Native landscapes
Enticing Spring Ephemerals for Your Early Spring Garden – Part 1
With spring coming soon, we eagerly await the early blooms of the growing season. One group of early-blooming plants that we often forget to use in our gardens are native spring ephemerals. These plants grow naturally in woodland settings and awake from their winter’s nap, coaxed by the sun that penetrates the forest before leaves emerge on the trees, encouraged…
Read MoreSelling the Sizzle, Not Just the Steak: Promoting Native Landscapes
While meeting with a client who knows nothing about native plants and their benefits, I find myself recommending some great native plants for their landscape. As I rattle off names of possible plants, I notice the puzzled look I get from the client. Did I comb my hair this morning? Do I have spinach stuck in between my teeth? Am…
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