Doug Tallamy Resources
Doug is a frequent keynote speaker at Tour events and the author of “Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens” and the New York Times bestseller “Nature’s Best Hope”
Watch Doug’s April 26th 2020 talk at Sundays in the Gardens
Plant Lists
San Francisco Bay Area native plants and the number of species of butterflies and moths that will lay eggs on them.
(PDF or Excel)
For comparison a list of non-native ornamental plants, and the number of species of butterflies and moths that will lay eggs on them.
(PDF or Excel)
Doug Tallamy developed these lists, which are Bay Area specific.
Comparison Chart
Typical native and nonnative plants and their reproductive value to butterflies and moths
Other useful lists and information
San Francisco Bay Area Native Street Tree list
Somerville, MA Passes First-of-Its-Kind Native Planting Ordinance
Somerville has passed a Native Planting Ordinance that establishes minimum requirements for native plants and trees to be planted in City-owned parks, open spaces, and streets
Here is a link to the Somerville MA native planting ordinance
City of Santa Monica’s garden / garden study – garden\garden was a public demonstration garden that showed native plant gardens are cost-effective, environmentally beneficial, and easy to replicate. A nine-year case study documenting the resource consumption at the two gardens showed that the native garden used 83% less water; generated 56% less green waste and requires 68% less maintenance than the Traditional Garden.
The numbers speak for themselves! View the comparison chart of water use, green waste generation, and maintenance hours between the traditional garden and the native plant garden.
View the full garden / garden report: garden-garden 2013
10 best native plants for sunny and 10 best plants for shady areas
Best Plants for Bay Area Gardens
Easy-to-grow East Bay natives high value to butterflies and moths