The success of a restoration project depends on the careful selection of appropriate plant materials, particularly native plants. Whether you’re planning to restore a local forest or marshland, choosing the right plants is critical to the short-term and long-term prosperity… Read More
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4 Ways to Attract Lightning Bugs to Your Yard
Lighting bugs, or fireflies, thrive in the summer heat. The luminescent insect lives in various habitats and can be found all over the world, but they’re especially attracted to warm and humid climates. Do you enjoy the sight of twinkling… Read More
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City Living: Plant a Container Garden with Native Plants
City residents often wonder how they can establish a beautiful garden without a yard or garden space. Container gardens offer a solution for the limitation of space, and they make perfect homes for countless species of natives. Discover how you… Read More
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Plant a Rain Garden This Summer
Is your landscape in need of an upgrade? Adding a rain garden is an elegant and functional solution to how you use rainwater and runoff in your landscape. If you’re like us, your home has plenty of runoff during the… Read More
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3 Tips for Designing a Native Plant Garden
One of the most common misconceptions about native plants is that they’re too wild to offer a clean, structural aesthetic to a landscape. According to those not versed in native plants, grasses tend to grow long and free while wildflowers… Read More
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How to Maintain Plants in the Summer Heat
The summer has unofficially started now that we’re past Memorial Day, and the heat is here. While this is great news for the beach enthusiasts, it’s often very hard on plants in your yard and your home. Heat waves can… Read More
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How You Can Help the Bees this Summer
Pollinators like honeybees are responsible in large part for a majority of the foods we enjoy every day. But in recent years, bees and other pollinators have been in crisis. It’s important to protect these species in order to maintain… Read More
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Plant a Tree in 5 Simple Steps
American Native Plants is a one-stop shop for all of your native plant restoration, reforestation, wetland, and landscaping needs! Not only do we offer a wide variety of native trees, but we also provide high-quality hardgoods such as tree shelters… Read More
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4 Gardening Tips for Beginners
If the beautiful spring weather has you aching to get out in the garden, you’re not alone. This is the prime season for gardeners, but if you’ve never had a garden before it can be a little intimidating. Don’t let… Read More
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How to Manage Native Plants
Switching to native plants in your home landscape is an excellent way to establish a more environmentally friendly space that is steeped in beauty. Because native plants are ideally suited for the environment they are being grown in, they have… Read More