SAVE WATER: Once established, native plants tend to need little to no additional irrigation beyond the normal amount of rainfall for that area.
FEWER PESTICIDES: Native plants have adapted to our local environment, meaning they’ve already evolved natural defenses against the pests and diseases common to our area. Reducing or eliminating pesticide use protects our beneficial insects, lets natural pest control take over, and keeps garden toxins out of our creeks and watersheds.
LOW MAINTENANCE: With lower irrigation needs and no need for pesticides, there’s also less need for our involvement to thrive. Native gardens are happy with little to no additional maintenance.
SUPPORTS LOCAL ECOLOGY: Many habitats of our local ecology have been lost to the expansion of human development. By planting a native garden, you can help rebalance the local ecology providing safe refuge for animals, birds, insects, fungi, and even the microbiome of our soils.
ATTRACTS LOCAL WILDLIFE: Local wildlife needs native plants to thrive, they will seek out the species they intuitively know and love.
Betula papyrifera
Picea glauca
Pinus ponderosa
Prunus pennsylvanica
Quercus macrocarpa
Salix pentandra
Amelanchier alnifolia
Caragana arborescens
Cornus sericea
Corylus cornuta
Cytisus decumbens
Elaeagnus commutata
Hippophae rhamnoides
Prunus virginiana
Ribes aureum
Ribes hirtellum
Ribes josta
Rosa woodsii
Rubus idaeus (strigosus)
Salix discolor
Sambucus canadensis ‘Aurea’
Shepherdia argentea
Syringa vulgaris
Viburnum trilobum
Achillea millefolium
Alcea rosea
Anemone sylvestris
Aquilegia Songbird ‘BlueBird’
Asclepias specious
Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome’
Clematis macropetala ‘Blue Bird’
Delphinium glaucum
Echinacea purpurea
Eupatorium maculatum
Gaillardia aristata
Geranium
Liatris spicata
Monarda
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’