Getting Started
- Why Native Plants? [Wild Ones]
- Reducing Lawns Increases Happiness: Advantages of Replacing Lawn with Native Plants [Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed]
- Create Your Garden Plan [Wild Ones]
- How to Grow a Prairie from Seed [Prairie Moon Nursery]
- Your New Oak Tree [Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed]
Native Plant Species Information
- Native Plant Finder [National Wildlife Federation]
- Keystone Native Plants (Eastern Temperate Forest Ecoregion) [National Wildlife Federation]
Plant Identification
- iNaturalist – Website, apps for Android & IOS (free)
- PictureThis – Website, apps for Android & IOS (free & paid options.)
What to Plant Where
- Free Native Garden Designs [Wild Ones]
- Plant by Numbers – Native plants, Garden Guides and sample designs to support pollinators [The Ohio State University]
Creating Habitat for Wildlife
- How to Attract Birds & Butterflies [Prairie Moon Nursery]
- How to Create Habitat for Stem-Nesting Bees [The Xerces Society]
- Nesting & Overwintering Habitat for Pollinators & Other Beneficial Insects [The Xerces Society]
- Nature Scoop Newsletters [Toni Stahl, Habitat Ambassador, The National Wildlife Federation]
- Plant lists, fact sheets, and posters for bees, wasps, and other beneficial insects. Free for educational use. [Heather Holm]
For Kids
- Ohio Spring Wildflower Activity Book [Ohio Department of Natural Resources]