Landscaping With Native Plants

Landscaping With Native Plants I prepare plant designs for gardeners in Southwestern Montana using native plants.
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Landscaping using predominantly native plants is one of the very best ways an individual can significantly help restore our environment. My designs incorporate plants that grow in Montana as well as southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba; western North and South Dakota, and Nebraska; and eastern Wyoming and Colorado. My designs are based on the ecology of each area and take full advantage of nat

ive plant landscaping -- saving water and saving money on plants since perennial native plants don't have to be replaced every year; supporting native wildlife such as birds and butterflies; and requiring much less maintenance.

Finch Family Feeds a Fledgling. This is one of the second finch broods of the season in our native plant yard.
08/31/2026

Finch Family Feeds a Fledgling. This is one of the second finch broods of the season in our native plant yard.

Plants expand when they are happy. Apparently our white Pearly Everlasting and Maximilian sunflowers are just short of ...
08/29/2026

Plants expand when they are happy. Apparently our white Pearly Everlasting and Maximilian sunflowers are just short of giddy, because from one half-gallon pot, we have a 7-foot in diameter forest of Pearly Everlasting, and from three small Maximilian sunflower starters, they now stretch 25 feet along the back fence.

Something to keep in mind when planning.

The good thing is that both plants, like many native plants, take thinning in good spirits, so this fall after bees and a zillion little pollinators and finches in the sunflowers have at these two, we will tidy them up a bit.

Maximilian sunflowers are "naturally floppy" so if you don't "string them up" they will end up in a big sprawl - which doesn't have any implications for pollinators and later, finches that eat the seeds, but just visually, they lack a certain tidiness. 🙂

The finches had second broods in (or near) our yard this year. This is a "second brood" baby finch patiently awaiting a...
08/28/2026

The finches had second broods in (or near) our yard this year. This is a "second brood" baby finch patiently awaiting a parent to fly back from the Maximillian sunflowers with a little finchy snack. Love those eyebrows!

Rabbitbrush is a multiple pollinator thriller. And because it grows in harsh spots (dry roadsides and hot prairie) in "...
08/28/2026

Rabbitbrush is a multiple pollinator thriller. And because it grows in harsh spots (dry roadsides and hot prairie) in "the wild" and gets heavily browsed upon by mule deer, pronghorn, elk, and jackrabbits, we can do a "serious prune" on ours and the next season, it springs right back!

While native plants are pretty tough, in general, sometimes they do like a little help. These blackeyed Susan were on o...
08/27/2026

While native plants are pretty tough, in general, sometimes they do like a little help. These blackeyed Susan were on one side of our driveway, encroached upon by goldenrod, in hot afternoon sun (which they can usually take) and struggling, seldom blooming.

So Louise transplanted them across the driveway into an area with strong morning sun, but late afternoon shade.

In true native plant fashion, the first year they didn't show much above-ground signs of happiness, while they re-established their root system. The second year, they focused on putting out more foliage. And this summer, they said, "Hey, we're good now!"

Our "thicket" of Maximillion sunflowers. They spread far and wide. We have about 8 feet of them along the back fence fr...
08/24/2026

Our "thicket" of Maximillion sunflowers. They spread far and wide. We have about 8 feet of them along the back fence from three little starter pots. Bees and goldfinches and a host of smaller pollinators adore them.

The Fuzz Phase of our fireweed. After the lovely bloom, these "fuzz tangles" keep adding visual interest. We planted ...
08/23/2026

The Fuzz Phase of our fireweed. After the lovely bloom, these "fuzz tangles" keep adding visual interest.

We planted the fireweed in our back yard because for "curb appeal" it appears a bit unruly. But the bees like it.

The fireweed is having a very long (over a month) bloom cycle this year. While some stalks are just seed pod "froth," o...
08/22/2026

The fireweed is having a very long (over a month) bloom cycle this year. While some stalks are just seed pod "froth," others are still gamely producing lovely blooms.

Pearly Everlasting is a big hit with tiny pollinators, often almost too small to see. Another enthusiastic plant, one ...
08/22/2026

Pearly Everlasting is a big hit with tiny pollinators, often almost too small to see.

Another enthusiastic plant, one 1-gallon plant now occupies a 7 foot diameter circle.

The Maximilian sunflowers are in peak- and just past peak bloom, attracting a lot of little pollinators.These sunflower ...
08/22/2026

The Maximilian sunflowers are in peak- and just past peak bloom, attracting a lot of little pollinators.

These sunflower are "enthusiastic" and will spread far and wide if you have ground to cover. We started with three plants three years ago and now have 12 feet of them along the back fence.

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Bozeman, MT
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