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
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
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)