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Guides & Articles
- List of Native Landscaping Books And Websites and Southern Wisconsin Native Plant Nurseries
Get your planting project off to an early start with my thorough list of native plant sources in Wisconsin, and a list of books and websites to learn more. - Historical background of the Blue Mounds region of Wisconsin, by Bob Wernerehl
Information about Southwestern Wisconsin, helpful for understanding the ecological history of the area. - Restoring your woodland to health Hand-Outline
Outline to the presentation, Restoring your woodland to health.
Native Plant Lists:
- Pollinator plant list
This comprehensive plant list of native plants friendly to pollinators is separated into perennial and woody plants. See the best plants for birds, butterflies, bumblees, other bees, and hummingbirds. - Rain garden plant list
This detailed plant list includes plant names, sun, and moisture preferences for plants that are suitable for using in native plant rain gardens. - Woodland plant list
This detailed plant list includes common and scientific names, plant type, and tips for planting by type.
Weed Information Sheets:
Supplementary Weed Control Information
- Buckthorn, Common
- Buckthorn, Glossy
- Creeping Bellflower
- Creeping Charlie
- Dame’s Rocket
- European Highbush Cranberry
- Garlic Mustard
- Goutweed (Bishopweed)
- Greater Celandine (Celandine Poppy)
- Japanese Hedge Parsley
- Japanese Knotweed
- Motherwort
- Norway Maple
- Pokeweed, American
- Pokweed, Himalayan
- Quack Grass
- Sow Thistle
- Stickseed
- Thistle, Canada
- White Mulberry