Resources

The Wild Seed Project organization is dedicated to promoting native plants and building biodiversity throughout New England. It is a great site, and includes information on everything from Native Species to gardening tips!

Audubon -- Native Species Finder

This is a perfect tool to discover and filter which plants are native to your region. It also gives information on the plant and what kinds of species it attracts.

Grow Native Massachusetts

Grow Native Mass is another organization dedicated to helping native species and biodiversity in Massachusetts! Their website has loads of information on native species, how to garden with them, lists of books & resources, and more.

Native Plant Trust

The Native Plant site has even more information on native species of New England and what you can do to promote them.

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Books available through the Minuteman Library Network

Topics include meadow gardening, native species, pollinators, landscaping/gardening, and kids' books

Saving Nature One Yard at a Time: How to Protect and Nurture Our Native Species

Deardoff, David

https://winchester.minlib.net/GroupedWork/c61e4afb-f8cd-5787-2f8f-472b5538c285-eng/Home

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Attracting garden pollinators

Vernon, Jean (Writer on nature)

https://winchester.minlib.net/GroupedWork/9934f955-949b-78ef-faf9-cf4c90df84a2-eng/Home

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The pollinator victory garden: win the war on pollinator decline with ecological gardening : how to attract and support bees, beetles, butterflies, bats, and other pollinators

Eierman, Kim

https://winchester.minlib.net/GroupedWork/a3114f7b-941f-97ac-b833-1d8366991dbc-eng/Home

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Flowers are calling

Gray, Rita

https://winchester.minlib.net/GroupedWork/4937b1f4-ed3a-3b88-1c56-c297f50a7e58-eng/Home

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Garden walk

Snow, Virginia Brimhall

https://winchester.minlib.net/GroupedWork/21e91bfa-d2b8-d104-6ff1-34d75b7b8c12-eng/Home

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100 Plants to Feed the Monarch: Create a Healthy Habitat to Sustain North America's Most Beloved Butterfly