Other Useful Information

• More information about Natives in the landscape and garden
• Attracting Pollinators in Your Garden Using Native Plants (USFWS)
  
• Pollinator Partnership Planting Guides enter your zip code for a regional list. Note that some plants may not be native to Maryland
• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's Native Plant Center
• Maryland Cooperative Extension Service Home and Garden Information Center
• Celebrating Wildflowers, from the U.S. Forest Service
• Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council brochures on conservation landscaping, and information on their annual conservation landscaping design contest
• Green Spring Gardens Park Gardening Page
• Green Landscaping: Greenacres, from the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Maryland's Wild Acres, from the MD Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service, with links to wildlife fact sheets and suggestions for creating backyard habitats.
• Maryland Tree Expert Law. All tree care professionals practicing in Maryland must obtain a license to practice or advertise tree care services in the state. Please check their license before you employ them.
• Maryland's Invasive Species Laws including the restrictions on sale of certain invasive plants.
• Noxious Weeds in Maryland. Maryland's Weed Control Program enforces management of noxious weeds on all types of lands, including yours. Learn to recognize and removed these pests.
• List of native plants from John Bartram's nursery 
  

• Bees, Bugs, Blooms: Top Plants for Pollinators (448 kb pdf)
  

Live in Maryland? Visit the Marylanders Plant Trees website for information on getting a coupon for purchase of a tree.