Resources

Native Plant Resources

Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin
Botanical Club of Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s Native Plant Society

Books/Journals/Magazines

Ecological Restoration, published by UW-Madison Arboretum
Resources For Native Plants And Natural Landscaping
Resources For Natural Stone Features
Resources For Porous Paving

Public Gardens/Parks

Olbrich Botanical Gardens
UW-Madison Arboretum
Janesville Rotary Gardens
Creekside Place
Evansville Peace Garden Group

Eco-Friendly Neighborhoods

Fisher Creek Neighborhood
Sugar River Crossing – A Green County Conservation Community

Non-Profit Organizations

Buy Dane Local
Evansville Area Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club
Prairie Enthusiasts
Wild Ones
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association
The Sierra Club
Evansville Chamber of Commerce
Friends of Lake Wingra
Sustain Dane (includes info for purchase of rain barrel materials)
American Society of Landscape Architects
UW Extension
Green-Rock Audubon Society
Sustainable Stoughton

Eco-Friendly Architects/Builders/Contractors

Ginkgo House Architects
Green Design Studio
Cold Spring Design
Associated Housewrights, LLC
Chad’s Carpentry
Applied Ecological Services, Inc
Bluestone Custom Homes
Stephenson Tree Care
Home Works Remodeling
Full Spectrum Solar
A Better Home

Other Green/Local Businesses

Shake Rag Alley Center for Arts and Crafts
The Century House Inc
Alvarado Real Estate Group

Plant Lists and Guides

Guide to Ecodriveways

Formecology Watering Guide

Native Tree & Shrub List

Rain Garden Species For Full-Partial Shade

Rain Garden Species For Full-Partial Sun

Salt Tolerant Rain Garden Species

Top Shady Perennials

Top Sunny Perennials

Projects

The Organic Lawn Care Calendar

Erosion Control For Home Builders

How To Build A Rain Barrel

How To Build An Aldo Leopold Bench

Rain Barrel Sources In Southern Wisconsin

Rain Gardens How To Guide For Homeowners

Presentation Outlines

“Rain Gardens: Designing for Function & Beauty”

“Gardens of Stone – Expressions of Our Local Environment”

“Sustainable Landscaping – Beauty Today…and a Green Tomorrow”

“Designing Attractive Native Gardens for Home & Business”

“Native shrubs – Selections for a symbiosis of site, structure, & sanctuary”

“Landscape Your Way to a Dry Basement – Solutions to a ‘Knee Deep’ Problem”