Native swaps

Keep the look. Bring back the life.

Every plant below is a garden-centre regular that feeds almost nothing here. For each one, we match native plants that fill the same role, the same light, the same shape, the same season, and actually feed the bees, butterflies, and birds on your street.

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Instead of Burning BushinvasiveEuonymus alatus Instead of Norway MapleinvasiveAcer platanoides Instead of Chinese Silvergrass (Miscanthus)invasiveMiscanthus sinensis Instead of HostaHosta spp.Instead of DaylilyHemerocallis spp.Instead of Common LilacSyringa vulgaris Instead of ForsythiaForsythia suspensa Instead of Japanese MapleAcer palmatum Instead of Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla Instead of BoxwoodBuxus sempervirens Instead of Russian SagePerovskia atriplicifolia Instead of LavenderLavandula angustifolia Instead of Bearded IrisIris germanica Instead of WeigelaWeigela florida Instead of Garden PhloxPhlox paniculata Instead of PeonyPaeonia lactiflora

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