Documents Generated by Peconic Green Growth:
- Design Concepts for Sustainable Gardens Part One
- Design Concepts for Sustainable Gardens Part Two
- Design Concepts for Sustainable Gardens Part Three
- Design Concepts for Sustainable Gardens Part Four
Note: These sessions are currently being offered by the Cornell Cooperative Extension as part of their Spring Gardening School. If you would like to arrange separate sessions, please contact us at info@peconicgreengrowth.org. Materials are available for free download if not used for compensation. Please credit Peconic Green Growth and other sources referenced.
General:
Guidelines and Manuals:
- Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks
- Landscape for Life
- NYS Stormwater Management Design Manual
- U.S. Green Building Council, LEED for Homes
Favorite Books:
- Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy
- View from Breezy Point by Carl Safina
- Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast by Peter Del Tredici
- Green Urbanism, Learning from European Cities by Timothy Beatley
Native Plants:
- Long Island Native Grass Initiative
- Wildflower Information
- Long Island Grows
- Society for a Re-Natural Environment
- Association of Horticulture Professionals
Site Info:
Efficiency/Irrigation:
- The U.S. EPA: WaterSense program
- Low Impact Development Center
- Irrigation Association
- American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association
- The University of California-Davis Biometeorology Program’s resources on irrigation scheduling
- Guide to Estimating Irrigation Water Needs (CA)