Manual of Woody Landscape Plants by Michael A. Dirr

Roses without Chemicals by Peter Kukielski (Timber Press, 2013)

Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening: A Gardener's Guide to Growing Flowers... by Matt Mattus
(Cool Spring Press, 2020)

Well-tended Perennial Garden: planting & pruning techniques by Tracy Di-Sabata-Austin (Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2017)

Planting in a post-wild world: designing plant communities for resilient landscapes. Timber Press, 2015.

Publications

Fine Gardening Magazine

Horticulture Magazine

Grassroots & Non-Profit Organizations
Sustainable Gardening & Native Plants

Go Native Long Island
Gardeners and stewards concerned about overrun of non-native plants.

Homegrown National Park
Call to action to regenerate biodiversity & ecosystem function by planting natives and creating new ecological networks.
Register your garden.

Long Island Native Species Management
Coordinated by LINPI in an effort to further prevent and manage invasive species.

Long Island Native Plant Initiative
All volunteer effort of over 30 non-profit organizations, government agencies, nursery professionals and citizens to protect the genetic integrity & heritage of Long Island native plant populations. Current Plant List

Pollinator Pathway
Establishing pollinator friends, habitats & food sources for bees, butterflies & birds.

ReWild Long Island
Sustainable landscaping for biodiversity and climate resilience through education, enablement and eco-system development.

Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators (SAP)
A collaboration of area organizations working together to build pollinator pathways in Suffolk County

Xerces Society
International nonprofit that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates & their habitats.

RECOMMENDED LOCAL COMPANIES

Emerald Magic Lawn Care, Inc
Craig den Hartog, President (craig@emeraldmagic.com)
631-286-4600
Lawn care, seeding specialist, plant health care, bedding maintenance, poison ivy control
(SM 9/2024)

P&B Trees Care & Preservation Inc.
Pedro 631-415-8991 pbtrees@gmail.com
Tree services (pruning, removal, land clearing, stump grinding). Free estimates.
(SM 9/2024)

Tree Believers
631-864-5514
Ron Strauss, Master Arborist
631-551-4864
(MA 2/2025)

Gardening Organizations

Garden Writers Association of America

The Garden Conservancy

National Gardening Association
Federated Garden Clubs of NYS
NOTE: member password for 2nd District is "bloom"

https://gardening.org/ways-to-use-wood-ash/
"20 Brilliant ways to use wood ash in the garden." by Mary Ward. March 6, 2022

Government Agencies

National Resources Conservation Administration
NYS Integrated Pest Management
US Dept of Agriculture Plants Database

Gardening Resources

Public Gardens & Arboretums

Gardening Websites

Books

Publications

Associations

Gardening Organizations

Government Agencies