Adding native plants to your garden space, designing and maintaining it in a natural, sustainable way, can restore habitat ...

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.

Native plants attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife; you can watch it up close in your yard, container or rooftop garden, parks, schools and churchyards. What joy it can bring us!

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The seed mixes have more than 30 species, including little bluestem, coneflower, black-eyed Susan, beebalm and milkweed. In general, the flowers bloom from mid-May through August, peaking in June.

That means it’s a local ecotype, so it’s very specific to our conditions,” Wright said. “Those plants are adapted and ready, and they need a little less care in the long run.