Gardening with Native Plants Resource Page

Thank you for attending my Gardening with Native Plants talk that I presented as part of Jessamine County Public Library’s Growing Together Series on April 8, 2021. Below are links to a variety of resources that I referred to in my talk or think you may find useful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I’m happy to help if I can.

Have a great day!
Shannon Trimboli

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Backyard Ecology resources

• Ecoregions vs Gardening Zones blog article
• Curated list of blog articles providing tips for attracting pollinators and wildlife
• Curated list of blog articles highlighting native plants
• Relevant podcast episodes published as of 4/8/21
  • Growing Native Plants in Small Yards
  • Clovers! Native Clover Conservation, Clover Yards, and More
  • Native Seed Production and Tips for Starting a New Native Plant Garden or Restoration Area
  • Milkweeds in Urban and Suburban Monarch Waystations with Dr. Adam Baker
  • 2 Million Blossoms and Dr. Kirsten Traynor

Where to purchase native plants or seeds

• Busy Bee Nursery and Consulting (my nursery)
• List of other nurseries selling native plants in KY
  • Maintained by the Kentucky Native Plant Society
• Roundstone Native Seeds

Recommended magazine articles and books about gardening with native plants

• Native Plants for the Small Yard: Easy, Beautiful Home Gardens that Support Local Ecology
• 2 Million Blossoms sample with article about goldenrods that are good for garden settings

Places where you can look up whether a plant is native

• Flora of the Southeastern United States
• USDA Plants Database

Other useful resources

• EPA Ecoregions
  • Interactive map with links to detailed information about Level III and Level IV ecoregions by state
• Information about my upcoming classes and webinars
• My book, Plants Honey Bees Use in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys
  • Let me know if you want me to sign it. I’m always happy to do that.

Some of my Favorite Summer Blooming Native Plants to Grow in the Garden

• Milkweeds
  • Common (Asclepias syriaca)
  • Rose or Swamp (Asclepias incarnata)
  • Butterfly (Asclepias tuberosa)
• Coneflowers
  • Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
  • Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
  • Grey-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
• Beebalm or Wild bergamont (Monarda fistulosa)
• Mountain mints
  • Hoary mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)
  • Hairy mountain mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum)
  • Slender mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
• Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
• Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
• Goldenrods
  • Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora)
• Sunflowers
  • Maximilian sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani)
  • Rough sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus)
• Susans
  • Black-eyed (Rudbeckia hirta)
  • Brown-eyed (Rudbeckia triloba)
• Asters
  • Aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
  • Calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
  • New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
  • Short’s aster (Symphyotrichum shortii)
  • Smooth aster (Symphyotrichum laevis)
  • Wavy-leaf aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum)
• Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
• Shrubby St. John’s Wort (Hypericum prolificum)