Resources

Wildflower Plant information
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
http://www.wildflower.org/explore/

Native Plant Network
http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/

Native Nursery - Bowling Green, Ohio
Naturally Native Nursery
http://naturallynative.net

Recommended Reading

Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy

Sand County Almanac - Aldo Leopold

The Landscaping Revolution - Andy Wasowski

Urban and Suburban Meadows - Catherine Zimmerman

What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? - Tony Juniper

The Organic Lawn Care Manual - Paul Tukey

Teaming with Microbes; A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web - Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis


Native Garden Websites

http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/

www.themeadowproject.com


Native Bees
http://nativepollinator.com/
http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5306468.pdf
http://ournativebees.com/
http://beenative.org/index.html
http://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/video-tour/pollinators   (3 min video - terrific)

Invasive Plant Info

Fighting Invasive Plants in Ohio
Garlic Mustard video
http://www.in-sitevideo.com/wff/garlicmustard.html


Organizations
WildOnes


Miscellaneous

God and St. Francis Discuss Lawn Care
http://www.searchamelia.com/god-and-st-francis-discuss-lawn-care

No Spray Coalition
Fighting Against The Indiscriminant Spraying Of Toxic Pesticides Since 1999
http://www.nospray.org/

Beyond Pesticides
www.beyondPesticides.org

Least Toxic Control of Pests In the Home and Garden
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/alternatives/factsheets/index.htm

Mosquito spray effectiveness
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/effectiveness-of-widespread-mosquito-spraying-for-west-nile-virus-in-question-56237797.html

http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/ptb/pest/mosquito_reference.html

Mosquito Repellant studies:
http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/ptb/pest/mosquito_reference.html

Root System of Prairie Plants
http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/plants/npg/NPG-rootsystems.html

Ohio Spring Wildflowers
http://www.ohiodnr.com/Home/Nature/wetlands/spring_wildflowers/tabid/1006/Default.aspx