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Connecting people and native plants
for a healthy planet
 

Wild Ones promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaborative action.
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Habitat Makers Tom and Marilynn's Garden

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 HABITAT MAKERS This video is part of a series called Habitat Makers™. It is about people devoted to ecological restoration.

Wild Ones Prairie Edge Chapter Position on No Mow May and Bee Lawns
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We offer several superior catch phrases, including:
Better Than Dandelions
Beyond Bee Lawns
Say No, to No Mow May
​More Meadow May


A typical bee lawn and an un-mowed lawn in May will not provide the same nutritional quality or sustained habitat throughout the season as native plantings. Weeds such as dandelions and creeping charlie are likely to be an unwelcome nuisance in your neighbor's yards and do not provide adequate nutrition for pollinators. 

Even a small pocket garden of carefully chosen native plants can provide pollinators with high quality nectar, pollen, larval host plants and other habitat conditions they require to complete their life cycles.

The Benefits of Native Plants

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Where Can I Buy Native Plants?

Wild Ones Prairie Edge has a comprehensive listing of native plant suppliers, garden designers, and ecological restoration companies. 
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I'm new to native plant gardening. Where do I begin?


​Check out our webpage and handout titled How To Install and Maintain a Native Plant Habitat.
Visit our Resources tab for other Wild Ones publications, book recommendations, helpful short videos and more.
For more advice, use the CONTACT US tab to request a site visit or talk to a native plant landscaping enthusiast.

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  • Home
  • MEETINGS
  • TOURS
  • PLANT SALE
  • Resources
    • Native Plant Nursery and Contractor Listing
    • The Benefits of Native Plants
    • How To Install and Maintain a Native Plant Habitat
    • Wild Ones Publications
    • Recommended Books
    • Conservation Organizations
    • Videos
    • Invasive Plants website
    • National Wild Ones website
  • CONTACT US