native plantings
Regional plant choices
Native plantings are gardens or landscaped areas using plants indigenous to the local region rather than imported ornamental species.
The practice supports local ecosystems by providing habitat for native insects, birds, and wildlife.
Native plantings typically require less water and maintenance once established: The city converted the median strips to native plantings to reduce irrigation costs.
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- ethnobotanyScience of human-plant relationships
- habitat creationBuilding environments for wildlife
butterfly garden · pruning · erosion control · ecological restoration · wildlife corridors · rain garden · permaculture · food forest · pest resistance · ceremonial use · indigenous knowledge · climate adaptation · symbolic meanings · folklore · watershed protection · seed saving · water filtration · soil amendment
- habitat creationhabitat restoration, nest boxes, bat houses, bee hotels, insect hotels
- landscape designgarden design, landscape plans, hardscape, softscape, park design
- pollinator habitatsbee gardens, butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, wildflower meadows, bee hotels
- urban greenerystreet trees, green spaces, urban parks, urban gardens, green belts
- green restorationecosystem restoration, habitat restoration, reforestation, revegetation, rewilding
- green spacescity parks, park, greenbelts, green belt, green belts
native plantingsexotic plants
Unusual foreign vegetation
introduced species · foreign species · alien species · invasive species
native plantingsformal gardens
Deliberately structured ornamental landscapes
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