The Brandywine Native Garden Hub
The Brandywine Conservancy is thrilled to announce the launch of the Brandywine Native Garden Hub, a new online resource designed to inspire gardeners of all levels and skillsets. The Brandywine Native Garden Hub is a free, user-friendly website that serves as both an educational guide and an interactive database for anyone interested in incorporating native plants into their landscapes.
Naturally occurring in a specific region without human intervention, native plants have adapted to the climate and soil over time, making them easier to grow and maintain, plus they directly benefit pollinators, wildlife, and the local ecology. With the Brandywine Native Garden Hub, users can search for and learn more about native plants specific to Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, save their favorites to personalized “Garden Boards,” and browse through a suite of educational resources to help enhance their gardening success.
A One-Stop Destination for Gardeners
Now available at www.NativeGardenHub.org, the Brandywine Native Garden Hub contains information on more than 250 native plant species found in our region. Each plant profile contains everything you need to know about the plant—from growing conditions to key attributes and wildlife benefits—along with photos that show different growth stages.
You can also personalize your searches by filtering for plants according to your garden’s specific growing conditions, including sunlight exposure, soil type, and soil moisture. Plants can even be sorted by your preferred attributes and benefits, including plant type, height/width, peak bloom time, bloom color, deer resistance, fragrance, and more.
Plan and Visualize your Garden
To help visualize and plan your dream garden, you can also create a free account to build personalized “Garden Boards” that are customized to your unique growing spaces. Boards can be curated for the spaces you currently have, the type of gardens you are looking to start, or even boards for future garden inspiration.
Once you set up your boards, you can “pin” your favorite plants while browsing to save them for building out your garden plans. You can also add, edit, and create as many Garden Boards as you’d like, which can be referenced at any time on both desktop and mobile devices.
Discover Gardening Tips & Tricks
To equip users with even more tools for success during their gardening journeys, the Native Garden Hub also features a wealth of educational resources. Dive into our beginner's guide for getting started with native plants or browse through other articles, including topics on how to prep a container garden and seasonal gardening tips. Additional articles will be published throughout the year for continued learning.
For more than five decades, the Brandywine Conservancy has been a trusted leader in growing and promoting the use, preservation, and appreciation of native plants. The Brandywine Native Garden Hub is the latest extension of this work, providing a digital platform to help gardeners bring the benefits of native plants to their own landscapes.