{"id":7740,"date":"2022-03-07T01:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T20:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2023-07-16T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T20:12:25","slug":"benefits-of-native-plants-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/benefits-of-native-plants-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Native Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7740\" class=\"elementor elementor-7740\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59c53bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59c53bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe06c92\" data-id=\"fe06c92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8137d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8137d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:file {\"id\":7438,\"href\":\"https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/For-website-Resources.docx\"} --><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<h5>You may have heard the enthusiastic push to plant native plants, but do you know what&#8217;s special about natives?<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9068\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9068\" src=\"https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aromatic-aster-and-bumblebee-Amy-G.jpg\" alt=\"Aromatic-aster-and-bumblebee-Amy-G\" width=\"243\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aromatic-aster-and-bumblebee-Amy-G.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aromatic-aster-and-bumblebee-Amy-G-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avonleagardensandinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Aromatic-aster-and-bumblebee-Amy-G-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bumblebee on aster (Symphyotrichum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Why are native plants so beneficial? Well, I\u2019m glad you asked!<\/p>\n<p>The most important reason to plant native plants is that <strong>they support our local food webs.<\/strong> Native plants have evolved with our native wildlife over thousands of years, and the two have come to know each other very well. Native plants offer nectar and pollen for pollinators, and provide seeds and fruits for birds and other wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Many native plants are also <strong>host plants<\/strong> &#8211; plants on which butterflies lay their eggs, and which provide a food source for the emerging caterpillars. 90% of the insects that eat plants can develop and reproduce only on the plants with which they evolved. If a momma butterfly can\u2019t find the native plant she needs, she can\u2019t lay her eggs successfully, and thus no babies \u2013 no caterpillars! \u2013 the basis for many a food chain.<\/p>\n<p>Native plants are <strong>naturally adapted to the climate, rainfall, and soils<\/strong> of our region. Their roots extend deeper into the soil than the roots of many non-native plants (including turfgrass), which means natives are more drought resistant, and absorb more water. When planted in the appropriate site conditions (remember \u201cRight plant, right place!\u201d), native plants require less (if any) fertilizers, less (if any) pesticides, less water and less maintenance than non-native plants. The less input plants require, the more sustainable your garden, and the better for the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Native plants attract natural enemies. Natural enemies are beneficial insects such as lady beetles, lacewings, and wasps, that provide natural pest control through predation or parasitism. <strong>Instead of using pesticides, watch nature in action by planting native plants<\/strong> &#8211; asters, coneflowers, Culver\u2019s root, goldenrods, ironweed, mountain mints and rattlesnake master (to name a few) &#8211; and watch those beneficial insects go!<\/p>\n<p>Native plants are unique to our geographic region, and <strong>create a distinct sense of place.<\/strong> When we plant natives, we celebrate our geographic heritage, and honor the horticultural history of the great US of A. 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