Plants that do good.
We are a little backyard nursery in Charlotte specializing in native and beneficial wildlife plants. We believe that people have the power to save our local ecosystems, and that it starts in our very own backyards. We hope that we can inspire you to Bring Back the Butterflies, birds, and all pollinators.
All of our annual and perennial herbaceous plants are grown from seed that have been locally or sustainably sourced. We use the highest quality compost, and try to use recycled pots as often as we can. We never use herbicides, pesticides, or any peat products.
Our story
It doesn’t take much to realize that our local ecosystems are in a dire situation: overrun by invasive species, suffering non-stop habitat loss as Charlotte develops, and poisoned by herbicides and pesticides.
It wasn’t until I started learning more about ecosystem health that I realized how important native plants were to supporting all the native flora and fauna that exist in a native ecosystem. Native plants provide the energetic foundation of a native ecosystem — taking energy from the sun and dispersing it through a vast food web. Host plants play an essential role in the life cycle of many insect species. Those are the same insects that pollinate native flowers, which allow fruits and berries to form. The same fruits and berries that we might forage, or that birds and other animals can’t survive winter without. Native plants sustain ecosystems.
But if you look around at our yards — there’s not much growing in them besides grass and ornamentals/invasive species that do next to nothing for insects or pollinators. At some point, our yards stopped being part of the natural world and instead became an extension of our homes — sterile, controlled, and devoid of anything wild. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We know that people want to do right by the Earth, their communities, and those who will come after us. As stated by Doug Tallamy, “if half of American lawns were replaced with native plants, we would create the equivalent of a 20 million acre national park, nine times bigger than Yellowstone.”
There is so much potential to do good and restore our local ecosystems from our very own backyards. We have the native plants to help you start. So why don’t you Bring Back the Butterflies!