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Monarch butterfly on a Swamp Milkweed in a native plant garden.

Native Plants and Natural Gardens 101

August 1, 2024

New here? Here are the most important articles on this website about native plant gardens and shorelines.

About native plants

Haliburton native plants explained

Hand-picked local native plants

Myths about native plants and natural gardens

About shorelines

Haliburton shoreline naturalization: better for the lake, better for you

About making gardens

How to choose the right plants

Weeding native plant gardens

Deer and natural gardens

Planting in layers

How natural gardens develop

Are native plant gardens messy?

My most important advice about natural gardens

Examples of gardens Grounded has made

Helpful books, articles and other resources

Plant Details

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