Resources

PLANT NATIVE
Find native plants locally

LOCAL NATIVE PLANT NURSERIES
Natives in Harmony in Marengo

Leaves for Wildlife in Sunbury 

Monarch Meadows in Pataskala

The Dawes Arboretum Garden Shop in Newark

Scioto Gardens in Delaware
Riverside Native Trees in Delaware


ONLINE NURSERIES  
Ohio Prairie Nursery 

Prairie Moon  

Prairie Nursery  

Garden for Wildlife 
Izel Native Plant


NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS

Ohio Native Concepts

Urban Wild Design

HELP POLLINATORS & THE PLANET 
Get started in your yard 

Plant native plants

Remove invasive plants

Reduce the size of your lawn

Adopt pollinator-friendly property maintenance practices

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE
How to create a pollinator garden 

 Learn how to create a pollinator garden from start to finish with this helpful guidebook from the North American Native Plant Society  

Deer-Resistant Native Plants

Deer-Resistant Native Plants

Native Plants for Small Plots

Native Plants for Small Plots

CONVERT A CORNER OF YOUR PROPERTY
Pocket Prairies

Biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Licking Park District hosted a Pocket Prairies event at Infirmary Mound Park which compared different strategies for establishing and maintaining prairie plots of all sizes. 


Resources shared at the Pocket Prairie event included:


Seed mix providers and prairie installation guides:

Ohio Prairie Nursery: How To Plant Native Grass and Wildflower Seed - A Comprehensive Guide for Site Prep, Installation and Management

Prairie Moon Nursery: How to prep your site & grow a prairie & other FAQ 

Shooting Star Native Seeds: Prairie restoration guidelines

GETTING STARTED
Wildflower Patches, Flower Strips & Meadows

Shana Byrd from Dawes Arboretum shares practical tips for creating your own native plant patch. Produced as part of the Pollinator Habitat 101 webinar series sponsored by The Ohio State University Bee Lab. Watch Shana's video & see complete list of Pollinator Habitat 101 presentations

This 5-part virtual symposium hosted by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy focuses on creating vibrant greenspaces that benefit pollinators and wildlife. Learn more

Get great lists of native plants for sunny spots & shady gardens, top 10 lists of trees & shrubs for native bees & other helpful resources. View Pollinator Pathway plant lists. 

This website archive contains tips for creating a backyard habitat that is inviting to butterflies, hummingbirds & songbirds in Central Ohio.  Learn more.

Soft landings refer to leaf litter and plantings under native trees that provide critical shelter and habitat for one or more life cycles of butterflies, moths, bees & other beneficial insects. Learn more. 

All native species are important, but some natives—called keystone plants—support more wildlife than others. See the list for our region & learn more about these "power plants." 

Bee on spiderwort

Up to 37% of native bee species are considered pollen specialists. This means they rely on very specific native plants to feed their young.  Learn more using this beautiful native bee story map.  

1500 TREES

Plant a native tree in honor or memory of a loved one

1500 Trees aims to plant 1500 native trees in public spaces across Licking County. Honor a graduate, celebrate an anniversary or memorialize a family member with a special tree. 

DIG DEEPER
Native Plant Resources

LEARN WINTER SEED SOWING TECHNIQUES 

Grow your own native plants

Growing your own native plants from seed is an affordable and fun way to expand your pollinator garden or add diversity to your foundation plantings. Learn winter seed sowing techniques, including a simple “set it and forget it" method to germinate native Ohio seeds–no greenhouse, grow lights or other fancy equipment required!