Principles and Practice for Ecologically-Friendly Yards
Books
Stein, Sara Bonnett. Noah's garden : restoring the ecology of our own back yards / Sara Stein ; with illustrations by the author. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Stein, Sara Bonnett. Planting Noah's garden : further adventures in backyard ecology / Sara Stein. Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Tallamy, Douglas W. Bringing nature home : how you can sustain wildlife with native plants / Douglas W. Tallamy ; foreword by Rick Darke. Updated and expanded pbk. ed. Portland : Timber Press, 2009.
Weaner, Larry, author. Garden revolution : how our landscapes can be a source of environmental change / Larry Weaner, Thomas Christopher. Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2016.
Web Links
Bay-Wise Program
General information: https://extension.umd.edu/baywise/program-certification
Bay-Wise publications. Includes links to the yardstick and certification application: https://extension.umd.edu/baywise/publications
Water
Prince George's County Rebate Program. Get rebates on your rain garden and rainbarrel: https://cbtrust.org/grants/prince-georges-county-rain-check-rebate/
Native Plants and Trees
http://www.nativeplantcenter.net/
The Town of Cheverly will plant a tree in your yard free. Application and tree list. Includes evaluation of listed trees for their ecological value. Choose "Tree Application Form" from the file list. http://www.cheverly-md.gov/Pages/CheverlyMD_PubWorks/forms
Garden for Wildlife
Tips from the National Wildlife Federation:
Best plants for supporting butterflies and those that depend on them:
http://ag.udel.edu/udbg/gardens/native/lepidoptera/documents/mostvaluableforbiodiversity.pdf.
All About Bugs -- Pollinators and Other Little Helpers
https://extension.umd.edu/learn/how-attract-and-conserve-pollinatorsnatural-enemies-your-garden
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/insects/pollinators-pollination-and-threats-their-existance
https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/insects/predators
http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/habitat/wabugs.aspx
More Tips from the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Committee. Includes ideas for designing an eco-friendly yard and for sharing woodland with your neighbors.