Note: this publication is available on-line and in PDF format from the National Park Service at http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/. A new database from this information is also on-line at http://www.nativeplantcenter.net/.

(Excerpted from the publication)
"This publication includes pictures as well as user-friendly information on native species appropriate for planting in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and adjacent coastal regions. Although one guide cannot furnish the answers to every question, [this guide has] included as much useful information as possible in a limited space. Although the large number of species of plants included here may overwhelm some readers, this guide displays the great diversity of plants available. We hope that you will bypass the over-used, non-native and sometimes invasive ornamental plants, and select equally and often more attractive native plants. Pore through this guide the same way you look through nursery catalogs. Use it to plan and design your next planting, whether it's a small corner of your front yard, a two-acre meadow seeding, or 100 acres of wetland restoration."

The publication is available for sale through the MNPS office, for $5 each, plus postage. They may be made available at meetings; if you are interested in purchasing them at a meeting, please contact MNPS at info @ mdflora.org at least one week before the meeting so someone can bring them. Please use our Publication Request Form to order publications.

For orders of more than 10 books, please contact Karyn Molines, mnps@chesapeake.net to verify availability.