BOOKS
Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast by Laura Cotterman, Damon Waitt and Alan Weakley: A comprehensive reference book with color-coding of flowers
Native Plants of the Southeast by Larry Mellichamp: A coffee-table sized book with wonderful information on the most commonly used native garden plants
Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy: One of several books written by this author, whose focus is on native plants and what homeowners can do to sustain wildlife and biodiversity.
Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy: A new approach to conservation
How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard by Doug Tallamy: His newest book that focuses on actionable yard conservation
Prairie Up- An Introduction to Natural Garden Design by Benjamin Vogt: This is a practical handbook on how to choose plants, design information and even deals with objections by HOA's!
WEBSITES
www.homegrownnationalpark.org: Doug Tallamy is the co-founder of this site. The focus is on creating biodiversity in your own back yard
www.prairieup.com: Benjamin Vogt's site offers webinars, workshops, pocket guides and a newsletter on rewilding our yards
www.scnps.org: The website of the South Carolina Native Plant Society with lots of educational resources
www.audubon.org/native-plants: The website of Audubon uses your zip code to find appropriate plants for your area
https://npp.springislandtrust.org/: The website of the Spring Island Trust native plant project. You can sign up for native plant sale updates and view plants.