Rooted Naturally

Rooted Naturally 🌱Ecology-inspired garden consulting + design
🌺 For gardens that support pollinators & people
đź“ŤWindsor, Ontario | Message for inquiries!

Owned by Nicole shangi, M.Sc, 10+years horticulture experience 🌸
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I can’t believe how quickly summer is moving! Here are some moments from my garden. The creekside native garden I instal...
08/12/2026

I can’t believe how quickly summer is moving! Here are some moments from my garden. The creekside native garden I installed in early spring has taken off (funny how well plants grow when they’ve evolved in an area for thousands of years?). The Butterfly Milkweed is on its second flush of flowers and supporting Monarch caterpillars. The Pearly Everlasting is in full bloom and supporting a second wave of American Lady caterpillars! Coneflower and Liatris were July additions, and are settling in nicely. Recently I cut back my Wild Bergamot and Scarlet Bee Balm. Older stems had too much powdery mildew, but new growth shooting up from the base is clean and could bloom again by the end of the season. Planted alongside these native species are sunflowers that have grown absolutely massive. It’s crazy that I started them from tiny seeds and they are now over 10 feet tall! It has made me so incredibly happy this summer to care for nature by caring for my garden. You’ve gotta try it!! 🌻

Patiently waiting for this monster sunflower to bloom! 🌻 Happy August everyone!!
08/08/2026

Patiently waiting for this monster sunflower to bloom! 🌻 Happy August everyone!!

08/03/2026

Gardening to me is about more than the plants themselves. It’s about the connection to the natural world. Tending to plants that have been here much longer than I, and watching their long evolved relationships with other beings, I feel like I am a part of their ecosystem. Making positive impacts instead of negative ones.

I think if everyone took the time to notice a little relationship in nature, happening right under our noses, we might be more inclined and conscious of making positive choices impacting the wild lives around us.
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This monarch began as an egg laid by her mother on milkweed I planted especially for her.
She will go on to find a mate, and I’d like to think she would find her way back to my tiny patch of curated wilderness to birth the next generation.

Have you heard of Whorled Milkweed? Named for the whorls of leaves growing in a ring around the stems. These are native ...
07/31/2026

Have you heard of Whorled Milkweed? Named for the whorls of leaves growing in a ring around the stems. These are native to Southern Ontario tall grass prairie habitat, however since the habitat itself is rare, so too is the whorled milkweed. I purchased this plant in the spring and so far it has been very easy to care for. It doesn’t require lots of water or rich soil. It actually prefers dry, poor soil! I hope that this plant will produce seeds this season that I can share with fellow enthusiasts!

Damselfly and Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) in my backyard garden 🌼
07/28/2026

Damselfly and Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) in my backyard garden 🌼

I’m in awe of this backyard transformation! I love to see hard work paying off. This space will continue to grow and dev...
07/28/2026

I’m in awe of this backyard transformation! I love to see hard work paying off. This space will continue to grow and develop over the years into a lush and relaxing oasis.

So excited to be working with Florascape on a pair of cottages requesting a landscape as native as we can get it! More t...
07/18/2026

So excited to be working with Florascape on a pair of cottages requesting a landscape as native as we can get it! More to come ✨🌼

An exciting surprise this morning! Black swallowtail caterpillars on my dill. I planted it specifically for them. I’m so...
07/15/2026

An exciting surprise this morning! Black swallowtail caterpillars on my dill. I planted it specifically for them. I’m so happy they are here! Dill and parsley are in the same family as one of their native host plants, Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea). Black swallowtails are able to use both dill and parsley to complete their life cycle!

Jason & Jessica’s transformation! After a consult at their home, they quickly started working on expanding their garden ...
07/15/2026

Jason & Jessica’s transformation! After a consult at their home, they quickly started working on expanding their garden space. It started with planting a redbud which will overhang like an umbrella over the yard creating dappled shade. They also built simple rock retaining walls to account for the decent amount of slope in their yard, creating a little tiered effect which will look so cool when filled with plants! Congrats J & J for your hard work!!

Some more pics from the Oudolf Garden on Belle Isle. One of my new favourite places to visit, it’s different every time....
07/11/2026

Some more pics from the Oudolf Garden on Belle Isle. One of my new favourite places to visit, it’s different every time.

I had the pleasure of meeting the head horticulturalist, Richard, who gave me a mini tour between his weeding work.

This visit, the dark red-stemmed coneflower stood out to me in stark contrast with the Amsonia around it.

I especially loved the sprays of grass seed plumes floating between flowers giving them an airy, sparkled appearance. I found it added so much, making the landscape better than the sum of its parts.

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