Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society Landscaping with Natives Talk Wrap Up

Thanks to Terry Divoky for inviting me to come to the Flathead Chapter's monthly meeting. It was a fantastic turnout, and the questions and interest were excellent. I hope you consider me for gardening talks in the future.

As I promised, here are links to information on my blog on topics that I covered in my talk, and don't hesitate to ask any questions.

Click here to download the list of easy to grow versatile and diverse native plants.

Here are some past blog posts that might be helpful:

• Deer resistant native plants
• How to build a native solitary nesting bee house
• Bird house basics (remember, it is national nest box week)
• The inconvenient truth about wildlife gardening: Squirrel control
• Cats and Wildlife Gardening
• The ecology of quaking aspen in our yard (and click here and here for follow ups)
• How to remove your lawn
• Important plants for hummingbirds
• Growing a bird garden- a link to download the Montana Outdoors article
• How to build a brush pile
• Native plants are better than exotics for attracting insects and birds: homeowners are integral to conservation

Below are some of the books and references I talked about in the class:

• Prairie-style gardens- Lynn Steiner
• The American Meadow Garden- John Greenlee
• Front Yard Gardens: Growing more than grass- Liz Primeau
• The Magic of Montana Native Plants: A Gardeners Guide to Growing over 150 Species from Seed- Sheila Morrison
• Bringing Nature Home- Douglas Tallamy
• Shrink Your Lawn- Evelyn Hadden
• Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards- Sara Stein
• Paradise by Design, Native Plants and the New American Landscape- Kathryn Phillips
• The Forgotten Pollinators- Buchmann, Nabhan, and Mirocha
• Landscaping Ideas of Jays- Judith Larner Lowry
• Gardening with a Wild Heart -Judith Larner Lowry

Thanks again, and I hope you all enjoyed the presentation.