Native Plant Resources

Are you interested in learning about native plants, how to plant them, or their benefits for our native pollinators? Check out the resources below!

Videos featuring Doug Tallamy: Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Doug Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural.

• Why Native Plants

• An Interview with Doug Tallamy About the Importance of Gardening with Native Plants

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Native Plants for Wildlife (PDF: This 83 page guide contains color photos of over 400 plant species native to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, including all states with drainage to the the Bay: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York.)

Maryland Native Plant Society Landscaping With Native Plants (PDF: A guide for home gardeners who want to enjoy and learn about native plants.)

National Audobon Society Native Plants Database (Website: The Audobon Society’s database allows you to search for appropriate native plants based on your location.)

Anne Arundel County Master Gardener Bay-Wise Program (Website: Homepage of the University of Maryland Extension (UME) Bay-Wise Program which provides homeowners with education and encouragement to plant bay-friendly yards. UME-trained Master Gardeners can visit Anne Arundel residents in their yards­­—free of charge—to discuss how they can have a bay-friendly landscape.)

USGS Bee Lab (Website: Homepage of the USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Program which designs and develops large and small scale surveys for native bees.)

Chesapeake Natives, Inc. (Website: Homepage of Chesapeake Natives, an organization with the mission to promote, protect, and propagate plants native to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.)

The Adkins Arboretum (Website: Homepage for the Adkins Arboretum, a 400-acre native garden and preserve, Adkins Arboretum provides exceptional experiences in nature to promote environmental stewardship.)

WSA’s Conservation Landscape Design Tool (Website: This tool provides guidance on installing conservation landscapes (sometimes called BayScapes). Based on a few choices, the guidance is tailored to your needs. After a short interaction with this website, you should have most or all of the information you need to begin and maintain your project.)

How To Plant A Plant (Video: A demonstration video on how to properly plant a plant.)

Essential Pollinator Habitat Instructions (Document: How to care for native plants you received from the RePollinate program.