Welcome to our Wildflower Resource Guide! We hope you can explore the resources below and that you can learn more about planting wildflowers and get answers to the questions you may have on incorporating native plants in your landscape.
For the home gardener
- Explore these Resources for Gardeners to incorporate native plants into your landscape
- Read about Creating Your Pollinator Garden at home or in your community garden
- Celebrate North Carolina Wildflower Week with these 10 tips
- Find Bird-Friendly Plants in your area from Audubon North Carolina
- Consult the North Carolina Pollinator Toolkit developed by NCBG in collaboration with multiple partner organizations for detailed guidance on how to achieve your pollinator habitat dreams!
- Take an NCBG class or participate in a certificate program
- Conservation Gardening 101: Landscaping with Native Plants Certificate Series
- Certificate or Advanced Certificate in Native Plants
For landowners/farmers
- Looking for a source for native seeds for your land? Check out the NC Pollinator Alliance’s list of seed suppliers to locate native seeds near you
- Learn about attracting pollinators to your farm and farmscaping to establish beneficial insect habitat from NC State Extension’s Chatham County Center.
- Learn more about protecting farm workers and how to encourage environmentally-sound farming at RAFI-USA, based out of Pittsboro
- Read about the importance of land conservation from Triangle Land Conservancy
Additional organizations to explore
- New Hope Audubon Society has an array of resources for protecting birds, wildlife, and their habitats
- NC Native Plant Society is a great resource for finding native plants for your property
- Check out the North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance if you’re interested in creating pollinator habitat for your farm, project, or land using native plants.
Wild Ideas for Wildflowers Program Resources from 10/28/2020 event
- Watch the recording of the Wild Ideas for Wildflowers
- Triangle Land Conservancy: Improving Our Lives Through Conservation
- Triangle Land Conservancy Nature Preserves: Horton Grove, Williamson, Brumley, Johnston Mill, White Pines, Swift Creek Bluffs, and Flower Hill
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast
- Flora of Virginia Project
- Leaf & Limb Project Pando
- Chatham Mill Pollinator Paradise Garden
- NC Butterfly Highway
- NC Wildlife Federation