Traditional Indigenous plant medicines are plants that grow locally, also known as native plants. They grow in specific ...

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on ...

The gardens have over 250 different species, all native to the region. "A native plant to here is one that existed prior to European settlement, and its range is the Acadian Forest," Priesnitz said.

Plant recommendations Recommending native plants can be hard, because some plants are very geographically specific. But here are a few. "I love Eastern White Cedar because it grows for 1,000 years ...

1. If you plant native species, you'll attract more wildlife Planting native varieties provides shelter and food for home-grown insects, birds, and other animals that benefit the ecosystem.

Once hardly recognized, native trees like Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) are now in high demand, garden columnist John DeGroot says. (Getty Images) Our affection for native plants is ...

The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, based in Austin, Texas, has a wonderful online plant database that allows users to search native plants by state, lifecycle, bloom time and other criteria.

You can search for native plant nurseries across the country too. WWF Canada has also started a how-to site for growing native plants called re:grow.

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on trees, shrubs ...