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Plant Profile: Green Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis)
Green Hawthorn is probably one of the most common hawthorns available on the market. It provides 4 seasons of interest, with white flowers in the Spring, red berries in the summer, bronze to red foliage in the fall, and bark that peels off in the winter to reveal orange inner bark.
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Plant Profile: Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema virginianum)
Do not confuse this butterfly pea with the non-native one used to make butterfly pea tea! Spurred Butterfly Pea is a native vine with pink or purple flowers, which has a long blooming season. Its easy to grow and care for, and a great choice for small yards or container gardens.
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Plant Profile: Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Black Chokeberry is a medium-sized shrub that is popular with wildlife and has brilliant fall foliage. It is covered with white flowers in the spring, which give way to edible berries in the summer. It’s bright fall foliage makes it a good substitute for the highly invasive, non-native Burning Bush.
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Review: The Cheapest 12 inch Tree Pots on Amazon
If you’re a serial seed starter like me, you may eventually find yourself in need of a decent quantity of 12 inch tree pots. Well, I bought the cheapest pots I could find on Amazon, to see if they’re worth the money so you don’t have to.
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Plant Profile: Coastal Serviceberry (Amelanchier obovalis)
Coastal serviceberry is a small shrub that sports showy white flowers in Spring, and blue/black berries in the summer that are popular with birds. It is considered a keystone species and it’s small size makes it a great choice for a yard that may not have room for larger keystone species like Oaks and Maples.
● About Me
I’m Emily, the creator and author behind this blog. When I first started trying to attract pollinators to my yard, everything pointed to native plants. I had to spend hours and hours researching what to grow because there was no central hub of information for new gardeners like myself. So I decided to create it. I hope my website helps you skip the research and get straight to planting.
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