Replacing Invasive Species with Native Plants for Wildlife - Deb Ellis

Deb Ellis, Master Gardener and leader of the Essex Chapter, will be our featured speaker, providing tips on how to support biodiversity and bring butterflies and birds to your yard by planting native bushes and flowers. Learn about invasive species and how to replace them with easy-care and beautiful natives for every season.

[@innerstrg1]

Love this!

[@billwest9110]

I have a tall perennial native asters similar to boneset that no one can identify. It blooms in September attracting a huge spectrum of insects.

[@PlantNative]

16 or more here, too…and always adding more! I removed our Japanese Maple and sadly our city’s tree ordinance lists Norway Maple as a replacement tree if a tree is cut down.

[@vanessaclemente5516]

How can that be if there is science to back norway maple invasive

[@alicebierhorst6712]

love it!!!

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

Callers pear is all over Chicago and it’s spreading. It’s such a bad tree.

[@jennetteoverzet2959]

Maybe the proper way to say non natives..is to say introduced ..not necessarily invasive.. because it places shame. But I think we should be pro native.. but if our garden is 90% native we should allow some