This is a roundup of all the great but not easily categorized native resources we’ve come across over the years. Don’t pass it up!

Applied Ecological Services

Applied Ecological Services (AES) is a broad-based ecological consulting, contracting, and restoration firm providing services to foundations, governmental units, corporations, and commercial/ residential developers nationwide. The company consists of a multidisciplinary team of botanists, wildlife biologists, wetland scientists, prairie and ecosystem restoration specialists and scientists. Their website is filled with valuable information on native plants and restoration issues.

Monarch Watch

As you might expect, this site is filled with good information about milkweeds.

Plants of Merit Program

Great plants selected by the Kemper Center for Home Gardening staff at Missouri Botanical Garden. The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis promotes plant selections that are underutilized in the home landscape through the Plants of Merit program. Several excellent, landscape-worthy native plants are included in this program.