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Advantages to using native plants in your garden include:
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Natives are more resistant to local fungal diseases and
pests.
·
Natives save money by requiring less water, very little
fertilizer, and a
minimum
of other maintenance chores.
· Natives
are diverse and display a wide range of sizes, growth
patterns,
cultural
requirements, and flowers.
· Many
natives are beautiful and show their own unique floral
design.
· Natives
create a sense of place unique to the area in which you
live.
· Natives
create wildlife habitats because the local fauna,
particularly the
pollinators, are already adapted to live with and benefit
by them.
· Natives
can be used to recreate natural ecosystems well adapted to
any
site.
· Natives
are challenging to propagate. Many species await
garden trial.
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