Pipevine swallowtail larvae / Photo by Hans Rilling

Pipevine caterpillar, after lunch / Photo by Hans Rilling

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NATIVE PLANTS

January 27, 2009

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What makes a gardener fall in love with native plants? For me, the explanation’s simple: native animals. There’s nothing I like more than seeing a ruby-throated hummingbird hovering at the crossvine, grey squirrels collecting acorns or a praying mantis lurking in the clematis. And the more native plants you have, the more (more…)
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