Northeast Gardening: Garden trends, 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
May I join this discussion? I've been watching this forum but haven't posted in awhile.
There seems to be a small but steady trend toward native plants reviving, following the trends toward
sustainability.
I've slowly started changing my garden from a typical cottage garden to a native plant garden with a
loose cottagey look.
It has been a challenge finding straight species rather then cultivars.
Since I have a small garden and every plant counts I'm still experimenting but I have been finding
similar types of natives to replace the non natives.
I've been particularly happy with the replacements for early blooming bulbs.
Although our native ephemerals bloom a little later then the traditional crocus and other small bulbs
I'm finding lovely combinations using bloodroot (with leaves like land bound waterlilies), hepatica,
rue anemone, wild wood phlox, tiarella, sedum ternata, barren strawberry,bluets and so many more.