Realization is widely growing that planting native is essential to support our ecosystems. While a number of conservation groups began incorporating and promoting natives 15-20 years ago, now many digital influencers and mainstream news are also promoting native plants. As you may have heard me say, gardening and landscaping with native plants is not at all a new concept. In the spirit of America's 250th Anniversary, I'd like to share a story to illustrate this.

We've significantly improved our plant list web page, enhancing it with photos, growing conditions, and typical plant characteristics to help you learn about and choose native plants.

It's spring and everywhere trees are leafing out. But your Holly has some of its leaves turning yellow and dropping. Don't worry! Your Holly is just going through its natural, yearly spring leaf-shedding process.

Many people equate the arrival of spring with the appearance of non-native daffodils, tulips, and crocuses. These early bloomers are called spring ephemerals. They thrive in the gentle sunlight that filters through the bare branches of trees and shrubs in late winter and early spring. Once they bloom and produce seeds, these early emergers die back, leaving no trace before hot summer temperatures begin. Did you know there are native spring ephemerals? Skunk Cabbage, Trout Li