Reading List, Articles, Plant and Seed Sources, and More…
The American entomologist E.O. Wilson called insects “the little things that run the world”. Another American entomologist, Douglas Tallamy, is the author of Bringing Nature Home, an informative and truly inspirational book on the subject of the connection between native plants and insects, and the power we hold to effect positive change. This book, and its follow up Nature’s Best Hope, are at the top of our reading list for a good reason! We also urge you to read Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the seminal work that started the environmental movement. We hope you will find the following information, articles and links to be informative and useful.
Use the following quick links to jump to whatever you’re looking for:
- Books and Reference Sources
- Articles from the Guildwood Village News & Views and Other Sources
- Folding Guides
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Government
- Sources of Native Plants and Seeds
Books and Reference Sources
- Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy
- Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas Tallamy
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
- Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
- 100 East-to-Grow Native Plants by Lorraine Johnson
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Bees, An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide by Heather Holm
- Wasps – A Guide for Eastern North America by Heather Holm
- ROM Field Guide to Butterflies of Ontario by Peter W. Hall, Colin D. Jones, Antonia Guidotti & Brad Hubley
Gardening for Pollinators – Articles from the Guildwood Village News & Views
Other Useful Information
Project Swallowtail Plant and Butterfly Guide
Folding Guides
We have an assortment of useful laminated folding guides available for $10 (Canadian) each. You won’t find these anywhere else at this price! We bring these in from the USA but each guide covers the north eastern region of North America, including Ontario and Quebec. Pick up only, no deliveries – sorry!
Titles currently available are:
- Common Butterflies of the Northeast
- Common Bees of Eastern North America
- Caterpillars of Eastern North America
- Backyard Birds of the Northeast
- New! Common Weeds of the Northeast
Non-Profit Organizations
- David Suzuki Foundation
- North American Native Plant Society
- Carolinian Canada
- Pollinator Partnership Canada
- Toronto & Region Conservation Authority
- Journey North
- Blooming Boulevards
Government
- Butterflies of Canada
- Moths of Canada
- Ontario Invasive Plant Council
- City of Toronto Pollinator Protection Strategy
Sources of Native Plants and Seeds near Guildwood
- Native Plants in Claremont
- Native Plant Nurseries
- Pollinator Garden by Dorte Windmuller https://www.pollinatorgarden.ca
Wildflower Seed Sources (mail order)
The Guildwood Butterflyway Project 