North Carolina 2025

Native plants will be added to this site to attract and support birds.
Native plants will be added to support birds such as this one just starting to source materials for nest building.
Homeowner is in the process of replacing non-native weeping, love grass with native grasses, little blue, stem, and other other native perennials.
This area is near bird feeders. They intend to create a bird garden that can also help to feed the birds.
This garden transformation has been ongoing for two years. This year, more natives will replace nonnative varieties.
Yard will have native plants added this spring for the birds.
Lots of natives will be added here to support biodiversity. Red columbine, hairy beardtongue, bee balm, white turtlehead, foam flower, and asters are all on the menu.
Pots will be planted natives that support birds and biodiversity.
Ongoing changes to this yard will see new native plantings for birds.
After removing invasives the homeowner wants to support the local ecosystem and be able to enjoy the wildlife at home.
Native plants will be added to attract birds so homeowners can enjoy their beauty.
Sunny spot with lots of bird-plant-potential.
Originally planted before native plant importance was known. Now, additional natives will be added for the birds and pollinators.
Corner spot soon to have native plant additions.
Homeowner is planting cone flowers, liatris, bee balm, and some other flowers for pollinators and hopefully birds. They’ll benefit the bees living in the background, too!
In an existing native plant garden, Itea Virginica will be added to increase diversity.
Goal: Make the yard more attractive to birds.
There’s room for more plants! So why not?
Adding native plants to attract local pollinators, native bees, and hopefully birds.
Goal: adding native plants to this spot to attract and support the healthy lives of local and migrating birds.
Rudbeckia, Forget-Me-Nots, and a local wildflower mixes will be added to this site to help wildlife.
A butterfly-loving plant will be added here to help biodiversity.
Native additions are being added to help local ecosystems to flourish.
This spot will have natives added for birds, butterflies and bees. They’ll also benefit from a stunning view :).
After seeing great results of increased biodiversity in the front yard with native plants, family is adding new gardens to the backyard.
More native plants about to be planted to continue to increase bird, bee, and butterfly populations.
Site will receive a variety of new native additions this spring.
Homeowner has been planning native gardens for awhile and recently won grant to buy many new perennial additions.
Property owner is adding native habitat to swampy area to help avoid water run off.
This site will eventually have a pond and in the mean time native plants will be added that will also feed wildlife.
Gardens will be expanded and added to with beneficial native plants.
This garden could use some additional color using plants that benefit birds and butterflies.
Property owner is adding mint, cardinal flower, nodding onion, ironweed, coneflower, Jacob’s ladder, shooting star and more to help birds, bees, and butterflies.
Homeowner will add a native plant in order to attract and support bird life in the yard.
Upper view of the garden that will have new natives planted this year.
This resident enjoys gardening and is adding to their garden to help wildlife.
This property lacks natives and will fix that inviting more pollinators into the yard.
Property owner is creating a rain garden for drainage and biodiversity.
Site wants to attract more birds and pollinators.
Homeowner is adding more plants to support local wildlife. Notice the beautiful garden sculpture that adds a dynamic visual to this space.
New native to add diversity to this container garden.
Property wants to plant natives near the bird feeder.
This butterfly garden has several native bushes and now more perennial diversity will be added.

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