The information at the links below will provide context, guidance and answers to many of your questions. And many area nurseries and garden centers offer native plants and advice, with some centers specializing in native plants, so call and ask.

• The importance of pollinators: What is a pollinator? – Pollinators (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
• How to order a soil test kit: umaine.edu/soiltestinglab/home/kit-request/
• Soil drainage guide: Testing and Improving Soil Drainage | Yard and Garden (iastate.edu)
• Resources for finding native plants:
  plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/Plant-Search
  mainenativeplants.org/maine-native-plant-finder/
• Plants to use and plants to avoid: Bulletin #2500, Gardening to Conserve Maine’s Native Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid – Cooperative Extension Publications – University of Maine Cooperative Extension (umaine.edu)
• Auburn Conservation Commission webinar on “Backyard Pollinator Habitats”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ACm-Bt2-g
• How to get your pollinator-friendly garden certified by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension: extension.umaine.edu/gardening/pollinator-garden-certification/

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