Making Room for Native Plants

PictureBumblebee on Joe Pye Weed. Photo credit: Dawn Handschuh

PictureBlack swallowtail. Photo: Dawn Handschuh
Hover your mouse over the Native Plants tab above to view plants organized by the season in which they begin to bloom. You can use these galleries to help design a native garden that will always have something in bloom all season long!
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Monarch caterpillar on butterfly weed. Photo credit: Dawn Handschuh
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Black swallowtail on cardinal flower. Photo credit: Christine St Georges
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Winterberry Photo: Dawn Handschuh
PictureMonarch caterpillar on milkweed. Photo credit: Dawn Handschuh
 
Removing invasive species on your property means you can make room for native plants. In the process, you'll help restore native habitat and help reverse the longstanding trend of sterile, manicured lawns and exotic ornamental plants that don't support insects, birds or other wildlife. 
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Great spangled fritillary on butterfly weed. Photo: Dawn Handschuh
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Bumblebee on swamp milkweed. Photo credit: Dawn Handschuh
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Black swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed. Photo credit: Dawn Handschuh
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Slumbering bumblebee on Great blue lobelia. Photo: Dawn Handschuh