Why use native plants
Add native plants to your balcony window box or containers, a small bed in your townhouse garden or a large section of your one acre lot, and experts tell us we will tangibly make a difference in our Chesapeake landscape. You will create habitat, grow high quality seeds and produce nectar and food local pollinators and birds need to thrive.
Best of all – your garden, no matter its size, will feel more alive and be more interesting! Please check out these tools to get started or expand upon what you are already doing.
Looking for specific steps to get started? Try layering, following these steps or adding a bed. Need a native groundcover to create living mulch? Here are some great choices. Find perennials with blue, yellow, lavender or pink flowers. Perhaps you are looking for native plant design ideas to add winter structure or interest? Peruse the posts for an array of ideas and to see what other gardeners have done.
Looking for native plants? Check out these fantastic nurseries.
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Oodles of native plant and gardening advice to lead you to your own unique garden and bump up habitat in our Chesapeake Bay watershed.