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FREE POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANTING GUIDES


Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!

Starting on Page 16 of the planting guides you can find lists of plant names that will attract pollinators and help you build beautiful pollinator habitat!

Print these lists and bring them to your local garden center or nursery

These guides were funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the C.S. Fund, the Plant Conservation Alliance, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management with oversight by the Pollinator Partnership, in support of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. To learn more about why planting for pollinators is important, click here.

Selecting Plants for Pollinators

Our ecoregional planting guides are tailored to specific areas of the U.S.
You can find out which ecoregion you live in by entering your zip code below.


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Inside each guide you'll find 24 pages of native planting information. All in full PDF Format.

Adirondack
American Semi Desert
Arizona New Mexico
California Coastal Chaparral
California Coastal Steppe
California Coastal Woodland
California Dry Steppe
Cascade Mixed Forest
Central Appalachian Broadleaf Forest
Chihuahuan Desert
Colorado Plateau
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Continental
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Oceanic
Great Plains Steppe and Shrub Province
Intermountain Semidesert
Intermountain Semidesert And Desert Province
Laurentian Mixed Forest
Lower Mississippi Riverine Forest Province
Middle Rocky Mountain Steppe
Nevada-Utah Mountains SemiDesert
Ouachita Mixed Forest Meadow Province
Outer Coastal
Ozark Broadleaf Forest
Pacific Lowland
Prairie Parkland
Prairie Parkland (Subtropical)
Rocky Mountain Forest-Steppe
Sierran Steppe Mixed Forest
Southeastern Mixed Forest Province
Southwest Plateau and Plains Dry Steppe
Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe


Why is Planting for Pollinators Important?
Whether you are a farmer of many acres, land manager of a large tract of land, or a gardener with a small lot, you can increase the number of pollinators in your area by making conscience choices to include plants that provide essential habitat for bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, hummingbirds, and other pollinators.

Where can I Buy Native Plants?
Visit Plant Native's site to find a nursery near you using your zipcode www.plantnative.org.

Hear What People are Saying About the Guides
"I am writing a book on bees, wasps, and ants for gardeners and have included reference to your guides and your website, both of which are super. You are providing a great service to the gardening community. Many thanks."
-Eric Grissell Sonoita, AZ

"I found the guide to be visually pleasing and well written. I found my way without effort and loved the print size (using a laptop). I have never thought of flies as pollinators. Now, I feel almost bad for the swats".
- Sharon Weston

"I recently downloaded your guide for the region appropriate for Connecticut. I found it to be just what I was looking for in terms of plantings I can add to my yard that would support pollinators. It provided a lot of information on what kinds of pollinators are in my area, as well as many tips to make my yard more user-friendly for bees, butterflies, birds, etc. I don't think there is anything you didn't cover. The presentation was concise, easy-to-read, and enjoyable. Thanks so much for all the hard work that went into these guides. I look forward to improving my property both for myself, and all the wildlife that relies on it."
-Lisa Banik Waterbury, CT

"Your guide has opened up a whole new area of ecological observation and quick reference as to what species of pollinators use what plants as well as an opportunity through personal observation as to what additional pollinator are important . All of these pollinators and the pollination process are providing food and future fruits and seed production for birds. People must realize that you cannot have the butterflies and moths without the caterpillars and you cannot have food for the birds and other wildlife without the pollinators." 
-Jerry W. Davis Certified Wildlife Biologist