Resources for creating a habitat
Books
Pollinators of Native Plants- Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants by Heather Holm
Bees, an Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide by Heather Holm
Free download available of A Flower Patch for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee: Creating Habitat Gardens for Native Pollinators in the Greater Toronto Area by Lorraine Johnston and Sheila Colla:
https://foecanada.org/the-bee-cause/bee-garden-guide/
Links
A list of native and non-native plants for the Guelph area:
https://guelph.ca/wp-content/uploads/droughtTolerant-NativePlants.pdf
Another free download with lots of native bee information:
These booklets are good at offering native plant alternatives to typical garden plants that are invasive:
https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/resources/grow-me-instead/
Link to an interesting study comparing the benefits of straight native plants species with ‘nativars’ (cultivars of native species).
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1625&context=graddis
North American Native Plant Society www.nanps.org
List of some native plants for the Toronto region:
How to avoid falling for marketing hype: https://www.bee-washing.com
Forest Gene Conservation Association lists native trees by ecoregion:
https://fgca.net/species-conservation/native-species-learn/locate-your-ecodistrict/