guide and share it with friendsGardeningForPollinators_manual
Gardening for Pollinators will get you started on where to locate your pollinator garden, how to choose the right plants for your site, and how to maintain your pollinator garden through the seasons, among other essentials. Written for gardeners at all levels, the manual is published only as a PDF because it is meant to be shared. So help us get out the word, and send it to friends or direct them to this page! Download it here.
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Deer-resistant New England Native Plants
Native Ground Covers and Low Grows
Managing Common Invasive Plants
UConn's guide to Disposing of Invasive Plants
Brooklyn Bridge Park's Mulching Guide
Perfect Earth Project's Professional Toxics-free Landscape Practices/English
Perfect Earth Project's Professional Toxics-free Landscape Practices/Spanish
Perfect Earth Project's Nature-based Gardening guide
Xerces Society's Responding to Insects and Diseases on Landscape Trees and Shrubs
Roll Back Your Turf!
How to reduce your lawn and create an ecological, functional, and attractive yard
To let go of the sward of toxic turf grass known as a lawn, we need to learn how to replace it. Download this article from Native Plant News to get step-by-step guidance and more than a dozen suggestions for native ground covers and low-growing plants to reduce your lawn. To get a live walk-through with Nasami Farm Nursery Manager Alexis Doshas, watch for her popular class "Native Lawn Alternatives" on our Classes & Field Studies page.
