Why native plants for our garden?
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Native Plants are .......
non invasive
non-fertilizer dependent
attract pollinators such as birds, bees, and butterflies
well adapted to local climate and soil
Awesome local resources for "top-picks" and prime pollination and diversification.
DROPSEED NURSERY - HEMPSTEAD, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Long Island Native Plants Guide
NY Times article about the value of native annual flowers
The Magic of Native Plants Student - Created slideshow all about our "top picks"
The Magic of Native Plants Student - Created slideshow all about our "top picks"
Choosing flowers, shrubs and grasses for ALL season beauty and interest.
LI Native Plants : Our Prime Picks for this Project ; document
Student reasearch Native Plants of LI
Links and sites
www.longislandnatives.com/ online sales
hempsteadny.gov/940/Native-Plants-Pollinators
extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/factnatives.pdf PDF document by NYSDEC
ny.audubon.org/conservation/getting-started-native-plants Audubon Society of New York
northhempsteadny.gov/filestorage/16255/18642/30457/28202/Native_Plant_List.pdf
Town of Hempstead - recommended native plants pdf