Why native plants?
According to the The National Audubon Society:
Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals.
What our community is about—
This community is for everyone who is interested in planting native species in their garden. Come here for discussions, questions, and sharing of ideas/photos.
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I've wanted a butterfly weed plant for years and this year I finally just decided to buy some small ones and remove any guesswork. That night the idiot squirrel that lives on my property dug them both up, so this is my solution to protect the new one i was graciously given for free from the same nursery i got the others.
I used like ten 6" landscaping staples to anchor the wire, and if the squirrel gets through that I'm gonna lose my shit
I find that squirrels have a lot more time in a day to try to figure out how to get to food, than I have to try to prevent them.
If I stop the squirrels, its more interesting to the bunnies, so then they join in to try.
If the bunnies try, then it becomes a competition with the chipmunks and ground hogs.
Within a week I have a deer in my yard claiming victory over all the tiny animals that aren't as great and majestic, while standing over the hole that used to be my special plant.
I typically try not to fight nature, but I've wanted a butterfly weed plant for YEARS and refuse to sacrifice this one