Landscape with Native Plants

A great place to start learning about native plant landscaping is the Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College. They offer courses in native landscaping, an annual native plant sale, demonstration gardens, and other resources to help you gear up on native plants.

This free comprehensive handbook provides nearly 100 alternatives to 27 invasive plants. It’s long, so consider starting with the Table of Contents to find the invasive plant you want to replace.

For an in-depth look into native plants, purchase this 240-page book from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which provides native alternatives to 100 invasive plants.

For more native plant nursery options, try this national suppliers directory. To be on this list, at least 50% of a nursery’s inventory must be native plants. You can search for suppliers by name, city, state, or zip code.