Why Native Plants

How Native Plants Enhance Urban Landscapes

Native plant landscapes foster a healthy environment for people and native species. A well-constructed and properly-maintained native plant landscape provides a myriad of benefits for people and the environment.  These include:

  • Increased visual quality and interest

  • Decreased dependence on water and fertilizers

  • Decreased infestation by weeds

  • Decreased maintenance requirements

  • Increased resistance to disease

  • Increased resistance to pests

  • Increased habitat for wildlife and pollinators

  • Increased soil health

Native plant landscapes make an especially positive impact on 4 key topics that are vital for us to address in order to have the greatest impact on climate change, reduced resource availability and habitat loss.