About NativeYardAtlas.com

NativeYardAtlas.com helps gardeners and homeowners in the United States and Canada find native plants and planting approaches that fit a particular place. It brings together regional context, site conditions, and landscape goals so readers can narrow their choices and understand the questions behind a good fit.

What you can find here

• Plant profiles and comparisons to help you review a plant’s regional range, growing conditions, mature form, wildlife value, and establishment needs.
• Site guides for challenges such as clay or compacted soil, shade, wet or dry conditions, drainage, slopes, and road salt.
• Regional and goal-based collections that connect local context with aims such as pollinator support, groundcover, screening, or rain-garden planting.
• Planting communities and planning guidance for moving from individual candidates to a coherent design and installation plan.
• Sourcing, provenance, stewardship, and troubleshooting guidance to help you consider plant origin, care after installation, and possible reasons a planting is struggling.

Start with place and purpose

A hardiness zone alone does not establish that a plant is native to a particular area or suited to a specific yard. Local range, sunlight, soil, moisture, drainage, mature size, and the purpose of a planting are related questions that deserve separate attention. NativeYardAtlas.com helps readers compare those factors and see where information is regional or qualified.

Coverage currently focuses on the United States and Canada. Plant lists and guidance are starting points for informed decisions; conditions can vary from one site to another, even within the same region.