Vermont 2025

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After

Needing to abide by HOA regulations, a new native will be added to this existing garden bed.
Gorgeous garden added blanket flower this year for color and variety, adding even more bounty to these gardens.
Property owner is a nature lover who enjoys contributing to the circle of life! This little spot on the patio will fill in beautifully with native plants.
Birds and bees in were numerous in this garden, using trumpet vine, coneflowers, and black-eyed susans.
This is a research site studying plants and pollinators for Ecostudies!
Garden has attracted a variety of insects and birds, such as; Black-capped Chickadees, Gray Catbirds, Chipping sparrows, Ruby-throated hummingbirds, American Goldfinich, and Northern Cardinals.
Homeowner is adding hedgerow for birds that includes; witch hazel, button bush, red-osier dogwood, sycamore, basswood, oaks, and tulip species.
The deer are nibbling on the new shrubs. As they grow and fill in, the birds will enjoy them, too!
The forsythia is being replaced for a better pollinator choice.
This native aronia is small but will be beautiful addition.
This “wild spot” is going to receive some native plant additions to support birds and pollinators–which should also help with vegetable garden pests and pollination.
This is year three of letting this portion of the lawn rewild. Beautiful native plants are filling in and each fall the seed heads are distributed in anticipation of the following year. Woody volunteers are also removed.
This sheet mulched area will get a new native plant addition to add beauty, reduce mowing and provide resources for wildlife.
Deer did not read the plant label and nibbled some “deer-resistant” plants before they were even planted. However, with the help of a motion-sensitive sprinkler, the plants did establish and are doing well, producing lots of blooms and attracting pollinators and butterflies.
Hills are hard to mow. So this homeowner has mapped out a section on the edge that will be converted to a native plant garden.
This gardener could not be happier with their results after adding two dozen native plants and grasses. Butterflies, bees and a bunny visited as a result.

Remaining Before Photos

A portion of the yard was damaged due to a blow down so homeowner will add natives and create more spaces for their family to learn about nature.
This apartment has a small space they are maximizing with native plant additions. Wild ginger and Virginia bluebells will be added this year.

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