The Rhode Island Set
Three printable Rhode Island editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Rhode Island editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Rhode Island month pages to write the year down in
- The Rhode Island native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Rhode Island night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Rhode Island pages actually look like
From the Rhode Island editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Rhode Island Nature Journal
Each Rhode Island month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Rhode Island actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Beach Plum
- Seaside Goldenrod
- Rosa Rugosa (Beach Rose)
- Marsh Marigold
- Cardinal Flower
- New England Aster
- Red Maple
- Eastern White Oak
- American Beech
- Eastern White Pine
- Tupelo (Black Gum)
- Pitch Pine
- Monarch
- American Lady
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Mourning Cloak
- Common Buckeye
Native Plants of Rhode Island
30 native species are profiled for Rhode Island, chosen for hardiness zones 6a–7b. A dozen of them:
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- New England Aster
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
- Wild Lupine
- Common Boneset
- Short-Toothed Mountain Mint
- Obedient Plant
- Blue Vervain
- Wild Geranium
The Night Sky over Rhode Island
Every dark-sky place the Rhode Island edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Block Island
- Frosty Drew Observatory area, Ninigret Park (Charlestown)
- Arcadia Management Area (Exeter, Richmond, and Hopkinton)
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Rhode Island year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Rhode Island month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Rhode Island list is in bloom from March through October, and June is the peak — 15 of the 30 species are flowering then.
12 of them are caterpillar host plants and 9 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Rhode Island yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Rhode Island is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Rhode Island knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Rhode Island Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Rhode Island | 8 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Rhode Island | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 31, across 3 Rhode Island files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Rhode Island files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Rhode Island pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Rhode Island editions
| One at a time | The Rhode Island Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Rhode Island edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Rhode Island set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Rhode Island edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Rhode Island basics in one go
- Gardeners in Rhode Island who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Rhode Island set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Rhode Island editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Rhode Island Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Rhode Island, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Rhode Island pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Rhode Island set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Rhode Island Nature Journal, Native Plants of Rhode Island and The Night Sky over Rhode Island. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Rhode Island editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Rhode Island set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Rhode Island editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Rhode Island files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Rhode Island, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Rhode Island?
It describes typical timing across Rhode Island drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Rhode Island dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Rhode Island pages here are free?
The free Rhode Island pages are the month you are in; these are the Rhode Island editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Rhode Island, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Rhode Island as a whole, with regional notes where Rhode Island genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Rhode Island edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Rhode Island pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Rhode Island set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Rhode Island edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Rhode Island Nature Journal, Native Plants of Rhode Island and The Night Sky over Rhode Island — and the free Rhode Island pages cover this month either way.
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