06/19/2024
My darling friend and I have gone on a couple of Habitat Garden Tours hosted by They organize a monthly tour of a few gardens near one another with inspirational examples incorporating native plants and creating habitats. Itโs been fun to get a peek inside some of these secret gardens. ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐โจ
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Deep Roots also hosts guided naturalist walks, native plant sales, and offer consultations for your own landscape. Their website has tons of great info if youโre curious about native plants.
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Itโs easy to start incorporating pollinators into your yard. Native Butterfly milkweed as a host to monarchs is a great place to start. Echinacea and Coreopsis are lovely and easy additions too. ๐ผ
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Native landscapes:
๐ปrequire less water
๐ปcreate ecosystems to support wildlife (we NEED bees! ๐)
๐ปbuild healthy soil
๐ปrequire less fossil fuel to maintain
๐ปhelp clean the air in cities
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Soil Service have good native plant selections locally.
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and are treasure troves if youโre looking for seeds.
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