Tips for NC Coastal Gardeners

The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox contains detailed descriptions and photographs of 4,668 plants that grow in and around North Carolina: 

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/

The Butterfly Highway is a statewide conservation restoration initiative that aims to restore native pollinator habitats to areas impacted by urbanization, land use change and agriculture across North Carolina. https://ncwf.org/habitat/butterfly-highway/

Learn about Monarch Butterfly's: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/biology/index.shtml.

Find Native Plants in your area: 

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/

Master Gardener of Brunswick County: 

https://bcmgva.org/

This Committee's purpose is to advise the Town on the adaptation and application of appropriate policies which support land uses that enhance, protect, maintain and preserve natural resources and environmentally fragile areas.

https://www.oakislandnc.gov/government/clerk/boards-committees/environmental-advisory-committee

The Coastal Landscapes Initiative has identified landscaping plants to avoid because they are “bad actors.”  Stop the Spread and Don’t Plant a Pest.  

https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/current-issue/spring-2023/plant-this-instead/ 

Check out these species that are naturally adapted to thrive in the harsh conditions of the North Carolina coast — the strong sun and wind, the dry, sandy soil, and the salty air and water.

https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/current-issue/winter-2022/plant-picks/