Native Plant and Pollinator Resources
Check out our list of resources below. Please suggest any more to info@wellesleyconservationcouncil.org. Thanks!
Problems with Invasive Shrubs: Identify, Remove, Replace
With Cricket Vlass
Town of Wellesley's Horticulturist and Landscape Planner
Problems with Invasive Shrubs: Identify, Remove, Replace
With Cricket Vlass
Town of Wellesley's Horticulturist and Landscape Planner
View recording on Youtube above (1hr 15min)
Downloadable reference handout of native alternatives here.
Downloadable handout of the slides here.
Downloadable reference handout of native alternatives here.
Downloadable handout of the slides here.
Recommended reading list from our friends at Weston Plant Pollinator Alliance.
Wellesley Town Pollinate Wellesley
Wellesley's Pollinator Gardens and Other Resources
Pollinator Pathways website
Sustainable Weston's Make Way for Pollinator's Action Guide
The National Wildlife Foundation: Native plant finder--ranked by the number of butterfly and moth species that use them for host plants.
"Leave the Leaves!"wildseedproject.net/2020/12/leave-the-leaves/ - Wild Seed Project
Top Native Plant Choices for Low Maintenance - Amanda Sloan, Raingarden Design Studio, synta@comcast.net
Part 1 - Creating Living Landscapes to Restore Nature's Relationships
Presentation by Doug Tallamy. Q&A by Prof Heather Mattila and Raina McManus
Wellesley's Pollinator Gardens and Other Resources
Pollinator Pathways website
Sustainable Weston's Make Way for Pollinator's Action Guide
The National Wildlife Foundation: Native plant finder--ranked by the number of butterfly and moth species that use them for host plants.
"Leave the Leaves!"wildseedproject.net/2020/12/leave-the-leaves/ - Wild Seed Project
Top Native Plant Choices for Low Maintenance - Amanda Sloan, Raingarden Design Studio, synta@comcast.net
Part 1 - Creating Living Landscapes to Restore Nature's Relationships
Presentation by Doug Tallamy. Q&A by Prof Heather Mattila and Raina McManus
Doug Tallamy 2017 Presentation
Part 2 - Designing a Native Plant Garden
Presentation by Amanda Sloan, Raingarden Design Studio, email: synta@comcast.net
Link to handout: Top Native Plant Choices for Low Maintenance
Presentation by Amanda Sloan, Raingarden Design Studio, email: synta@comcast.net
Link to handout: Top Native Plant Choices for Low Maintenance
Part 3 - Rethinking Yard Care: How to Do More with Less Work
Anna Fialkoff, Wild Seed Project, anna@wildseedproject.net, WildSeedProject.net
George Carrette, EcoQuiet Lawn Care, Concord, MA, gcarrette@ecoquietlawncare.com, ecoquietlawncare.com
Links:
Rethinking Yard Care - Anna Fialkoff Slides
Do More with Less Wordrive.google.com/file/d/1xy3esePPna11BMxU5Cf5Im0Zv8dsV1ey/view?usp=sharingk - George Carrette Slide
https://www.ecolandscaping.org/
www.grownativemass.org/Great-Resources/nurseries-seed
Pledge to Rewild: https://wildseedproject.net/pledge-to-rewild/
https://wildseedproject.net/?s=leave+the+leaves