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Does your idea of the perfect garden include abundant plants that thrive with relatively...

Picture this: You step into your garden, and the beds are brimming with flowers that thrive on benign neglect.

If your idea of the perfect garden includes abundant plants that do well with little human intervention, while attracting and supporting all manner of pollinators, you can make it real by planting native plants. The best way to attract them is by using plants that support them. Non-native species – exotic plants from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe and, to some degree, from distant regions of the U.S. – are simply not recognized as food sources by native pollinators.

Picture this: You step into your garden, and the beds are brimming with flowers that thrive on benign neglect.

Picture this: You step into your garden, and the beds are brimming with flowers that thrive on benign neglect. You seldom need to water them, and they don’t require much in the way of fertilizer, either.