Native Plant Gardening Articles

Get help for designing your yard or land as you Garden for Water and Wildlife. Enjoy these tips and ideas from our past Native Plant Sale Catalogue publications.


Native Plant Sale 2019

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2017

Diversity: Beauty in Every Season

Beautiful Plants for Beneficial Insects


Native Plant Sale 2017

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2017

Gardening for Birds
By Barbara Aldinger
Native Plant Sale Committee Member

Native Viburnums for the Garden
By Susan C. Boss
Horticulturist, Mt. Cuba Center


Native Plant Sale 2015

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2015

Would you like your yard to be a flower show all season?
By Sandy Dennison-James
Volunteer Chair of the Native Plant Sale Committee

Peacefully coexisting with bees and other pollinators
By Lori Athey
Habitat Outreach Coordinator, Delaware Nature Society

More blooms for all
By Barbara Aldinger
Native Plant Sale Committee Member


Native Plant Sale 2013

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2013

Four Seasons
Alison J. Long

Beautiful Plants for Rain Gardens and Damp Spots
Lori Athey, Guided Path Design


Native Plant Sale 2011

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2011

Hooked on Host Plants
Nancy Carol Willis,
Teacher Naturalist, Delaware Nature Society and children’s nature writer & illustrator

Beautiful Plants for Rain Gardens and Damp Spots
Lori Athey, Guided Path Design


Native Plant Sale 2009

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2009

Going Vertical With Native Vines
Margot Chalfant,
Land Preservation Coordinator, Delaware Nature Society

Conserve Water Using Rain Barrels
John Harrod,
DuPont Environmental Education Center Manager, Delaware Nature Society

Native Plant Sale 2018

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2018

Sedges, a Garden Workhorse
By George Coombs
Horticultural Research Manager, Mt. Cuba Center

Gardening with Grasses
By Lori Athey
Habitat Outreach Coordinator, Delaware Nature Society


Native Plant Sale 2016

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2016

Plants with Something Extra
By Barbara Aldinger
Native Plant Sale Committee Member

Forgotten Asters of Fall
By Marcie Weigelt


Native Plant Sale 2014

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2014

Artistic by Nature:
Container Gardening with Native Plants

By Donna Wiley,
Formal Garden Horticulturist, Mt. Cuba Center


Native Plant Sale 2012

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2012

Invasive Plant Management
By Greg Gagliano,
DelNature Backyard Habitat Coordinator
& Manager, Red Tail Restoration

Landscape Alternatives to Invasive Plants
By Renee Kemmerer, Gardener, Mt. Cuba Center

How Invasive Plants Harm our Gardens and Forests
By Elaine Schmerling,
Backyard Habitat Steward, Delaware Nature Society
& Ardentown Natural Land Steward


Native Plant Sale 2010

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2010

Native Edibles in the Landscape
Nancy Bell, Master Gardener

Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
Lovat Watts, Backyard Habitat Steward, Delaware Nature Society


Native Plant Sale 2008

Native Plant Sale Catalog 2008

What is a Native Plant?
Lori Athey, Guided Path Planning & Garden Design
Goldenrod
Becky Long, Horticulturist, North Creek Nursery