Organizations Supporting Native Plants

• Audubon North Carolina    -   Advocates for legislation supporting native plants and bird habitat.
• Homegrown National Parks  -  Put your home's native garden on the national map!
• NC Native Plant Society  -   Educates and advocates about native plants.
• ​NC Wildlife Federation  -  List your home's pollinator garden on the NC Butterfly Highway!
• NC Invasive Plant Council  -   Educates about invasive plants harmful to our natural ecosystems.

Invasive Plants List  -- Remove these from your property!
While native plants create habitat beneficial to animals and pollinator insects, many plants are very harmful and are crowding out native habitat and are toxic to wildlife.  You may be surprised that some plants already around your home are invasive and should be removed (and certainly not bought!).  Invasive plants include nandina, ligustrum and barberry shrubs, miscanthus grasses, Bradford Pear and Mimosa trees, and many others.  See list of invasive plants on NC State's Extension garden plant website.

Garden Maintenance: 
       When and how do you cut back plants? Watch this "how-to" video for Spring Garden Clean-up.​