Native plants and trees for your yards and invasive plants to avoid
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| Pretty Native Plants | ARTICLE: These well-behaved native flowers and grasses can beautify your yard and invite birds and pollinators. (February, 2019) |
| Native Shrubs for Beauty and Nature | ARTICLE: Provides native shrub alternatives to common non-natives that are now escaping and endangering our woodlands. (January, 2020) |
| Natives vs. Weeds | ARTICLE: Goldenrod vs. Ragweed — only the second one causes allergies! (September, 2021) |
| Spring Flowers | ARTICLE: Look for spring flowers in the Windings! (February, 2016) |
| Our Environment: Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: Fewer wild flowers and erosion are consequences of heavy growth of non-native invasives. Description of four invasive plants, Garlic Mustard, asian honeysuckle, buckthorn and oriental bittersweet. (October 17, 2015) |
| Identifying Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: The Environmental Committee can help ID invasive plants in your yard. (March, 2015) |
| Wild Chervil:Tthe Spring Blooming Invasive | ARTICLE: How to identify Wild Chervil in your backyard. (January, 2020) |
| Garlic Mustard | ARTICLE: How to identify and control Garlic Mustard, which crowds out woodland flowers. (February, 2019) |
| Bittersweet: Oriental or American | ARTICLE: Bittersweet comes in two varieties, and one one can climb and kill trees. Learn the difference between the two. (September, 2019) |
| Preserving and Restoring The Windings Woodland Community | BROCHURE: Describes our woodlands with large and small tree recommendations for your yard, with pictures. (2021 edition) |
| Windings Homeowners Association Tree Removal Guidelines | GUIDELINES: The WHOA seeks to preserve woodland and native habitat by managing its landscape architecture. Trees are key to the community and fall within the Architectural Committee’s supervision. Procedure for approval of removal and replacement of trees with diameters larger than 6 inches. (September, 2020) |
| Windings Recommendations for Large Landscape Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: When planting or replacing large shade trees, consider these natives. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Windings Recommendations for Smaller Understory Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: Consider planting these beautiful smaller native trees. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Trees, Glorious Trees | ARTICLE: Descriptions of the types of trees in the Windings and their importance, with guidelines for planting new trees. (January, 2016) |
| Small Scale Woodland Restoration |
ARTICLE: Two residents share how they began to reclaim their overgrown woodland slope. (February, 2021) |
| Planting Natives – Short Version: A 5 Step Program to Bring Nature Home | ARTICLE: Thinking of landscaping your yard with native plants? These 5 steps will help you get started. Short version. (February, 2021) |
| Selecting and Planting Trees | ARTICLE: How to select and plant a tree for your yard. Resources listed with planting guidelines. (April, 2016) |
| The Top Ten Benefits of Trees | ARTICLE: The benefits of trees include wellbeing, economics, wildlife, water, air, conservation, and energy. (January, 2018) |
| The Windings Oak Savanah | ARTICLE: The hillside by the Windings pond may have been an Oak Savannah in pre-settlement days. (September, 2020) |
| Welcome Baby Trees | ARTICLE: Description and pictures of new replacement trees planted in the Windings boulevard and cul-de-sacs. (May, 2019) |
| Best Management Practices – Oak Ecosystem Restoration, Regeneration, and Maintenance | WEBSITE: A guide to assist the private landowner in preserving and managing native oak woodlands |