What is Go Native for Wildlife all about?
Quogue Wildlife Refuge is thrilled to be working with local Garden Centers and Nurseries in the community so that together we can support our local wildlife with the sale of native plants. The following business are participating and throughout the season will offer at least 5 native plants at a time that support our native butterfly, bee, and bird species. We hope YOU join us by shopping at their centers and purchasing native plants for your garden! It’s a fun way to support birds, bees and butterflies!
Where to buy native plants?
Please check out the wildlife friendly businesses below, and support them AND our wildlife! Look for our logo at the centers. Thank you!
- Aspatuck Gardens in Westhampton Beach
- Decorative Gardens Nursery in Calverton
- Dropseed Native Landscapes in Malverne
- Enchanted Gardens in Speonk
- Forge River Nursery in Mastic
- Fowler’s Garden Center in Southampton
- The Gardens at Beds & Borders in Laurel
- Holly’s Garden Center in East Moriches
- KMS Native Plants LLC in Lake Grove
- Quality Parks – Native Plants in Port Jefferson
- Talmage Farm Agway in Riverhead
- Trimble’s Nursery in Cutchogue
- Verderber’s Garden Center in Aquebogue
Who are our Endorsers/Partners?
Download the booklet “The Basics of Nature Based Gardening” from our friends at PRFCT Earth Project.
Additional Information and Resources:
- Doug Tallamy’s Program: https://quoguewildliferefuge.org/news/natures-best-hope-a-conversation-with-doug-tallamy/
- Suffolk Alliance of Pollinators (SAP): https://ccesuffolk.org/gardening/suffolk-alliance-for-pollinators-sap
- Pollinator Pathway: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/
- Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: https://xerces.org/
- New York Flora Atlas: https://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/
- Pollinator Partnership: https://www.pollinator.org/
- The Perfect Earth Project’s “The Basics of Nature Based Land Care”: https://perfectearthproject.org/resources/how-to-be-prfct
- Architectural Digest: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/reviews/lawn/how-to-create-a-pollinator-garden
