If you think of all the effort that goes into trying to keep chrysanthemums alive from one year to the next or the expense in replacing them, shifting that effort to containing native plants to your garden seems like a fair trade-off.
Asters in the foreground and goldenrod in the background of this native meadow add fall color and food for pollinators--and the migrating birds that snack on themCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Imagine a salesperson knocks on your door, and instead of selling cable subscriptions or windows, says, “I noticed your garden is looking a little boring now, and I have an offer you can’t refuse.
“This sounds too good to be true,” you say, peering more closely at the photo. “Wait a minute. Are those…goldenrods? And purple asters? Those are weeds!” Of course, thanks to the law of supply and demand, this sales pitch will never happen because there is so little to be made from a business model that relies on such freely available plants. And to be fair, both goldenrods and asters have aggressive tendencies. But if you think of all the effort that goes into trying to keep chrysanthemums alive from one year to the next or the expense in replacing them, shifting that effort to containing native plants to your garden seems like a fair trade-off.
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