“In the past, we have asked one thing of our gardens: that they be pretty. Now they have to support life, sequester carbon, feed pollinators and manage water.”
Doug Tallamy
Ecological Landscape Design/Build by Refugia, Narberth (before and after)
Native Plants
Why Native?
Where to purchase locally
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- Native plants promote biodiversity and stewardship of our natural heritage.
- Native plants sequester, or remove, carbon from the air.
- Native plants require less water than lawns and help prevent erosion, water runoff and, consequently, flooding.
- Native plants help reduce air pollution.
- Native plants provide shelter and food for wildlife.
- Native plants do not require fertilizers and require fewer pesticides than lawns.
More info at
Where to purchase locally
More info at
- Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/trees-lawns-and-landscaping
- Native Plant Finder https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/
- United States Department of Agriculture https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/Native_Plant_Materials/Native_Gardening/index.shtml
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center https://www.wildflower.org/plants/
Where to purchase locally
Where to purchase locally
Where to purchase locally
- Good Host Plants, Philadelphia PA https://www.goodhostplants.com
- Mustardi's Nursery, Newtown Sq PA http://www.mostardi.com
- Orners, Havertown PA https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054363078900Wolff's
- Red Bud, Media PA https://redbudnative.com
- Taddeos Greenhouse, Havertown PA https://www.taddeosgreenhouses.com
- Wolff's Apple House, Media PA https://wolffsapplehouse.com/plant-garden/