Links of Interest

Topics of Interest

Native Cultivars vs. Straight Species:

http://www.ecobeneficial.com/2014/04/native-cultivars-vs-native-plants/

https://www.prairiemoon.com/cultivars.html

http://www.humanegardener.com/

About Cottage Gardens:

A brief history of cottage gardens: http://www.cottage-garden.org/history.htm

A more extensive history of cottage gardens, with photos: http://www.discoverbritainmag.com/english_cottage_gardens_1_3102852/

More about cottage gardens: http://www.english-cottage-lifestyle.com/english-cottage-gardens.html

Felder Rushing on Southern cottage gardens: https://www.felderrushing.net/SelectedArticles.htm

General Info

Piedmont NC pollinator conservation:

https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-pollinatorconservation/

A plethora of great how-to articles on gardening with natives:

https://www.monarchgard.com/articles.html

Southern Heirloom Vegetables:

http://www.digitalussouth.org/vegetable/

Grasslands & Meadows

Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, concerning conservation of our critically endangered Eastern grasslands:

https://www.segrasslands.org

How to properly establish a meadow:

http://lweanerassociates.com/

Establishing a meadow in the Piedmont region:

http://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/meadow-gardening/

Community

Wake County Audubon Society: http://wakeaudubon.org/

NC Native Plant Society: http://ncwildflower.org NC

Pollinator Conservation Alliance: http://ncpollinatoralliance.org/home/

Wake County Master Gardeners:

http://www.ncstategardening.org/extension_master_gardener/wake/index_county

Durham County Master Gardeners:

https://durhammastergardeners.com/

Triangle Fruit and Nut Growers:

http://trianglefruitandnutgrowers.weebly.com

Wildlands Network Red Wolf Campaign:

https://wildlandsnetwork.org/campaigns/red-wolves/

Wild South Wilderness Advocacy:

http://wildsouth.org/home/get-involved/

NC Wildlife Federation local chapters: https://ncwf.org/ncwf-chapters/

Native Plant Lists

http://www.bringingnaturehome.net/what-to-plant.html

http://www.audubon.org/native-plants

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/landscaping-for-wildlife-with-native-plants

http://www.ncwildflower.org/native_plants/recommendationshttp://vnps.org/wildflowers-of-the-year/

http://ncbg.unc.edu/uploads/files/NativePlantsWoody.pdf

https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Top-25-Plants1.pdf?fwd=no

Persons of Interest

Doug Tallamy (native gardening):

http://www.bringingnaturehome.net/

Robin Wall Kimmerer (humans' relationship to nature):

https://www.esf.edu/faculty/kimmerer/

Wendell Berry (ethics of agriculture):

http://www.wendellberrybooks.com/

Benjamin Vogt (native gardening):

https://www.monarchgard.com/benjamin-vogt.html

Stephen Harrod Buhner (herbal medicine, plant lore):

https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/

Elaine Ingham (soil biology):

http://soilfoodweb.com/