“In the past, we have asked one thing of our gardens: that they be pretty. Now they have to support life, sequester carbon, feed pollinators and manage water.”

• Native plants promote biodiversity and stewardship of our natural heritage.
• Native plants sequester, or remove, carbon from the air. 
• Native plants require less water than lawns and help prevent erosion, water runoff and, consequently, flooding. 
• Native plants help reduce air pollution.
• Native plants provide shelter and food for wildlife.
• Native plants do not require fertilizers and require fewer pesticides than lawns.

• Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/trees-lawns-and-landscaping
• Native Plant Finder https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/
• United States Department of Agriculture https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/index.shtml
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center https://www.wildflower.org/plants/
• PLNA Sustainable Landscape Certified
• National Wildlife Federation WILD ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS
• NATIVE PLANT FINDER for keystone species
  https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org
• Native bee specialists
  jarrodfowler.com
• Heather Holm, pollinator conservationist
  pollinatorsnativeplants.com
• Mt. Cuba Center: Visit in person to see native plants in the landscape.  Research native plants online.
  mtcubacenter.org
• Homegrown National Park
  homegrownnationalpark.org
• Wild About Native Plants
  Resources, plant lists, reading recommendations wildaboutnativeplants.com

• Good Host Plants, Philadelphia PA https://www.goodhostplants.com
• Mustardi's Nursery, Newtown Sq PA http://www.mostardi.com 
• Orners, Havertown PA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054363078900Wolff's 
• Red Bud, Media PA https://redbudnative.com
• Taddeos Greenhouse, Havertown PA https://www.taddeosgreenhouses.com
• Wolff's Apple House, Media PA https://wolffsapplehouse.com/plant-garden/
• Natural Lands Trust Buds and Suds Native Plant Sale  (spring only, native only) https://natural-lands-plantsale.myshopify.com
• Schuylkill Center Native Plant Sale (spring only, native only) https://shop.schuylkillcenter.org/native-plants

ONLINE: 

• https://shop.stoverseed.com/collections/wildflower-regional-native-pollinator-mixtures/products/northeast-native-pollinator-wildflower-mixture 
• https://www.ernstseed.com/ 
• https://www.americanmeadows.com/wildflower-seeds/wildflower-mix/native-northeast-wildflower-seed-mix

NATIVE SEED LIBRARY

Media Upper Providence Library

• The Native Seed Library is housed in a card catalog located in the Media-UP Free Library, and is filled with packets of native plant seeds—all ready to turn your yard into a beautiful pollinator-friendly garden! Pick some up and help us create more habitat for our local birds, bees, and butterflies.

From Michelle Detwiler, owner Wild About Native Plants

• Incorporate native plants into your existing landscape
• Replace lawn with more ecologically beneficial plantings
• Care for existing native plant communities on your property
• Boost habitat for native birds
• Create a garden that supports pollinators, including butterflies, native bees, beetles, and moths
• Care for your landscape in an ecologically, Earth-friendly way: Talk to your landscaper about ecological stewardship of your landscape
• Build a wildlife pond
• Create a stopover for monarchs
• Attract hummingbirds with seasonal native plants
• Return your space to a layered woodland habitat
• Convert traditional home foundation plantings to native plants
• Mitigate erosion with native plantings
• Create a simple rain garden or bioswale to capture stormwater runoff
• Revegetate under fallen or removed trees
• Create diverse native plant hedges for privacy and wildlife
• Improve riparian buffers
• Start a woodland restoration
• Plant to help mitigate the effects of climate change and loss of biodiversityIncorporate native plants into your existing landscape