Habitat Restoration -

Why Native plants are so much easier to maintain

Habitat Restoration Plants native to this continent or more specifically the northeast have developed survival strategies over millions of years. You might as well take advantage of this!

Native plants save you time, effort and money …

Less watering once established
Less maintenance
Less interesting to deer

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Recommended native plantings to attract .....

Birds and Butterflies.

Here are some native species that can be used as replacements for the Japanese Barberry: These native plants supply nutritious berries. You might call them bird candy.

Bayberry, Myrica (Morello) pennsylvanica
Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium
Chokeberry, Prunus virginiana
Gray Dogwood, Cornus racemosa
Inkberry, Ilex glabra
Spicebush, Lindera Benzoin
Wild Raspberry Patches
Winterberry, Ilex verticillata

Also sold but Designated as Invasive – Do not use the following substitutes:
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
American Burningbush, Euonymus atropurpurea

Bees

Blueberry Asters - Aster
Blueberries - Vaccinium
Cherries - Prunus
Daisey Fleabane - Eigeron
Plums - Prunus
Sunflowers - Helianthus

Hummingbirds
	Trees Azaleas and Rhododendrons Catalpa - Catapa Hawthorn – Crateagus Tulip – Liriodendron tulipifera Plants Beebalms - Monarda Blue Sage – Salvia azurea Cardinal flower – Lobelia canadensis Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis Indian Pink – Spigella marilandica Trumpet honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirons

Recommended native plantings by habitat

Dry Areas
	Trees Ash – Praxinus Colorado Spruce – Picea Pungens Hawthorn – Crataegus Hedge Maple – Acer campestre Locust – Gleditsia White Pine – Pinus stroba Shrubs Blue Mist – Caryopteris Broom – Cytisus Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemose Juniper – Juniperis Spirea

Wet Areas

Blueberry Trees
American Arborvitae – Thuja o.
Pin Oak – Quercus palistris
Red Maple – Acer rubrum
River Birch – Betula nigra
Willow – Salix
Witchhazel – Hamamelis vir.

Shrubs
Bayberrry – Myrica pennsylvanica
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium c.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amom.
Spicebush – Lindera benzoin
Winterberry – Ilex verticillata

Shade Tolerant
	Trees American Holly – Ilex opaca Arborvitae – Thuja Flowering Dogwood – Cornus florida Hemlock – Tsuge Canadensis Sourwood - Oxydendrum Shrubs Chokecherry - Aronia Dogwood – Cornus Leucothoe Mountain Laurel – Kalmia Spice Bush – Lindera benzoin

Deer Resistant

Blueberry Trees
Eastern Red Cedar

Shrubs
Juniper

Ground cover
Allegheny Spurge – American Pachysandra

There are over 2000 plant species in Connecticut and this site can recommend only a small portion of what is available for you to nurture in your habitat.

Write us about what issues you are resolving in your landscaping efforts. What do you want it to become?

The bottom line..... Get rid of invasives.

Give your native plants a chance so our birds and butterflies can return in numbers.

That’s why you have to act now.