Recommended Reading

Recommended Books

  • Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy

  • Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy

  • American Plants for American Gardens by Edith Roberts

  • Beauty of the Wild: A Life Designing Landscapes Inspired by Nature by Darrel Morrison

  • Flora of Virginia by Alan S. Weakley, J. Christopher Ludwig, and John F. Townsend

  • Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb

  • Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life by Richard Louv

  • Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas by Jil Swearingen & Judith Fulton

  • The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation

  • Common Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of Virginia by DOF

  • Common Native Trees of Virginia by DOF

  • Deer-Resistant Native Plants of the Northeast by Ruth Clausen and Gregory Tepper

  • Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman

  • Edible Wild Plants for Beginners, Althea Press

  • Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainier and Claudia West

  • A Native Plant Propagation Guide and Nursery Model by Indigenous Landscapes

  • Native Plant Agriculture by Indigenous Landscapes

  • Native Meadowscaping by Indigenous Landscapes

Online Resources

Banner Photo Credit: Jennifer Lovern. Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus has 3- to 5-inch needles usually in clusters of five.

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Please contact Virginia Witmer, Plant Virginia Natives Initiative Coordinator, at virginia.witmer@deq.virginia.gov .