Virginia 2025

Homeowner is adding a variety of native perennials, grasses, and hopefully a nice shrub or two to this bed.
Native perennials, such as foamflower, will be added to this border garden in the front yard.
Patio plants to attract birds will be added with the desire to create a balcony meadow.
Homeowner plans to add a native shrub with colorful fall berries for bird habitat.
Homeowners is adding plants to attract birds to the yard and provide colorful flowers.
This area along the fence line which had been an old and dying group of non-native shrubs. They will be replaced with a variety of natives, predominantly those that provide berries for birds.
This strip will become an established native plant garden outside the enclosed garden to encourage pollinators and birdlife.
A birdbath as well as some low growing native plants will be added around the rotting stump.
Homeowner is trying to increase native plants that benefit of local fauna
The plan is to add bird and butterfly perennials to help biodiversity.
Fence feels like a nice place to add native plants and create habitat.
Nandina shrubs are being replaced with natives to help birds.
The Nandina shrubs will be removed and replaced with native shrubs that do more for birds.
An oak tree died and made this shady area full sun killing shade-loving shrubs. Sun-loving native forbs will be added.
Circular garden ready for some fun, fresh natives species!
Lovely garden underway to support birds, bees and butterflies.
The faint marker shows where the lawn will be shrunk up to the small tree and along the driveway with native perennials for birds and biodiversity.
Homeowner is replacing planting a bird favorite, aronia, after removing Bradford pear and a butterfly bush.
New natives in pots to promote biodiversity.
Homeowner will devote some pots to natives to improve biodiversity.
More plants for the birds, if we can keep the deer pressure down.
Homeowner is planting for pollinators and birds but deer pressure often makes plant establishment difficult.
This balcony will be filled with natives to attract birds. Current resident moved into a condo from a house with native plant gardens! They know native plants are the best for biodiversity!
Lots of deer pressure in this area make adding native plants challenging, but homeowners keep trying!
Homeowner finds adding native plants is better for the environment and easier/less cost to maintain.
Woodland plant species will be added here that help birds and other wildlife.
Homeowner reports that lots of birds visit this yard so they want to make it more welcoming. Native plant additions need to be dog-friendly, too!
This spot will be enhanced with native plants to support birds, butterflies, and people. The new bridge leads to a rain garden.
This rain garden that will get some native plant additions.
Native plants planned for the bare spots.
More native plants are being added for birds and bees such as coneflower, cardinal flower, rudbeckia goldstrum, asters, goldenroad, and several other woodland species.

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