Check out our handpicked selection of books, articles, and more to help you dive into native gardening. Whether you’re looking for tips on plant ID or creating a sustainable garden, these resources have you covered!
NPI's Selections
Our Recommended Reading section features a carefully curated collection of books, articles, and media that offer valuable insights, tips, and inspiration. Explore topics ranging from plant identification and garden design to the broader environmental benefits of native gardening. These resources will help you expand your knowledge and cultivate a thriving, sustainable garden. Have a recommendation to add to our list? Send us a message!
Books: Gardens, Gardening, Landscape
The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
Basic Gardening: A Guide for the Deep South
Gardening with Native Plants of the South
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
Native Gardening in the South
Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region
Noah’s Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards
Planting in a Post-wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
Planting Noah’s Garden: Further Adventures in Back Yard Ecology
Requiem for a Lawnmower: Gardening in a Warmer, Drier World, 2nd ed.
Southeast Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-friendly Garden
Books: Pollinators & Wildlife
Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden
Attracting Birds to Southern Gardens
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Updated and Expanded
Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses
Gardening for Butterflies & Moths
Gardening to Attract Butterflies
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard
Books: Trees, Shrubs, & Vines
Hollies
Louisiana Trees and Shrubs
Manual of Woody Landscape Plant: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation, and Uses
Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast: Landscape Uses and Identification
Native Trees of the Southeast: An Identification Guide
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees
Pocket Guide to Louisiana Native Trees
Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture, 2nd ed.
Trees of Georgia and Adjacent States
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama
Trees, Shrubs, & Woody Vines of the Southwest
Books: Wetlands
Books: Wildflowers & Grasses
Adventures in Wild Flowers: The Timeless Writings of Caroline Dorman
All About Louisiana Wildflowers
Flowers Native to the Gulf South
Louisiana Iris: The Taming of an American Wildflower, 2nd ed.
Louisiana Wildflower Guide
Southeastern Wildflowers
Wildflowers of Louisiana and Adjoining States
Grasses of Louisiana
Southeastern Grasslands