Recently we had the big due date for library books at work. So, I went there to drop/renew my books and I noticed a cool display about native plants, called BayScapes. On this page there is a 5.31MB pdf that can be downloaded. This is so nice because it shows plants native to the area and how they enhance the natural landscape. The pdf is loaded with cool info such as what is the optimum amount of sunlight, or rainfall, or soil type, or soil pH, or what kind of wildlife is attracted to a specific plant, i.e. which plants attract humming birds, or song birds, or other wildlife, etc.
There's also this cool link that talks about why native plants are so wonderful.
Why Use Native Plants?