About Native Gardening

Gardening For Life

Chances are, you have never thought of your garden - - indeed, of all of the space on your property - - as a wildlife preserve that represents the last chance we have for sustaining plants and animals that were once common throughout the U.S. But that is exactly the role our suburban landscapes are now playing and will play even more in the near future.

Gardening for Biodiversity

This list contains the 20 best native woody and perennial plant genera for supporting biodiversity in East Coast suburban landscapes. There are many alien ornamentals in these genera as well, so be sure to choose native member of each genus for your gardens.