Virginia Eastern Shore Native Plant Guide
The guide to Native Plants of Accomack and Northampton highlights the beautiful variety of plants native to the Virginia's Eastern Shore.
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For the purposes of this guide, plants native to Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore are those that have been part of the local ecology prior to John Smith’s landing and are adapted to the Shore’s local soils and climate conditions, resulting in many benefits to the region, its residents and migratory birds. The Eastern Shore native plants featured in this guide were selected because they are attractive, relatively easy for the home gardener to acquire, easy to maintain, and offer various benefits to wildlife and the environment.
Although this guide is not comprehensive, the native plants featured were selected because they are attractive, relatively easy for the home gardener to acquire, easy to maintain, and offer various benefits to wildlife and the environment.
This guide is provided by the Plant ES Natives Campaign to promote the use of regional natives in urban and suburban landscapes for their many social, cultural, and economic benefits, and to increase the availability of these native plants from plant providers throughout the region.
HARDCOPy
Hardcopies of the guide are currently not available.
The guide is being revised and the new edition will be available in late Spring 2023.
Hardcopies will be distributed by Plant ES Natives Campaign partners and available for pick-up at libraries, extension offices and other campaign partner locations.
You also will be able to order a hardcopy through the Virginia Native Plant Society.
More information and instructions will be posted on this webpage.
