Growing native plants in your garden offers numerous benefits, including supporting local ecosystems, attracting pollinators, and reducing environmental impact. By understanding your garden’s conditions and selecting appropriate native species, you can create a thriving and sustainable garden.
There has been a lot of interest in growing native plants in recent year due to the fact that they are easy to care for, provide a habitat and food for wildlife, and help restore the ecosystem of your yard. Some believe that natives aren’t attractive, which is simply not the case. By including a variety of natives that bloom at different times and have multi-seasonal attributes, you can have a beautiful natural landscape year-round.
There are several wonderful examples of native plant species that have been purposefully planted in a few of the gardens on the 2025 Gardens of Uxbridge Tour. Those who experience the garden tour will also have an opportunity to speak to an authority on native plantings at one of the 8 featured gardens. In the Uxbridge area, we are also fortunate to have a garden centre dedicated to native plants – Native Plants in Claremont – as well as Richter’s Herbs who feature many interesting specimen plants.
To learn more about local native plants and the case for growing them in your garden, check out this CBC article.