Northport Native Garden Initiative

07/13/2025

Oh garlic mustard - one of the annoying weeds that grow in most of our gardens. Not native.

07/13/2024

Tyska Native Plants & Consulting sources seeds from native plants growing in the wild on Long Island. All their plants are ecotypes to our area. If you have not yet added Butterfly W**d to your yard or can’t help but keep adding more, then you can get these beauties next week. More milkweed = more monarch butterflies.

07/01/2024

Monarch caterpillar inspiration.

06/07/2024

2 for the price and of 1! What a deal! Ecotyped mountain mint, pollinator magnet, so beautiful.
Full to part sun
Medium moisture
Beautiful white flowers

12/01/2023

Upcoming lecture by our friends at Rewild!

Why are leaves important in our ecosystem? What can they do for your garden? What about ticks and mosquitoes and staying safe? There are many opinions and perspectives, and presenters from ReWild Long Island will help you figure out what to consider for your yard! Visit the Northport Library Website to learn more!

11/19/2023

Yesterday was amazing! We want to thank Mayor Koch, the Village Board of Trustees, and Village Administrator Roland Buzzard for their support as we were able to install two GIANT red maples down in Cow Harbor Park.

Extra special thanks to Northport resident and friend of NNGI, Jon Holden, Vice President of Steven Dubner Landscaping, Inc. who very generously donated the manpower and time to professionally plant these beauties. The skill, speed, and precision with which they worked was impressive to watch.

Meghan Dolan, our Commissioner of Parks coordinated the planting and we are so thankful for her dedication to our community.

To round out what was already a wonderful local collaboration, our local coffee shop Southdown Coffee, generously donated coffee for the whole team.

These trees will add fall color, and even more importantly biodiversity into our beloved park. We look forward to continuing our work within our community to add beneficial plants to our ecosystem and help educate homeowners on their benefits.

11/18/2023

We are so excited to let you all know that NNGI will be installing 2 beautiful native Red Maple (Acer rubrum) trees to Cow Harbor Park tomorrw (Saturday 11/18). Come join us at 9:00am to see the beautiful trees, take pictures with the Mayor & Trustees, and speak to The Observer & Northport Journal about the benefits these trees will provide to the Park.