Design Notes

Native plant design and restoration
Plant palettes, process, and durable planting choices.

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Designing with Plugs

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A shaded slope that once held little more than bare soil is being rebuilt with dense native plug planting. Small plants, installed with intention, will knit together into a living ground layer that stabilizes soil, suppresses weeds, and restores ecological function.

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Feathers of the Forest

Forest Feathers: Ostrich Fern's feathery fronds which resemble ostrich plumes…read more » » »

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Butterfly Weed

Butterfly Weed in your landscape provides a unique visual aesthetic as well as vital breeding and feeding source for Monarch Butterflies. Learn More »»»

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