Educational Resources
Identification Resources
CT Botanical Society: great online identification guide, some information on gardening with natives, events and talks for members
Native Plant Trust: Formerly the New England Wildflower Society, the Native Plant Trust maintains a comprehensive website with tons of info about native plants and native pollinators (they’ve even got an online course!). Check out Go Botany!, their online identification guide, and their State of the Plants publication.
Planting for Pollinators and other Wildlife
CT Agricultural Experiment Station Pollinator Resources
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group: information from the UCONN Extension Service on invasive plants
List compiled by UCONN of useful native plant resources
Pollinator Pathways: A rapidly growing organization in Connecticut and New York, dedicated to connecting existing preserved areas through “pathways” of ecologically maintained yards.
Connecticut Conservation Districts: a network of groups and resources working to conserve Connecticut’s natural resources
List of NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals
Podcasts and Books
The In Defense of Plants Podcast
The Field Guides Podcast
The Native Plant Podcast
Fowl Mouths (explicit)
Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy
The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson
Native Plants for New England Gardens by Mark Richardson and Dan T. Jaffe
Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast by Peter Del Tredici
Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm
Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard by John Himmelman
Resources by Ungardening
Nativar Comparison Study Meta List - This list is a compilation of results from all of the studies I could find which compared the ecological function of cultivated varieties of plants native to Connecticut to their wild type counterparts. Last updated November 2019. Do you know of research I should add? Contact me at ungardenit@gmail.com.
Mohegan and Algonquin Plant Names - This list is a work in progress, if you would like to contribute, in Mohegan or Algonquin, or in another northeastern language, please reach out to me at ungardenit@gmail.com.
Recommended Service Providers
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Swamp Yankee Earthcare
Provides invasive removal without herbicide, ecosystem management, and woodland mangement.
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Wilder Gardens LLC
Native pollinator garden installation and maintenance, invasive plant removal, and lawn to meadow transformations.
Serving Central CT, Eastern CT, and Rhode Island
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Quercus Works
Design and installation of native pollinator gardens, specializing in lawn conversions. Based out of Guilford, CT.
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Northeast Seed Collective
Grower of ecotypically native seed, with a large selection of plants native to Ecoregion 59.
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Native Habitats with Kaleb
Provides native meadow/garden creation, garden maintenance, small tree care, Integrated Pest Management, and other landscaping needs. Based out of Higganum, CT.
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Native Plant Trust
A bastion of native plant education and propagation based in Massachusetts. Provide a large selection of ecotypic native plants, often many regional varieties of a single species, as well as many classes on a variety of natural subjects.
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All Habitat Services
Conventional invasive plant removal service. Based out of Branford, CT.