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Why native plants? (nativegardendesigns.wildones.org)
submitted 1 year ago by greatwhitebuffalo41 to c/nolawns
 

Here's another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives.

What natives do you have growing?

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[โ€“] Thebazilly@pathfinder.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm replacing my whole backyard with drought tolerant native plants. It's a work in progress and a constant battle against the weeds at the moment because it's about 5,000 square feet of area.

So far I have echinacea, mock orange, golden currant, several species of penstemon (cut-leaf, grandiflora, Rocky Mountain), a juniper tree, yarrow, sagebrush, chokecherries, showy milkweed, orange globemallow, and elderberries.

The milkweed is probably my favorite right now while things are growing in. I swear it is bigger every time I look at it.

[โ€“] greatwhitebuffalo41 2 points 1 year ago

If you feel like it, I'm sure the community would love to see pics! I know I would.