This lens offers information and resources about native plant gardening in all major regions of the United States. I hope you enjoy your visit!
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Why Native Plants are Important
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
New Poll Module
A Native Plant Slideshow
Native Plant Gardening on Squidoo
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Gardening with Native Plants
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Using native plants in the landscape and sustainable gardening are 2 hot topics, today. This lens will provide you with native plant lists, techniques, and links to more information that will get you started on the way to creating an ecologically hea...
General Native Plant Resources
- The Wild Ones
- Native plants, natural landscapes
- North American Native Plant Society
- Dedicated to the study, conservation, cultivation and restoration of native plants.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Home of the Native Plant Information Network
General Native Plant Books
Native Plants of the Northeast
Restoring Our Native Woodlands
Native Plants of the South
Native Plants of Florida
More About Florida Native Plants
- Florida Native Plant Society
- The purpose of the Florida Native Plant Society is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.
Native Plants of the Prairie Region
Prairie Restoration on Squidoo
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Prairie Grasses
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Whether you are interested in a small border of ornamental grasses or a huge, multi-acre restoration project, native prairie grasses are a beautiful, low maintenence addition to any garden.
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Tallgrass Prairie Restoration
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Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky. ~Willa Cather~ One of the most diverse ecosystems in North America, the tallgrass prairie is also one of its most endangered. Less than 1% of the original extent...
Prairie Restoration
Native Plants of the Mountain West
Native Plants of Texas
A Beautiful Native Plant Garden in Central texas
More about the Native Plants of Texas
- Native Plant Society of Texas
- A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes research, conservation and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of Texas through education, outreach and example.
Native Plants of the Southwest
Native Plants of California
A Beautiful Yard of California Native Plants
California Native Plants on Squidoo
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California Native Plants
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Saving water is a good starting point on why it is important to garden with native plants, but there are so many more reasons, and most of them have to do with preserving our wildlife. Our plants and animals have evolved together for tens of thousand...
More about California Native Plants
- California Native Plant Society
- The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of California's native plants and to conserve them and their natural habitats through education, science, advocacy, horticulture and land stewardship.


