The Society has a quarterly newsletter, a plant booklet that we first created in 2002, and a fantastic online plant database that was authored by former DNPS President, and retired DE State Botantist, William McAvoy.
THE TURK’S CAP NEWSLETTER
This newsletter is produced four times per year as a means to keep our membership informed of our latest projects, meetings, events, and other useful tidbits of information. Below is an ongoing archive of past issues, and some select issues that are posted individually.
Summer 2021 issue
Summer 2024 issue.
Autumn 2024 issue
Winter 2024-25 issue
Summer 2025 issue
Autumn 2025 issue
Winter 25-2026 issue
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NEWSLETTER INDEX
To help you find topics of interest in our newsletters, we have created a searchable newsletter index. It is a PDF document, and your PDF reader of choice will have a keyword search function (Adobe Acrobat Reader has a “find in this page” function).
Click on this link to access the Newsletter Index
DELAWARE NATIVE PLANTS FOR LANDSCAPING AND RESTORATION
The new Third Edition of our 22+ page booklet makes a great companion to any field guide. When you print the order form and mail it in to us with a check for $8.00, you will receive a wealth of information that will be a great starting point for your adventures in gardening with native plants. Please be patient as there may be a 2-3 week delay in shipping from when we receive your order form.
Here are some sample pages to view:
The Cover
Sample Page 1
Sample Page 17
THE FLORA OF DELAWARE: AN ONLINE DATABASE
This very useful reference source was originally in book format, but has since gone digital. This database is a fantastic resource to gain basic information about every species of plant known to exist in Delaware (particularly whether a species is native or not). This online list can found here: http://www.wrc.udel.edu/de-flora
