Redbud Native Plant Nursery: Plantings for our region
By Margaret Gilmour
I’ve always been attracted to native plants, especially the more delicate, shade-loving varieties like geraniums (Geranium maculatum), Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) and wood ferns (Dryopteris clintoniana).
So has Catherine Smith, Owner of Redbud Native Plant Nursery in Glen Mills.
But, I am drawn to natives because, among other things, they promote simple, garden environments that demand less attention than non-natives.
Smith, on the other hand, loves how natives foster bio-diversity. “I love to see the critters they attract, and the increase in birds and butterflies that appear in native plant environments,” she says. (more…)
