The links below are mere seedlings in the forest of information available. Once you start linking on the links within these links, if you'd planted a tree instead, it could be three feet taller by the time you stop.
Reasons Why:
Freakonomics Podcast: How Stupid is our Obsession with Lawns.
New York Times: To Nurture Nature Neglect Your Lawn
Here's another from Margaret Renkl at the Times: What You May Not Know About Those April Flowers (You should read anything by Ms. Renkl)
U.S. Forest Service R&D News: December 2020 Newsletter
Using Georgia Native Plants: Why Natives Matter: Birds
Planting and Care:
Arbor Day: Tree Planting Tip and Techniques
Arbor Day: In Your Backyard Woods
Georgia Forestry Commission; Seedling Care and Planting Guidelines
Georgia Forestry Commission: Care for Your Trees
University of Maryland: From Turf to Trees: Converting Lawn to Forest (Theirs is a video)
University of Maryland: The Woods in Your Backyard
University of Maryland: Converting Lawn to Woodland
Penn State Extension: Forest Landowner’s Guide to Tree Planting Success
U.S. Forest Service Publication: A Tree Owner’s Manual
Native Plant Information:
Georgia Native Plant Society
Georgia Botanical Society
North Carolina Native Plant Society
Missouri Botanical Gardens: Plant Finder (This site can be slow to open, but is well worth the effort)
National Wildlife Federation: Native Plant Finder - just enter your zip code (next to the Search box)
Audubon: Native Plant Database
University of Georgia Botanical Garden: Georgia Native Plant Initiative
Doug Tallamy: Homegrown National Park Professor Tallamy is the Godfather of native planting
Trees Are Good: Homeowner Information
Choose Natives
Native Plant Nurseries and Landscapers:
This US Forest Service page provides links to 46 state and regional Native Plant Societies. These sites will provide further links to local native plant nurseries and landscapers.
PlantNative - Also a one-stop source for local plant organizations and plant lists.
Also, just google "Your State" + Native Plant Society to find your local chapter, pronto.
The North American Native Plant Society - This links to all the states (even Hawaii!) and Canadian Provinces
Invasives:
Nature Conservancy: Weed Control Methods Handbook
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
Meadows and Gardening:
HealthyYards.org
LawntoWildflowers.org
AmericanMeadows.com
ConservationTools.org
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Books:
Wasowski, Sally 2020 Gardening with Native Plants of the South,
Mellichamp, Larry 2014 Native Plants of the Southeast
Dove, Tony and Woolridge, Ginger 2018 Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States,
Edwards, Leslie and Ambrose, Jonathan and Kirkman, L. Katherine 2013 The Natural Communities of Georgia
Kirkman, L. Katherine, Brown, Claud L, Leopold, Donald J. 2007 Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide
Petrides, George A, 1958 A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and Southeastern and South-Central Canada
Darke, Rick 2002 The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest,
Bir, Richard 1992 Growing and Propagating Showy Woodland Plants
Birdseye, Clarence and Eleanor 1951, Growing Woodland Plants
Sternberg, Guy Landscaping 1996, Landscaping With Native Trees: The Northeast, Midwest, Midsouth and Southeastern Edition
Sternberg, Guy and Wilson, James 2004, Native Trees for North American Landscapes
Cullina, William 2019, Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants
Hightshoe, Gary 1988 Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America
Freakonomics Podcast: How Stupid is our Obsession with Lawns.
New York Times: To Nurture Nature Neglect Your Lawn
Here's another from Margaret Renkl at the Times: What You May Not Know About Those April Flowers (You should read anything by Ms. Renkl)
U.S. Forest Service R&D News: December 2020 Newsletter
Using Georgia Native Plants: Why Natives Matter: Birds
Planting and Care:
Arbor Day: Tree Planting Tip and Techniques
Arbor Day: In Your Backyard Woods
Georgia Forestry Commission; Seedling Care and Planting Guidelines
Georgia Forestry Commission: Care for Your Trees
University of Maryland: From Turf to Trees: Converting Lawn to Forest (Theirs is a video)
University of Maryland: The Woods in Your Backyard
University of Maryland: Converting Lawn to Woodland
Penn State Extension: Forest Landowner’s Guide to Tree Planting Success
U.S. Forest Service Publication: A Tree Owner’s Manual
Native Plant Information:
Georgia Native Plant Society
Georgia Botanical Society
North Carolina Native Plant Society
Missouri Botanical Gardens: Plant Finder (This site can be slow to open, but is well worth the effort)
National Wildlife Federation: Native Plant Finder - just enter your zip code (next to the Search box)
Audubon: Native Plant Database
University of Georgia Botanical Garden: Georgia Native Plant Initiative
Doug Tallamy: Homegrown National Park Professor Tallamy is the Godfather of native planting
Trees Are Good: Homeowner Information
Choose Natives
Native Plant Nurseries and Landscapers:
This US Forest Service page provides links to 46 state and regional Native Plant Societies. These sites will provide further links to local native plant nurseries and landscapers.
PlantNative - Also a one-stop source for local plant organizations and plant lists.
Also, just google "Your State" + Native Plant Society to find your local chapter, pronto.
The North American Native Plant Society - This links to all the states (even Hawaii!) and Canadian Provinces
Invasives:
Nature Conservancy: Weed Control Methods Handbook
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
Meadows and Gardening:
HealthyYards.org
LawntoWildflowers.org
AmericanMeadows.com
ConservationTools.org
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Books:
Wasowski, Sally 2020 Gardening with Native Plants of the South,
Mellichamp, Larry 2014 Native Plants of the Southeast
Dove, Tony and Woolridge, Ginger 2018 Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States,
Edwards, Leslie and Ambrose, Jonathan and Kirkman, L. Katherine 2013 The Natural Communities of Georgia
Kirkman, L. Katherine, Brown, Claud L, Leopold, Donald J. 2007 Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide
Petrides, George A, 1958 A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and Southeastern and South-Central Canada
Darke, Rick 2002 The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest,
Bir, Richard 1992 Growing and Propagating Showy Woodland Plants
Birdseye, Clarence and Eleanor 1951, Growing Woodland Plants
Sternberg, Guy Landscaping 1996, Landscaping With Native Trees: The Northeast, Midwest, Midsouth and Southeastern Edition
Sternberg, Guy and Wilson, James 2004, Native Trees for North American Landscapes
Cullina, William 2019, Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants
Hightshoe, Gary 1988 Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America