Go Native! Best Plants for Your North Carolina Backyard

#bestnativeplants #pollinatorplants Discover the best native plants for your NC backyard. Dr. Larry Mellichamp and Paula Gross discuss the best plants to attract wildlife and pollinators to your yard. Use their lists of 5 best native pollinator magnets, hummingbird draws, shade plants, groundcovers, bird feeders, grasses and sedges and ferns to create your own eco-friendly garden.
All of the plants recommended in this video are found in, “The Southeast Native Plant Primer “ by Dr. Larry Mellichamp, Paul Gross, and photography by Will Stuart. Autographed copies can be ordered from the UNCC Marketplace https://ecom.uncc.edu/C21561_ustores/...

Sections in this video include:
The 5 Best Garden Starter Plants
The 5 Best Pollinator Magnets
The 5 Best “Bird Feeder” Plants
The 5 Best Hummingbird Candy Plants
The 5 Best Garden Carpets
The 5 Best Grasses and Sedges
The 5 Best Made in the Shade Plants
The 5 Best Ferns
Larry and Paula’s Top 5 Tips

This video was jointly presented with UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens. To learn more about native plant certificate classes and their wide variety of gardening classes visit: https://gardens.uncc.edu/education/ad... Follow UNCC BG on Facebook and Instagram @unccharlottegardens

The Charlotte region is home to the Southern Piedmont Chapter of the North Carolina Native Plant Society. Our mission is to promote the enjoyment and conservation of North Carolina’s native plants and their habitats through education, protection, promulgation and advocacy.
The Southern Piedmont Chapter meets the second Sunday of most months during the year. Our meetings are both virtual and in-person open to the public as well as members-only hikes and other events.

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