Florida 2025

Before

After

Property changes by adding native plants will result in less mowing, more shade, and varieties that attract birds and butterflies
Many birds, pollinators and other wildlife were seen in these gardens. Native plants are filling in. Beautyberry is one of the favorite additions.
New blueberry bush added–feeds birds and people.
The blueberry plant isn’t too much bigger, but the berries are larger. Fruit-loving birds are going to be delighted.
The grass and weeds are being removed and replaced with Florida native plants. The plants will be chosen to not only enhance the landscape but to attract insects, birds, small mammals, snakes and other wildlife.
The native plants bloomed in 100+ heat with no watering
Dirt being delivered to jump start the new gardens.
This gardener has enjoyed a brown thrasher in their new garden for several weeks.
These homeowners are redoing the garden anyway and are choosing to focus on native plants.
The sunflowers bloomed for two weeks and insects and butterflies loved them.
Homeowner plans to plant some blue porterweed to attract more pollinators.
This gardener has enjoyed a brown thrasher in their new garden for several weeks.
New home in a HOA community, so homeowner is adding small plants where they can.
This spot has some happy native plants intermixed with nonnative, but colorful zinnias and cosmos.
Large milkweeds for monarchs will be added along with other native plants.
New plants have done well
The cleared area is going to be used as a pollinator plant area.
The penny royal did not survive. Instead, coneflower was added. Yarrow honeysuckle, sunshine mimosa, and black-eyed Susans are doing well.
New swamp milkweed plants are coming up!
Plants are filling in and adding habitat as they go.
Birds love spots like this and they’ll love it even more with new native additions to replace invasive species.
Eleven native ground covers and shrubs were added to this site to keep the birds happy.
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) was added for the local birds.
A happy plant!
Not much grows in this corner so the property owner is hoping natives do better.
This fire bush attracted butterflies, but no hummingbirds yet
Homeowner is adding American beautyberry in the open spot adding to the current collection of natives along with some invasive pressure.
American Beautyberry expanded to 10 plants, and is feeding Northern Cardinals.
Homeowner wants to attract more birds and bees to their yard.
New plants = new pollinators visits.
Site getting ready for a new native plant.
Eryngium aquarium suffered in heat but will get pampered this winter in hopes of rebounding in the spring.
Homeowner is removing overgrown azaleas and replacing them with Walter’s Viburnum shrubs, a Florida native.
An azalea was removed and replaced with dwarf Walter’s viburnum.

Remaining Before Photos

Lots of options to add to this corner to attract more birds.
Site is adding sunflowers to promote native visitors.
New natives for pots to help with the property’s “rewilding” efforts.
Adding more native plants to improve resources for birds.
Lots of potential in this open courtyard for habitat.
Site is near a storm water creek where more natives can help absorb the water.
Homeowner wants to eliminate mowing and prepped this site for new native wildflowers.
This backyard opens to conservation area with multiple features for birds. Homeowner is adding native plants to attract birds, butterflies, and other insects in a effort to let this “go wild” for wildlife.
Numerous native plants already call this garden home, but this area had a non-native plant that recently died. Replacing it with native tarflower (Bejaria racemosa).
Homeowner recently moved into a new home and while in the midst of transplanting old plants from previous home they wanted to include some new additions such as sunflowers
Property is adding native plants to their backyard because it is the perfect crossover between birding and gardening. They hope to enrich the lives of local wildlife.
Site has a lot of options to extend habitat out from the shrub and tree line.
Mulched area will have native plants added to improve the habitat for birds.
The goal is to add more native flowers to support bees, birds, and butterflies
A private conservation area behind this home has been cleared and will be planted with native plants to support regular bird visitors.
Planting a native beautyberry bush in this spot which has bright fuchsia berries that birds love.
New potted plants will add additional resources for birds in this garden.
Homeowner plans to add more native plants to the little fenced-in area (to keep dogs out) and the native plants and birds in.

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