Native hibiscus is just about the toughest plant you can have in a low spot, ditch, or riverbed 😍

SUET brings all the woodpeckers to the yard! #nativeplants #gardening

STOP amending soil, instead, plant native plants! #gardening #sustainablegardening #nativeplants

SECRET FLOWER: Wild Ginger, native plant for shade in the eastern US.

Got AWFUL soil? No problem here in the midwest, baby! Native plants grow in clay, rocks, rivers...

DAD always has the right tools for any job! Magic pockets. #gardening #treeplanting

Native Plant Gardening Snarky Opinions #gardening #nativeplants

Is the garden CLOSED for the season? How are you keeping busy when the snow is sticking? #gardening

Water is life, not WASTE! I keep as much water on my property as I can, and have plants that LOVE IT

Acorns are WASTED in the parking lot and in mowed lawns. Take 'em somewhere they can grow! So easy!

Invasive species everywhere! Buckthorn and honeysuckle still have their leaves & are easy to spot!

What's YOUR choice? Level up your garden with #nativeplants #compost

The only plant that still has leaves this time of year- invasive BUCKTHORN! It's everywhere.

They do such a great job. 🥹 #nativeplants #garden #trees

STOP fall cleanup! Leave stems and seeds for insects and birds this year, and save $$$. 💰💰💰

It's ok not to know everything! There's a lotta plants... #gardening #nativeplants

SPOOKIEST tree in the midwest? Or edible food forest rock star? The Shagbark Hickory is my favorite

Did you play under trees as a kid? Trees defined the goalposts for a lot of our games. 😂#planttrees

Native shrubs mean flowers for bees, fruit for birds, colorful in the fall. #nativeplants #garden

POISON IVY really stands out in the forest with its beautiful red and yellow color. #nativeplants

Removing ALL of the lawn can be great! It's a big step, so be ready! #nativeplants #gardening #lawn

Loving this time of year! It goes by so fast, it's easy to miss it. (Shagbark hickory nut)

Can you have TOO many sedges? Asking for a friend. #plantnative #gardening #nativeplants

Native plants SHINE in the fall garden with flowers, fruit, berries, and nuts. #nativeplants #trees

Sadly, not all weeds can be controlled by pulling them. Careful use of herbicides has its place.

Spicebush has gorgeous red berries, nutritious for our native birds right before the cold winter.

The best kept SECRET to gorgeous shade gardens isn't the flowers. It's sedges! #plantnative

It's HOT this week in the fall garden! Collecting acorns in the summer sun! #plantnative #gardening

Monarch caterpillars are everywhere right now! This is what happens when you #plantnative

Collect milkweed seeds NOW before it's too late! #plantnative #nativeplants#monarchbutterfly

Clogged rain barrel is a typical problem in my native plant garden! #nativeplants

#plantnative #nativeplants #gardening #nature #homegrownnationalpark

LAWN ALTERNATIVES don't have to look like lawn! Trees, shrubs, flowers, and vines cut in bit by bit.

FASTEST growing oak tree in the US is probably the chinkapin oak, Quercus muehlenbergii

DOUBLE your garden size by harvesting native plant seeds now! Scatter them on bare soil in winter.

Fall garden chores are coming to an ecosystem near you! The next season is just getting started!

Black Walnut is native to the US and has edible nuts, IF you can get to them before the squirrels!

Collect Acorns Now For Fall Planting

UNDERRATED Brown-Eyed Susan is your girl for part shade. Look at all that color, late august blooms

Get our your saws! Invasive species are going down left and right this fall! #invasivespecies

It's SPIDER season! Saw this gorgeous specimen while making a video about milkweed seed saving.

Sedges are the new hostas. Pennsilvania Sedge is perfect. Goes with everything.

Poison ivy can be hard to identify sometimes! Lotsa plants have three leaves, it takes practice!

Lawn is out of style. You can find unused pieces of lawn and turn them into habitat for wildlife!

Gardening during RAGWEED season ain't easy! Here's some bad makeup tips no one asked for #gardening

Invasive species, once you see 'em, you can't unsee 'em! 🤢 #plantnative

Sumacade (sumac lemonade) is in my future! Hoping we can control it! #plantnative

Invasive Japanese knotweed is a real bummer but it can be controlled by treating in September.