Visit Homegrown National Park. Learn what it takes to get on the map.

Visit We Are The ARK (Acts of Restorative Kindness). Find out what it takes to get on the map.

Use the form below to send an email to Home Depot CEO Ted Decker.

Find your state legislator. Call their office and tell them you think there needs to be a law against the sale of invasive plants in your state.
Here’s the script:
”Hi, my name is ______________ and I’m a constituent. I’m calling because I’m deeply concerned about stores like Home Depot selling invasive plants that are causing harm to our state’s economy and natural resources. We need a law banning the sale of invasive species in our state. Thank you for registering my request.”

Join the Facebook group Invasive Plant ID & Removal in the United States and Canada. Begin learning how to identify and remove invasive plants.

Find your state’s native plant society and follow them on Facebook. If they have a Facebook group, join the group and become part of the conversation.

Learn what plants are officially listed as invasive in your state. Simply google invasive plant species list in my state.

Find native plant nurseries near you. Next time you’re thinking about buying plants, give them your business.

Write a letter to Home Depot CEO Ted Decker. For extra impact, send it via FedEx. Mail it to:

Mr. Edward Decker
CEO
The Home Depot, Inc.
2455 Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30339

Write a short op/ed piece about big box retailers selling invasive plants and send it to your local newspaper.

Survey your own yard for invasive plants. Make a plan for removing them and replacing them with plants that are native to your area.

Find your specific Tier III ecoregion for where you live. Then learn about the native “plant communities” that make up the natural ecosystem.

Plant Communities of the Eastern United States

Plant Communities of the Western United States

Go to your local Home Depot garden center and take photos of the invasive plants that they are selling. Don’t know which garden center plants are invasive? Find them here. Post the photos on social media with a link to the petition and hashtag #JustSayNo @HomeDepot.

Even better, make a TikTok or Facebook Reel or Instagram Story about the invasive plants you find for sale at your local Home Depot. Then share it widely on social media with a link to the petition and hashtag #JustSayNo @HomeDepot.

Volunteer to help remove invasive plants. Take a photo or screenshot of the QR code on the left and save it on your phone. Have your fellow volunteers scan the QR code and ask them to sign the petition.

Read Nature’s Best Hope. Then recommend this book to everyone you know. Give copies as birthday, holiday, and welcome-to-the-neighborhood gifts. Seriously.

Plan and plant a pollinator garden with native plants local to your area.