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Wildflower Gardens - Gardening for a Natural Affect

Wildflower gardens aren't the answer for the lazy gardener. Wildflowers may look like they just happened, but a wildflower garden can easily become a weed patch if not maintained as a garden.
Native Plants - Why You Should be Growing Plants Native to Your Area.
Why grow native plants? Because native plants take less work and resources, the birds and butterflies love plant natives and native plants are beautiful? OK, just what is a native plant?
Growing Wildflowers & Native Plants
It’s such a treat to stumble on a patch of wildflowers. But how many of us every think of planting wildflowers in our gardens? Choosing wildflowers native to your area is smart in two ways: It will cut down on maintenance, since the plants are well adapted to your growing conditions and it prevents the heartache of tossing out a mixture of wildflower seeds that make more promises than they keep. Here’s an online tool to help you find wildflowers and native plants suitable for your garden.
Wildflower Gardens - Gardening with Nature?
Gardeners have been led to believe that you can simply scatter some seeds and wind up with a self-sowing meadow of bluebells and lacecaps. In truth, even a wild and natural garden look requires some planning and effort. The good news is that most of the effort in wildflower gardening is in getting the garden started.

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