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Why use plants indigenous to
New England in your landscape?

• Eco-friendly and sustainable.

• Can handle volatile New England weather.

• Provide food and shelter for wildlife.

• Bring all the songbirds to the yard.

• Restorative. If you have a patch of land that has struggled to host non-native plants purchased at other garden centers, chances are good there are some great natives that will thrive in that spot and improve the soil structure in the process.

• As we have become accustomed to our well-manicured (sterile) lawns and heavily mulched landscapes, we have forgotten the calm beauty of a tended wildflower meadow or the lovely winter interest of a patch of dried seed heads frequented by cold-hardy birds. Somewhere along the line, we decided that trimmed grasses are more important than the native bees that would have overwintered in the stalks, we decided that our enjoyment of double-flowered blossoms was more important than providing a food source for pollinators and that choosing an eye-catching color palette was more important than providing the colors nature intended to attract birds, bees, and other insects. By filling our gardens with the plants that found their places long before we arrived, we are being the stewards of the land as it was intended.

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Garden for Life.

A women-owned native plant nursery, and garden center, focused on increasing accessibility and knowledge of native plants of New England. Shop IN-PERSON or online.
 

Norwell, Massachusetts

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What people are saying

I have shopped at Blue Stem multiple times and it is one is the best customer service experiences I’ve had for a garden nursery. Accessible, knowledgeable, and engaging staff. Even better, the plants I’ve purchased have all done well - very healthy plants that are helping me increase the variety of true local natives in my garden. Highly recommend.

  • M. Scott

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