Articles About Landscaping with Montana Native Plants
Here we have gathered a number of native plant landscaping references. Some are general, for the whole state of Montana, and others are specific to various regions of the state.
Represented regions include: Flathead Valley, Helena area, Bozeman area, and (coming soon) Missoula. Click on the region you are interested in. Don't feel limited to reading about your area only- much of the information is applicable to multiple regions.
General articles:
Where the Prairies Meet the Mountains: an introduction to using Montana native plants
This is a
PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat, which you can download for free from www.adobe.com
Guidelines for Selecting Horticultural Plant Material for Montana
These guidelines for avoiding introductions of invasive species were developed by the Montana Nurseryman's Association and the Montana Native Plant Society. This is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat, which you can download for free from
www.adobe.com
Creating Native Landscapes This is a comprehensive guide developed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Bridger Plant Materials Center.
Audubon At Home A website from the Audubon Society about the Hows and Whys of native plant. The goal of this site is to encourage people to further develop an awareness of their ecological address and the impact each of their decisions can make on bird conservation and the environment at large.