The spring view of a newly planted native plant garden at an urban home.
The mid-summer view of this dynamic and colorful, native plant landscape.
The perennials and shrubs are laid out according to plan and ready to be planted.
A front yard that is ready for planting.
Preparing a backyard for a dense, diverse planting of perennials, grasses and shrubs to attract birds and insects.
The first season of a perennial bed sloping beside a client's driveway
Asclepias syriaca, aka common milkweed, is surprisingly fragrant. Without milkweed plants, monarch butterflies will be extinct.
Blue vervain and ox-eye sunflower in a mixed border.
Eutrochium purpereum aka Joe-pye weed, is one of my favorite plants. The large flower heads are covered in many types of butterflies, moths, and bees in July and August.
Asters are crucial late season forage for bees and butterflies.