Native Plant Gardening

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Why native plants?

According to the The National Audubon Society:

Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals.

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My yard is full of fireflies! (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by LogLurker@mander.xyz to c/nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz

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Hope this is an acceptable contribution here. I've been converting areas of my Midwestern yard to native plant habitat for the past 2+ years. It's sparkling with fireflies tonight while the surrounding grass yards are dark. Gives me a bit of a boost to get ready for tackling the sprouts of pokeweed and thistle tomorrow.

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[–] LucidFeverDream@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's awesome! I've been seeing less and less of them here in the Northeast and it's very sad. I remember mid/late summers just filled with them in the evenings when I was a kid.

[–] quickbasset@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Yeayyy that is great! I was concerned there didn't seem as many in my yard here in the Mid-Atlantic, but they do seem to be building up in number as the nights warm up