Easy Steps to Planting Right:
Your Beautiful Garden
There are thousands of gorgeous non-invasive plants to meet your gardening needs! Find the perfect match for your landscape without sacrificing bright color, good shape or hardiness. Ask your local nursery professional to suggest non-invasive plants that will flourish in your garden.
Visit the "Testimonials" page to find businesses in your area that have made a commitment to prevent invasive plant introductions.
Great for Our Environment
Every smart gardening choice makes a real difference to wildlife in California. 
You can protect native plants and the animals that rely on them by growing beautiful non-invasive landscapes.
Many non-invasive alternative plants offer additional benefits, like lower water consumption, fewer fertilizer requirements and attracting wildlife. If you live in a fire zone, planting non-invasive fire-safe plants can help protect your home and property from the dangers of wildfire.
The Voluntary Codes of Conduct
The PlantRight campaign effort is not alone - our simple steps to prevent the spread of invasive plants are based on a national set of voluntary actions.
In December 2001, experts from across the globe met at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, Missouri to explore and develop workable voluntary approaches for reducing the introduction and spread of non-native invasive plants, which are serious threats to protecting biodiversity and ecosystems in the United States and other countries.
This landmark three-day gathering yielded the Saint Louis Declaration, including Voluntary Codes of Conduct that help govern decisions made by commercial, professional and government groups whose actions affect the spread of invasive plant species. There are voluntary actions for government agencies, nursery professionals, the gardening public, landscape architects and botanic gardens and arboreta.
You can join businesses, trade organizations, and individuals from around the country in confronting invasive plants by endorsing these Voluntary Codes of Conduct. Please visit their website to learn more and to sign up as an active supporter of preventing invasive plant introductions!
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