Get Started with Native Planting: Get Started with Native Planting
Sustainable Landscaping with Native Plants for Residents of Greenwood Lake, New York
Libraries across the country are striving to lead the way in their communities towards sustainability. The Greenwood Lake Public Library has joined this initiative and begun using native plants in several gardens this year, but anyone can do this. One easy way to begin the transformation is to use native plants in lieu of grass in sections of your outdoor spaces. This LibGuide was created to help the burgeoning ecologist, regardless of age, in those efforts.
All of these resources are available at the
Greenwood Lake Public Library
or through use of their online resources available on the website at
Resources you can Pick up, Click on, or Listen to!
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Native Plants of the Northeast by
ISBN: 0881926736Publication Date: 2005-02-08Written by Donald J. Leopold, expert in horticulture, botany, forestry, and ecology No other single volume on native plants has such comprehensive horticultural coverage as Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation. Nearly seven hundred species of native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers from the northeastern quarter of the United States and all of eastern Canada are included. Each plant description includes information about cultivation and propagation, ranges, and hardiness. An appendix recommends particular plants for difficult situations, as well as attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife. -
Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines by
ISBN: 0618098585Publication Date: 2002-06-12For gardeners, for landscape professionals, and for anyone who cares about preserving the natural world, NATIVE TREES, SHRIBS, AND VINES is the first national guide to using, growing, and propagating North American woody plants. Written in lively, informative language and illustrated with more than two hundred photographs, William Cullina's book is a comprehensive reference to almost one thousand native woody plants. An invaluable guide for naturalists, restorationists, nursery owners, landscape architects, and designers as well as gardeners, it points out that ecological gardening offers specific benefits to the individual as well as the environment. Even more than wildflowers, native trees, shrubs, and vinesare essential to providing the food and shelter that attract birds and insects to the garden. And plants that are native to an area are far easier to grow and maintain than ordinary cultivated garden plants. The author's acclaimed companion volume on wildflowers, GROWING AND PROPAGATING WILDFLOWERS, was called "an inspired effort, beautifully written and loaded with useful information" by Robert G. Breunig, director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Along with that volume, NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, AND VINES provides a definitive reference to the native plants of the temperate North American continent. And because Cullina writes from personal experience with the plants in his books, he offers information that is considerably more helpful (and more interesting) than the facts one finds in most plant references. -
Pollinators of Native Plants by
ISBN: 0991356306Publication Date: 2014-03-01This comprehensive, essential resource profiles over 65 perennial native plant species and the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract. Beautifully designed and illustrated with over 1650 photos of plants and insects, it underscores the pivotal role that native plants play in supporting pollinators and beneficial insects.
Readers learn to recognize, identify and attract pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator habitat and conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans.
This is an important resource for gardeners, native plant enthusiasts, landscape restoration professionals, small fruit and vegetable growers and farmers who are interested in attracting, identifying, supporting or planting for pollinators. -
Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast by
ISBN: 1604699868Publication Date: 2021-02-16"For Northeastern gardeners--all of whom battle the serious problem that is deer browsing--this is definitely one for the library." --GardenRant The benefits of native plants are plentiful--less upkeep, more pollinators, and a better environment. In Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast, Ruth Rogers Clausen and Gregory D. Tepper provide a list of native plants that have one more benefit--they are proven to help prevent your garden from becoming a deer buffet. From annuals and perennials to grasses and shrubs, every suggested plant includes a deer-resistance rating, growing advice, companion species, and the beneficial wildlife the plant does attract. Let these beautiful natives help your landscape flourish! For gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC. -
Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies by
Call Number: 635.95ISBN: 9780470411490Publication Date: 2009-02-09Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants. -
Rain Gardens by
Call Number: 635.95 SteISBN: 9780760340448Publication Date: 2012-02-15Rain gardens are at the forefront of the green revolution. This environmentally friendly landscaping captures rainwater runoff rather than redirecting it into storm drains. The result is less erosion, less water pollution, and a beautiful, low-maintenance, sustainable garden. This is the first rain garden handbook for the backyard home gardener. Co-authors Robert Domm and Lynn Steiner draw on hands-on experience to help homeowners build beautiful rain gardens in their own yards. Illustrated with color photography, this instructive book offers specific advice about planning, building, planting, and maintaining your garden. Learn about city grants, how to calculate runoff, rain barrels, attracting wildlife, gray water recycling, and much more.
Check out these library databases. Just search the terms "native plants" (don't forget to use the quotation marks". If you want to get more specific, select the Advanced Search option and add "Northeast".
These next resources are available on the library's website, Greenwood Lake Public Library under the E-Library tab. You'll need your library card to setup your user accounts and then borrow what you like for free!
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HooplaThis streaming source has e-books about native planting to borrow (plus much more). Just download the app from your favorite app store, pick the Greenwood Lake Public Library as your library and use your library card to set up your account.
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OverDriveDownload the Libby App from your favorite app store to use this resource on your mobile device or just access it through the website on your PC.
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The New York TimesUse your library card to get a token to use this world reknown resource for three days at a time. Use as many tokens as you want throughout the year to get great info from respected gardening writers and horticulturists.
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New York Audubon SocietyJust search "native plants" in the Search bar. Don't forget the quotation marks!
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New York Botanical Garden BlogsEnter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive updates on new posts.
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Native Plant ChannelThis You Tube channel has many videos on native planting in the Mid-Atlantic as well as video garden tours.
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Good Gardening VideosThis comprehensive gardening website has lots of content contributed by nationally renown horticulturists, landscape designers and garden writers.
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The Garden Path PodcastHerbariums, Botanizing New Jersey, and Ecosystems as Backdrops. This episode features native plant naturalist, Bonnie Semming
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It’s Hot in Here with hosts Prachiti Dhamankar and Isabelle Brogna.This podcast includes an interview with Drew Lathin founder of Creating Sustainable Landscapes LLC
Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
Quick Links to Launch Your Efforts
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Invitation to a Healthy YardThis publication is printed cooperatively by Audubon and the Natural Resources
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Using Native Plants to Attract Local PollinatorsRenown columnist for the New York Times, Margaret Roach gets input from George Coombs, Mt. Cuba's director of horticulture and maps out the steps for native planting.
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Why It's Better to Plant Leeks and ConeflowersMargaret Roach, gardening columnist for the New York Times gives even more reasons to transition to native plants..
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Native Plant Gardening for Birds Bees & Butterflies: NorthEastHoopla brings you this e-book to bring fauna with native flora.
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Plants Behaving BadlyEpisodes 1 and 2, This PBS short series shows the consequences of invasive plants and poor planting practices.
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Explore the World of Native Plants in Your LandscapeWhile this PBS Series is titled "Virgina Home Grown", many of their native plants are also considered native to Orange County as well.
Places to Go and People to See
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Grow Local Greenwood LakeA movement to create a regenerative, resilient, local food system. This local group conducts many lectures and holds regular meetings. Contact them at growlocalgwl@gmail.com
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange CountyThis invaluable resource offers classes, programs, advice , soil testing and so much more for Orange County gardeners.
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Hudson Highlands Nature MuseumGet free passes at the library for your family to go and explore, learn and grow at this wonderful family nature complex.
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Brooklyn Botanical GardenFamilies can visit this incredible center for free with library passes available at the front desk or utilize the wealth of information on the website.
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Orange County ArboretumThe Arboretum is open to the public and has ever evolving formal gardens as well as natural plantings.
Greenwood Lake Public Library Goes Native - Coming Soon! Planting begins May 8, 2023
We replaced a handicap access ramp but had to remove all the existing plantings to do so. It is the perfect opportunity to go native!