Native plants hold a special place in my heart. They seemed to grown out of favor for exciting new exotic plants and next to them they look like poor cousins. The importance of natives only now is being appreciated and understood as valuable parts of a diverse ecosystem.
Diversity is the key to a healthy ecology and protecting natural habitats encourages wildlife, improves water quality and the quality of our lives. A simple act of choosing the correct plants has wilder implications in our place in the natural world. As they say "choose wisely" is the watch word in a lot of our day to day decisions, so why not make the right choices in plant selection. Make natives a key part of your garden.
So what's the next step? Check with the local cooperative extension agent for a list of suitable native plants for your region, climate and site conditions. Then go to a nursery and check them out. You'll be surprised by the selection and variety.
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