Resources
Click on the links below for helpful horticultural, environmental, and educational information.
THGC Plants of the Year 2026
Embrace the Wild: Your Guide to Planning a Meadow-Style Garden
Native Plants in the Home Landscape
The Garden Club of America
List and Images of Invasive Plants found on Long Island
- Agencies and Organizations
US Department of Agriculture
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Long Island Native Plant Initiative
National Audubon Society
The Cultural Landscape Foundation- Botanical Gardens, Arboretums and Conservancies
The Garden Conservancy
New York Botanical Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Central Park Conservancy
Queens Botanical Garden
Old Westbury Gardens
Planting Fields Arboretum
Bailey Arboretum
Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Clark Botanic Garden
Landcraft Garden Foundation- Local Nurseries
Heritage Farm and Garden
Hicks Nurseries
Paul’s Nursery
Main Street Nursery
Scarsella’s Flowers- Seed Companies and Gardening Supplies
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Ernst Seeds
Burpee Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
TomatoFest
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Swallow Tail Garden Seeds
GeoSeed
Harris Seeds
PanAmericanSeed
White Flower Farm
Gardener’s Supply Company
Jackson & Perkins
Hudson Valley Seed Company- Local Farms and Community-Sponsored Agriculture Organizations
Youngs Farm
Rottkamp Brothers Farm
Kerber’s Farm
Orkestai Farm
Restoration Farm
Homecoming Farm
Brooklyn Grange- Farm to Table Organizations
GrowNYC
Slow Food New York City
Farm to Institution New York State
Long Island Farm Bureau- Trails and Nature Walks
North Shore Land Alliance Nature Preserves
Planting Fields Arboretum
Bailey Arboretum
Sagamore Hill
Coffin Woods
Shu Swamp
Muttontown Preserve
Uplands Farm Nature Sanctuary
Cold Spring Harbor State Park
Nassau Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve- Dealing with Deer
Deer_Resistant_Perennials.doc
Recommendations_for_Protecting_Your_Plants_from_Deer_Browsing_(1).doc
Strategies_for_Protecting_Your_Landscape_from_Deer_Browsing.doc
Deer-Resistant_Native_Woody_Plants_(1).doc
Deer_Resistant_Native_Perennials.doc- Native Plants
THGC_Native_Plant_Brochure_(Extended).pdf
Go Native Long Island
Dropseed Native Landscapes LI
Long Island Natives
KMS Native Plants
Glover Perennials
Deckers Nursery
Heritage Farm and Garden
Living Lands
Spadefoot NY
CeCe Haydock Landscape Architect
Mossy Pine Landscape
Natures Edge Gardens- Grow Like Wild Newsletter
Number 19: Strawberry Moon
Number 18: Flower Moon
Number 17: Spring!
Number 16: Cold Moon
Number 15: Beaver Moon
Number 14: Hunter’s Moon
Number 12: Sturgeon Super Moon
Number 11: Buck Moon
Number 10: Strawberry Moon
Number 9: Flower Moon
Number 8: Pink Moon
Number 7: Sugar Moon
Number 6: Snow Moon
Number 5: Wolf Moon
Number 4: Cold Moon
Number 3: Beaver Moon
Number 2: Hunter’s Moon
Number 1: Harvest Moon
Native Plant Initiative
The Importance of Native Plants
Native plants play a vital role in our ecosystem. The currently alarming decline in the bird and insect populations has been directly linked to the overwhelming presence of non-native plants in our landscape, along with the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and loss of habitat. Even birds that are primarily seed-eating rely on insects to raise their young. The vast majority of insects are only adapted to feed on the native plants that they have co-evolved with for millions of years. Many non-native plants have become invasive, spreading into other areas and crowding out valuable species. Some are actually poisonous to birds and insects. To support biodiversity, use native plants!
To view the article “Where the Pros go to Source Native Plants”, click here
To view our helpful brochure on using native plants, please click
To view a helpful handout on Native Plants in the Home Landscape, please click here
To view a list of New York State Native Plants, please click