Nova Scotia
Wild Flora Society
Links: Conservation/Species at Risk
Naturalization/Native Plant Gardening
Links were verified 25 Oct. 2009.- Evergreen: Native Plant Database
"An easy to use, educational, and interactive project with information about native tree, shrub, wildflower, grass, aquatic and vine species for all of Canada." - Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project (P.E.I.)
The website provides information on the Acadian Forest and about propagating native shrubs and trees, many of which can be obtained from the MacPhail Nursery. - Gardening to Conserve Maine's Landscape
Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid, sections on Trees Shrubs, Vines and Ground Covers, Perennials: Flowering Plants, Ferns. - New England Wild Flower Society: Grow
This section of the New England Wild Flower Society website offers many articles related to remediation and naturalization of domestic landscapes, e.g., on making a backyard bog, rain gardens, green roofs. They maintain a living museum of wildflowers in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Maritime nurseries with significant holdings of native species
We often get inquiries about where to find nurseries selling native species, so we are starting a list.
Please forward sites for possible inclusion.
- Corn Hill Nursery (near Petitcodaic, N.B.)
- Macphail Woods (PEI)
- Summit Perennials (near Mt. Uniacke)
- Windhorse Farm(New Germany area)
- Woodlands and Meadows (Truro area)