Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard, by Douglas W. Tallamy (Timber Press, 2019).
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, updated and expanded, by Douglas W. Tallamy (Timber Press, 2007).
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden, by Rick Darke & Doug Tallamy (Timber Press, 2014).
Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change, by Larry Weaner & Thomas Christopher (Timber Press, 2016).
Native Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden, by Alan Branhagen (Timber Press, 2016). Available through the St. Joseph County Public Library.
The Midwest Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden, by Alan Branhagen (Timber Press, 2020). Available through the St. Joseph County Public Library.
The Midwestern Native Garden: An Illustrated Guide, by Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz (Ohio University Press, 2011). Available through the St. Joseph County Public Library.
Birdscaping in the Midwest: A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds, by Mariette Nowak (University of Wisconsin Press, 2012). Available through the St. Joseph County Public Library.
Native Plant Gardening for Birds, Bees & Butterflies: Upper Midwest, by Jaret Daniels (Adventure Publications, 2020).
Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide; Includes Tree, Shrub, Perennial Plant Profiles for the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast Regions, by Heather Holm (Pollination Press, 2017).
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions, 2013).
Finding the Mother Tree: The Secret Wisdom of the Forest, by Suzanne Simard (Alfred A. Knopf, 2021).
Nature’s Best Hope (Young Reader’s Edition): How You Can Save The World In Your Own Yard, by Douglas W. Tallamy (Timber Press, 2023)
Native Plants for the Small Yard: Easy Beautiful Home Gardens that Support Local Ecology, by Kate Brandes (free ebook)
A Norther Gardner’s Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest, by Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla (Island Press, 2023)
Using Native Plants to Restore Community: In Southwest Michigan and Beyond, By Nancy Cutbirth Small and Tom Small (Wild Ones Kalamazoo, 2011)