Growing native plants in or near Louisville. KY? This illustrated native plant grower's journal is just for you. You will find eighty plants joyfully illustrated in watercolor and ink. The twenty illustrations for each season feature plants that were growing in this region before the European and other settlers arrived. While the journal illustrations focus on what is growing native to the Outer Bluegrass ecoregion of Kentucky, many of these plants have a native range across multiple states and even the whole of the country. Louisville area native plant growers generously share their wisdom and experiences throughout. Plenty of pages to record your native growing adventures, grid pages for bed and garden planning, table pages for keeping track of what you plant, where you put it, and where you sourced it. Want to have great reference information at your fingertips? Tucked in at the back of this book is a reading list specific to this region, local nurseries and sources for both seeds and plants, swap groups, the seed library. Lastly, you will find a list of local chapters of organizations that welcome your involvement in nature hikes, educational events, conservation, work days removing invasives and planting natives, getting native plants and trees out to the community, advocating for native plants, pollinators, and wildlife, and more. If you crave deeper community connection with like-minded gardeners, you will find resources to do that here!