Native Plants

Did you ever hear about native plants? If you like gardening, you will surely be glad to find out more about them.

Having a garden is a great thing, we do all have different reasons to have a garden, but if you want to have a garden with plant that grows naturally at the site, attractive, benefit the environment, and with minimal maintain - sometimes we just don't have the time to take care of the flowers, to water them and keep away insects and weeds. Then the only solution in this case is to plant quality Native plants in the garden.

Native plants, just like their name states, are native, and have been living in a certain area for many years, maybe even for centuries.

They had plenty of time to adapt and to spread throughout the land.

This means that they are used to the climate, to the surroundings, to other plants, insects and so on.

They bloom and grow without any human intervention, they keep away pests and weeds, they don't need irrigation or fertilization, in short you never have to do anything and they will be still out there, blooming beautifully. Isn't this great?

How to Choose

They grow wildly in fields, but they can make your garden beautiful with their vivid colors. Before you plant them into your garden, make some research to see which plants and flowers are the most common in your area.

There are some resources that can help you with this. For instance,

• Old Farmer’s Almanac Frost Chart will give you a hand in finding the most suitable flowers for your garden, and also give you information about the growing season.
• If you want to know more about the weather and other relevant factors that can influence flowers and plants, you can find a lot of information form Hardiness Zone Map by the Arbor Day Foundation. They can tell you basically anything about your region, such as the overall precipitation and temperature.
• For choosing the right plants look for information at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s Database. There you can see which flowers are ideal for your garden.
• Virtual Plant Tags shows you what conditions certain plants require. With all these sources you can surely find the native flowers that will thrive happily in your yard.

Planting

After choosing the plants and planting them, you don't have to do much more, because:

• They don't need irrigation
• They do not depend on anyone to get extra nutrients
• They fend off pests naturally, propagate without any help, and otherwise thrive without any outside human intervention.
• They likely to be drought-tolerant, able to withstand the stress of occasional dry periods throughout the various seasons.

You can just enjoy their beauty whenever you have the time and stop worrying about gardening. They are beautiful and have great fragrance.

These plants are more familiar and they will make you feel more like home. You can save a lot of money if you plant quality native plants, since they don't need anything extra, just the sunlight and some water.

Most Popular

Some of the most exotic and beautiful are the Australian and Californian native plants. They have vivid colors and a strong fragrance.

Some of the most beloved Australian include trees that can grow really big, like the eucalyptus, or stylish shrubs, like the Banksia Ashbyi, with beautiful large orange colored flowers, that have a quite unusual shape.

Californian include perennial flowers like the Columbine, a very popular flower with colors varying from purple to pink. These flowers resemble tiny little bells and they grow wildly in fields and in gardens.

No matter which native plant you decide to grow in your garden, you can enjoy their beauty without much effort and time.

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