Why native?
Native plants do the quiet work that holds an ecosystem together.
It's why we plant nothing else.
Why native planting matters
Four reasons it's worth doing right.
Pollinators
Native flowers feed the bees and butterflies that evolved with them.
Water & soil
Deep native roots soak up rain, hold soil, and recharge groundwater.
Low maintenance
Adapted to local conditions — less watering, mowing, and fuss.
Ecosystem & wildlife
Native plants are the base of the food web — birds and wildlife depend on them.
The other side
The damage non-native & invasive plants do.
Left unchecked, the wrong plants can unravel a whole habitat.
Aggressive spread
Invasives outcompete natives, taking over whole areas fast.
Habitat loss
As natives vanish, so does the food and shelter wildlife needs.
See the difference
The same ground can go two very different ways.
Habitat piles
Instead of brush piles, we build habitat piles.
Most crews haul brush away or burn it. We stack it with intention — logs and limbs arranged into shelter for the creatures that belong here.
On one site, a family of foxes moved into a pile we built. A little leftover wood became a home.
That's the whole idea: leave the land more alive than we found it.