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- Sponsored Content: Gardening Mar 31, 2022
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The Holistic Landscaper: How to Integrate Native Gardens with Your Local Ecosystem
Now that spring has finally arrived, it may be tempting to trundle off to the nursery and load your car up with pots of black eyed susans, bee balm, and echinacea to beautify your garden and create a happy home for your local pollinators. But you will be much more successful if you consider the area surrounding your yard first and make decisions that enhance the health of the local whole ecosystem.
- Sponsored Content: Gardening Jul 13, 2021
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“Is It Native?” Why The First Question You Ask When Plant Shopping Is the Most Important
“Is it native?” That's the first question you should ask when you see a plant you like at a nursery, says John Messerschmidt, owner of Hudson Valley Native Landscaping in High Falls. "If the answer is no, it does nothing to contribute to the wildlife around you." Here, the native plants expert explains why and how those non-native plants in your garden are affecting the local populations of caterpillars and birds that rely on native plants for food.
- Sponsored Content: General Home & Garden Mar 30, 2021
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Creating a Rain Garden with Native Plants
According to John Messerschmidt, owner of Hudson Valley Native Landscaping, you can do your part to mitigate the effects of excess rainwater on your local stormwater systems by planting a rain garden. Here, he shares a few of his favorite native plants for rain gardens that will capture water and provide food and shelter for butterflies, song birds, and other wildlife.
- Sponsored Content: Gardening Jul 14, 2020
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5 Sun-Loving Native Flowers in Bloom in the Hudson Valley
Inspiration for your own garden from Hudson Valley Native Landscaping
Native landscaper John Messerschmidt offers five sun-loving native plants whose blooms you can spot outside this summer, plus some helpful tips for adding them to your own garden.
- Sponsored Content: Gardening Jun 9, 2020
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Turn Your Garden Into a Hummingbird Paradise With These 5 Native Plants
Hummingbirds are unparalleled pollinators. Their elongated, curved beaks are tailor-made for flowers with long or narrow blooms, which can be difficult for bees and butterflies to reach. Landscaper John Messerschmidt offers tips on which beautiful native plants to add to your garden to attract these petite pollinators and ensure abundant flowers year after year.
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