Wild Strawberries are a hit with everyone. Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) produces tiny but delicious and fragrant fruits. #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #wildflower

Doug Tallamy's years-long research has shown that one pair of Chickadees requires 6,000 to 9,000 caterpillars to raise one clutch of young. To support birds, stop all landscape-wide poisons & plant more natives, particually oak trees. Read: greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea). Wowzers. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #wildflower

Glade Coneflower (Echinacea simulata). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenethera macrocarpa). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #naturallandscape #pollinatorgarden

Barbara's Buttons (Marshallia caespitosa) blooming in the prairie garden. Glade Coneflower (Echinacea simulata) starting up, too. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #wildflower

Leafcutter bee utilized wild strawberry?! #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

Bender, is that you?

Woodland Pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica). Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, MO. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden

Copper Iris (Iris fulva). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #grownative Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, MO

Copper Iris (Iris fulva). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #grownative Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, MO

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) has fruits under the leaves, berries droop down, from white flowers. Native. Sooo tasty. Mock Strawberry (Potentilla indica) fruit faces up, above leaves, from yellow flowers. Not native. Not so tasty! #nativeplants #ediblegarden

Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa) makes a splendid grove. Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) and Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) behind them. #naturallandscape ##nativeplants #shrub #bloom

Prairie Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum) Now Blooming!! Planted last year in the Oakapaw Garden. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden

Seeking advice. Natural Landscaping and Native Plants inspire me immensely. Started an LLC that assists green industry businesses with software. I'd LOVE to expand into natural landscape consultation, struggling with a plan and imposter syndrome. Advice? #landscape #nativeplants #consulting

2016 vs 2026. A lot of change in our home landscape. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

First bloom of Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenethera macrocarpa) in our natural landscape. #wildflower #naturallandscape #nativeplants Kansas City area

Bumble on Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa). #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn #naturallandscape

SW gardens being merged. Wild Strawberry and Blue Mistflower can fight it out with creeping charlie between the Woodland Sunflower, Elderberry, Ninebark, Indigo Bush and Shrubby St John's Wort. #killyourlawn #naturallandscape

Expanding West garden. This one may be tough. Going to start with large annual sunflowers to serve as perennial shade. What else goes well here? Bakes after noon til late evening. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants Kansas City area.

Habitat Restore stone edging added to the east garden! Happy 10th birthday to this garden. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

Mix o' fun. Wild Ginger, Wild Columbine, Woodland Spiderwort, with a couple little new Solomons Seal. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #pollinatorgarden

Such beautiful foliage of Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

Now you see 'em. Now you don't. Seek out the curious flowers of Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants

Grape Honeysuckle (Lonicera reticulata). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants

Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) now blooming. #landscaping ##pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn

Shredded Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) bloom, held together by spider silk. #WhatYouPlantMatters #killyourlawn #naturallandscape

Deep Roots are amazing. Prairies are resilient. And I think Little Bluestem can dunk! Had the opportunity to volunteer for Missouri Prairie Foundation and Grow Native at a KC area green homes expo a couple weeks ago. Saw this amazing display. #Sustainability #Landscaping #NativePlants

Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape

Black Cherry flowers smell so good, too! #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #landscaping

First Blooms of Woodland Spiderwort (Tradescantia ernestiana). #WhatYouPlantMatters #landscape #nativeplants

Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum). #wildflower #WhatYouPlantMatters #landscape

Dwarf Spiderwort (Tradescantia tharpii) now blooming. #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #landscape

Guess I won't be playing the lottery today.

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum). #wildflowers #nativeplants

Trillium sessile, I think. Southwest Missouri. #wildflowers #nativeplants

MPF & Grow Native! will be tabling information at the April 11 Healthy Yards Expo, a free annual event in Shawnee Kansas. Find details in the flyer below, and at this link: https://ow.ly/N1NW50YFhEN

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica). #wildflower #nativeplants

Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata). #WhatYouPlantMatters #grownative #pollinatorgarden

Time for some Zzz's. Golden Alexanders (Zizia aptera). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #pollinatorgarden

New species just dropped in our landscape. Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #killyourlawn #wildflower

First blooms of Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica). #WhatYouPlantMatters #killyourlawn #wildflowergarden

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

Our Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) blooming. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants

Pussytoes (Antennaria but i forget which one). Have planted A. parlinii and A. neglecta. #WhatYouPlantMatters #grownative #pollinatorgarden

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) starting to flower!! #WhatYouPlantMatters #nativeplants #grownative

Roundleaf Ragwort (Packera obovata), aka Golden Groundsel. Excellent groundcover and living mulch. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #killyourlawn