Pollinator/Native Garden Info

Planning Your Pollinator Garden Workshop PowerPoint slides available here.

Selecting native plants:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Database- Find native plants that fit any location or need.
Pollinator Partnership EcoRegion Planting Guides
Prairie Nursery Plant Finder
​Indiana Native Plant Society Plant Finder for Pollinators
INPAWS Landscape Worthy Natives
Purdue Extension - Recommended Indiana Native Plants for Attracting Pollinators
Pollinator Partnership - Selecting Plants for Pollinators in the Eastern Broadleaf Forest Guide
​Native Plants for The Small Yard - Design tips with 9 layouts and plant selection
Smartphone app: Landscape Alternatives for Invasive Plants of the Midwest - you can search invasive species and get great native replacements! Search "bugwood" in your app store.

Planting native plants:
Pollinator Habitat- Establishment and Maintenance Guide
​How to Grow a Prairie From Seed- Prairie Moon Nursery
How to plant a meadow from seed -- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Other resources and info:
Xerces Society-- Pollinator Gardens , Pollinator Friendly Plant Lists
Snetsinger Butterfly Garden Planting Plans
Container Gardens with Native Plants
Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy (BOOK--available at most libraries)
Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
    Visit the "Landscaping" page for suggestions, ordinance info,
     plant source info, and more!
Gardening for Pollinators -- US Dept. of Agriculture
Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens.com
US Fish and Wildlife-- Pollinators: How you can help

Managing Pests:
Solving Your Pest Problem Without Harming Pollinators-- Pollinator.org
Protecting Bees from Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Your Yard  -- Xerces.org

Native plant sources:
Check out the SWCD's native plant kit's here.
See a list of native plant sources on this page.

See a list of places to purchase native plants here.