The watershed approach to landscaping allows us to change "ornamental" landscapes into multi-benefit environmental solutions.

How to Plant Native Plants in Natural Layers: Grow native plants in natural layers to create a meadow garden.

Learn how to design a stylish pollinator garden; a bustling meeting space for bees, butterflies, parasitic wasps, and hummingbirds.

Native Garden Designs are a beautiful and sustainable choice for any landscape! 🌿🏞️ Featuring indigenous plants and eco-friendly layouts, these designs are a delightful blend of nature and local beauty. Quick to cultivate and bursting with natural charm, Native Garden Designs are perfect for creating a vibrant and resilient garden. Indulge in this eco-friendly twist on traditional gardening today! 🌱✨ #NativeGardenDesigns #SustainableLandscaping #EcoFriendlyGardening #LocalFlora

This is a secret garden!My friend and native plant gardener, Alice, describes herself as a late comer to native plants. I say she is an artist whose palette is native plants. The results are enchanting. There are so many ideas to borrow from her garden. Growing Many SpeciesOne is an approach that defies traditional garden design advice to place plants in groups of odd numbers, 3s, 5s, or 7s, to create mass of color or texture. While Alice employs this technique in a few places, she also uses…

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A gallery of North Texas native and well-adapted landscapes - beautiful, drought tolerant green spaces bursting with life and color.

Printing note: This design was created to be 8.5″ x 14″ and the design pdf will print best on legal size paper. Wild Ones Meet the Designers Webinar Meet Wild Ones Native Garden Designers Danielle Bell (Milwaukee) & Susan Hall (Toledo) Existing Site Conditions Existing site conditions are important when selecting the right plant for […]

How do I start? Many people wrestle with this question after deciding they want to transform their existing yard into a native plant garden. When Susan and Jim Graham first made that decision they described their existing yard as “ mostly turf grass with an azalea mustache;” a look typical of many of the landscapes…