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Updated: May 19, 2022
Native Plants for the Home Landscape
Learn about native plants and why they are so important to the environment and how to include them in your landscape.
Updated: April 2, 2024
Native Plants and Climate Change
How is climate change affecting native plants? Some plant species will adapt to climate change and some plant populations will migrate to new areas by seed dispersal. Some species may go locally extinct. Here we explore the possible changes to plant populations as the climate warms.
Updated: January 16, 2024
What is a Native Plant?
How is a native plant defined? Native plants occur naturally in their ecoregion where they have adapted to physical conditions and co-evolved with other species in the system.
Updated: February 15, 2023
Cultivars of Native Plants
Is it good or bad to use cultivars of native plants ("nativars") in a garden? Here we answer common questions and misperceptions about cultivars of native plants.
