Build&Bloom
Spring 2021
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NATIVE PLANT POLLINATOR MAGNETS
Build&Bloom By Paula Stone
The Texas Hill Country is known for its rugged beauty. It draws people from far and wide to visit and, if they’re lucky, live here.
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We must be careful, though, that our cosmopolitan mix of people doesn’t translate into a cosmopolitan landscape. When people bring the plants that they “grew back home,” it dilutes our native flora which also impacts our native fauna. Knowledge of what to plant and where to plant it prevents costly mistakes, unnecessary maintenance and the creeping homogenization of our landscape. Our local Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) was founded to help us learn about and enjoy the NATIVE landscape around us. And as Maya Angelou said, “When we know better, we can do better.”
NPSOT-WHITE MIST FLOWER – The White Mist Flower is a rounded shrub that adapts well to our climate. This one survived the February freeze with no problem. – Photo by Paula Stone
