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Resources for Go Beyond Beauty Participants
Online and Printed Resources

Invasive Plant Resources
  • Midwest Invasive Plant Network (including a Landscape Alternatives to Invasive Plants app and other tools)
  • ISN's suggestions for native alternatives to invasive Japanese barberry
  • ISN's suggestions for native alternatives to invasive autumn olive
  • Michigan's Invasive Plant Disposal Guide
Native Plant Resources
  • ISN's Plan Before You Plant brochure PDF (available in print at many partner locations!)
  • ISN's suggestions for deer-resistant native plants
  • Michigan Audubon's Michigan Native Garden Design (for the birds!), an exceptional resource full of planned gardens to benefit birds and wildlife
  • Wild Ones Native Garden Designs
  • Michigan Native Plants for Pollinators, created by the Michigan DNR
  • Sources of Native Plants, compiled by the Wildflower Association of Michigan
  • Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center (including notes on using native plants in landscapes)
  • Illinois Wildflowers (including information on what wildlife utilizes each native plant)
  • Minnesota Wildflowers (many native plant resources; growth, size, etc.)
  • Missouri Botanical Garden (more native plant resources)
  • Native Plant Finder (a great way to see the connection between native plants and butterflies & moths with beautiful photos, based on Dr. Doug Tallamy's research)
Other Useful Resources
  • Michigan Shoreland Stewards (a great resource for waterside landowners, from septic systems to native plantings)
  • ISN's suggested Planting Guidelines 
  • Native Plant signs created by ISN
​Printed Resources
These are just a few of the books ISN recommends as high-quality resources concerning native plant use in gardens.
  • Bringing Nature Home
    ​Doug Tallamy
  • Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan
    Lynn M. Steiner
  • Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
    C. Colston Burrell, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  • The Midwestern Native Garden
    ​Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz
  • Birdscaping in the Midwest
    Mariette Nowak
  • Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees
    Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz
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  • Events
  • ID & Report
    • Top 12 Species
    • Early Detection Species
    • Awareness Species
    • Other Invasive Species >
      • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
      • Aquatic Invasive Species
      • Lymantria Moths (gypsy moth)
    • ID and Reporting Tools
  • Resources
    • Videos
    • Education
    • Tool Library
    • Garlic Mustard Dumpsters
    • Planting Guide/Ordinance Templates
    • Requests For Bids
    • Treatment Information
    • Other Information
    • Native Plant Seeds
    • Invasive Species in the News >
      • ISN in the News
  • Go Beyond Beauty
    • Find Participants >
      • Nurseries/Garden Centers >
        • Bioconcentric Farms
        • Birdsfoot Native Nursery
        • Black Cap Farms
        • Bright Lane Gardens
        • Garden Goods
        • Greystone Gardens
        • Misty Ridge
        • Pine Hill
      • Landscapers/Professionals >
        • Cre Woodard
        • Cyman Gardens
        • Designs in Bloom
        • Greener Earth Landscaping
        • Heritage Landscape Design
        • Inhabitect, LLC
        • Lakeview Habitats
        • Laurel Voran, LLC
        • The Mossy Tree, LLC
        • Old Mission Associates
        • Inner-Coastal
        • Pine Hill
        • Silverman & Company
        • Sustainable Landscape Design, LLC
        • TruNorth Landscaping
        • Wildlife & Wetland Solutions
      • Community Participants
    • GBB Achievement Program
    • Register >
      • Registration Form (Garden Professional)
      • Registration Form (Individual or other org)
      • Start-up Materials
      • GBB Statewide Inquiries
    • Ornamental Invasive Species
    • Native Plant Species
    • Participant Signs
    • Japanese Barberry Trade-Up Day
    • GBB Resources
  • Contact