The Northeast Native Plant Primer

Bring your garden to life—and life to your garden

Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Northeast region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Uli Lorimer of the Native Plant Trust makes adding these superstar plants easier than ever before, with proven advice that every home gardener can follow. This incomparable sourcebook includes 235 recommended native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, wildflowers, grasses, sedges, and annuals. It’s everything you need to know to create a beautiful and beneficial garden.

This must-have handbook is for gardeners in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

• “A wonderful resource for planning a garden filled with native ferns, wildflowers, perennials, shrubs, trees, and other specimens.” —Martha Stewart, The Martha Blog

  “Helps gardeners choose plants that will benefit wildlife—and us.”—The Portland Press Herald

  “A great resource no matter where you garden.” —Cultivating Place