Indiana 2025

Before

After

This meadow has been a work in progress with more plants added every year to increase resources and diversity.
Meadow in the fall is attracting and supporting more birds each year.
Property owner is concerned that so much bird habitat and sources are being destroyed that they want replace some in the space they have available.
More hummingbirds, goldfinches, and pollinators were seen in the yard enjoying the new plant additions.
Many birds visit this area due to the elaborate bird feeders, now native plants will be added to their menu of options.
This gardener continues to remove nonnative plants in favor of native plants. With all these available resources it will be fun to see how the birds respond.
This area used to be a vegetable garden until the shady over story blocked more of the sun. Now sedges, geranium, asters, and other native plants will be added, creating a food garden for biodiversity.
A House Wren was often seen scurrying under vegetation looking insects.
Bird bath near a garden spot will receive additional native plants this year.
Lovely fence-garden is thriving and sure to feed birds over the winter.
Wildflowers were spread in this area in the spring of 2023 and 2024 with limited success. This year Asclepias tuberosa will be added.
Three butterfly weeds added and are establishing well. Next year they will be show stoppers adding more resources to this wildflower area.
Homeowner is adding coneflower and other natives in this hot, shady spot.
Native grasses, Purple Coneflower and Rudbeckia have been added. The hollyhocks will be removed later.
This property that was originally a cornfield is gradually adding flowers. Fruit trees have already been planted and now natives plants will be added for bees, which should help foster orchard pollination.
Brown-eyed Susans flowering, and lots of greenery preparing for next years coneflowers.
A tree was removed and a native garden is going to transform this spot.
Success! 44 new plants, 7 varieties were added. The bunnies sampled Tall Timbleweed, asters and bottlebrush grasses.
Native plants will be added to this site to attract and feed birds, bees, and butterflies.
A different spot was chosen for the native gardens this year. More pollinators than ever before were seen on this property.

Remaining Before Photos

Berry shrubs will add resources for birds in this corner garden.
This homeowner’s goal is to increase biodiversity and bring native plants to the area.
Raspberry planted–good for people and the birds!
Increase biodiversity with native plants and influence their community is the goal of this homeowner.
Elderberry shrubs provide resources for birds and privacy from neighbors.
New plant species will be added to attract more birds.
A sunny spot for a new native.
Blueberry bush was added–good for birds, bees, and people!
Another open palette where a variety of natives will be added to fill in the original cornfield.
Native plants will be added to these beds to provide beauty and ecological function.
More pollinators, more life! Plant additions coming soon.
Homeowner wants to increase pollinator populations by choosing native plants.

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