Garden resources
We put together this list of resources below to assist in finding native plants for purchase in Massachusetts, learn more about the amazing variety of local pollinators we have here and information on invasive plants to keep a lookout for and remove in your garden.
Plant lists:
Somervoice Somerville Pollinator Action Plan downloadable plant directory https://voice.somervillema.gov/somerville-pollinator-action-plan
Native Plant Trust Plant Finder https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/Plant-Search
Grow Native MA Plant Lists https://grownativemass.org/Great-Resources/Plant-Lists-Landscape-Guides
Homegrown National Park Plant Finder https://nativeplantfinder.nwf.org
Dr. Robert Gegear’s Plant List for Bumblebee Species at Risk https://gegearlab.weebly.com/plant-list.html
Invasives:
Massachusetts Invasive Plant Advisory Group https://massnrc.org/mipag/invasive.htm
Waltham Land Trust invasive plants https://walthamlandtrust.org/invasive-plants/
Grow Native MA invasive plants https://grownativemass.org/Know-Your-Landscape/invasive-plants
All about Pollinators
“Meet your pollinator neighbors”: short videos to learn more https://voice.somervillema.gov/somerville-pollinator-action-plan/news_feed/videos-meet-your-neighbor-insects
Tufts Pollinator Initiative educational resources: https://sites.tufts.edu/pollinators/
Massachusetts Pollinator Network expert presentations: https://masspollinatornetwork.org
EarthWise Aware nature conservation education: https://www.earthwiseaware.org
Pollinator Partnership pollinator conservation and education: https://pollinatorpartnership.org
UMASS Extension pollinator resources, including Pollinator Steward Certificate Program: https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/resources/pollinators/pollinator-steward-certification-program
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: https://xerces.org
Community identification app and data collection: https://www.inaturalist.org
Beecology Project by Dr. Robert Gegear: https://beecology.wpi.edu/website/home
Plant sourcing and growing:
Ecoregion information https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions, https://grownativemass.org/Our-Commonwealth/ecoregions
Grow Native MA native plant nursery list https://grownativemass.org/Great-Resources/nurseries-seed
Native Plant Trust in Framingham, MA: https://www.nativeplanttrust.org/for-your-garden/buy-native-plants-new/
Soil testing:
UMass Amherst Soil test lab: https://www.umass.edu/agriculture-food-environment/services/soil-plant-nutrient-testing-laboratory/ordering-information-forms