The New Country Garden: Birds, Bees, and Beautiful Native Plants by Donna Lassiter. Please register at the Reference Desk or call 914-245-5262, x-227
Learn about environmentally sound landscaping and gardening by including New York native plants and excluding invasive plants. Help to support a diversity of wildlife and create a garden that is in visual harmony with its surroundings. Discover some beautiful and hardy native plants for your yard and garden.
Master Gardener Donna Lassiter is an architectural designer that loves gardening. She grows over 60 species of native plants on her own 1/3 acre property. She is on the board of Saw Mill River Audubon and helps to manage their sanctuaries for wildlife and the Butterfly-and-Hummingbird Garden at Pruyn Sanctuary. She is also working with Cornell Cooperative Extension to plan and maintain their Native Plant Garden at Hilltop Hanover Farm.
