Session 5a:
Rainscaping- Native plants and landscape design

assignments

• Intro to Conservation Landscapes by Tara Mairs

• Conservation Design Tool

• Missouri Botanical Garden

• National Gardening Association’s Plants Database (This is the site that I’ve found very helpful for pictures of plants in all four seasons.)

• PDF of Fish and Wildlife’s Native plants Guide

• Mt. Cuba Trial Garden --for those curious about research into native plants

• Native Plants of North America -- probably the most user friendly and science-based database of native plants

• Maryland Native Plant Society -- for those who want to get nerdy about native plants with others in Maryland

• USDA Plants Database -- this website is helpful for getting fact sheets and regional spread of a native plant

Resources

• 7B Homework Community Presentation PowerPoint Template

• Conservation Landscape Practice Exercise, Zoe Clarkwest

• Plants, Plant and More Plants, Grace Schneider

• AA County Guide to Native Plants

• Seasonal Interest Chart and Materials Calculator

• WSA Consortium Member List