Deeper into Wildflowers - Organizations, Websites, Blogs and Books

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: www.wildflower.org

New England Wildflower Society: http://www.newenglandwild.org

North American Native Plant Society: http://www.namps.org

Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens: http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com (informative & passionate wildflower blogging community)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Handbooks: The Wildlife Gardener’s Guide, Great Natives for Tough Places, Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants, Biodiversity in Your Own Backyard

William Cullina: The New England Wildflower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada

Chapter 1

Invasive Species Information:

U.S. National Invasive Species Information Center (http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov) ‎

Environment Canada Invasive Alien Species in Canada (www.ec.gc.ca/eee-ias/)

Chapter 2

Books and Sites Supporting the Pollination Nation:

Douglas Tallamy: Bringing Nature Home – How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens

Heather Holm: Pollinators of Native Plants (http://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com/)

The Xerces Society: Attracting Native Pollinators – Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies (http://www.xerces.org/)

Sourcing Nativar Plants: American Beauties Native Plants (http://www.abnativeplants.com)

Nativar-Pollinator Research at University of Vermont (http://www.uvm.edu/extension/atfence/?m=20131007)

Foxfield Preserve: Dana’s mother is buried in Foxfield Preserve, a nature preserve cemetery (http://www.foxfieldpreserve.org)

The Green Burial Council: (http://www.greenburialcouncil.org/)

Jo Robinson: Eating on the Wild Side – How wild plants in the original human diet are often dramatically more nutritious than their hybridized and heirloom counterparts.

Chapter 3

Sourcing Wildflower Seeds: www.wildflowerfarm.com

Chapter 4

Non-native seed sources:

William Dam Seeds Ltd.: http://www.damseeds.ca; (St. Catharines, ON)

Johnny’s Selected Seeds: http://www.johnnyseeds.com (Winslow, ME)

Larner Seed: http://www.larnerseeds.com (Bolinas, CA)

Baker Creek Seed Company: http://www.rareseeds.com (Mansfield, MO)

Swallowtail Garden Seeds: http://www.swallowtailseeds.com (Santa Rosa, CA)

Salt Spring Seeds: http://www.saltspringseeds.com (Salt Spring Island, BC)

Chapter 6

Composting with Fish: “Alchemy” by Floret Farm (http://www.floretflowers.com/2011/12/page/3/)

Compost Tea Bags: Moo Poo Tea; www.manuretea.com – for soaking seeds, watering seedlings, houseplants, veggies and annual flowers

Duncan Brine: Garden Large, Naturalistic Landscape Design (www.gardenlarge.com)

Marielle Anzelone: http://www.nycwildflowerweek.org, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/opinion/greedy-gardeners.html?_r=0

An Oasis of Native Plants in the Heart of NYC: http:///www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/native-plants-nyc-460509

Learn about and source Eco-Lawn: www.eco-lawn.com

Ted Steinberg: American Green; The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn – entertaining and often sordid history and economics behind North America’s obsession with lawn.

The world's oldest restored prairie: The Curtis Prairie occupies 60 acres of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. http://uwarboretum.org/about/communities_collections/

Chapter 7

Floral Design and Locally Grown Flowers:

Specialty Cut Flower Growers Association: http://www.ascfg.org

Slow Flowers: http://www.slowflowers.com