Native Plants Work
Grow Native! is the native plant marketing and education program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.
Indian pink by Reva Dow, southern blue flag iris by Mervin Wallace, native bee on Eastern redbud by Ed Spevak, grasses and goldenrod by Frank Oberle, Polyphemus by Linda Williams.
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Grow Native! Webinar: Lessons Learned at Primrose Prairie
Grow Native! Webinar: Lessons Learned at Primrose Prairie
NATIVE PLANTS WORK
Choose native plants and put them to work for you:
- Beautify your surroundings and fill your landscape with life!
- Sustain the hundreds of species of pollinators of the lower Midwest
- Feed monarch butterflies and help ensure that their awe-inspiring migration forever remains a wonder of planet Earth!
- Support native songbirds
- Manage stormwater and protect streams
- Store carbon with deep-rooted natives
- Build healthy soil
- Provide drought-tolerant forage for livestock and use natives in other ways on farms
- Provide native edibles for people–pawpaws, elderberries, persimmons, walnuts and more!
- Create and enhance habitat for wildlife
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25 Years of Native Landscape Resources
Whether you've grown alongside Grow Native! since its beginnings or are a recent fan from the native plant community at large, we hope you've been enjoying our anniversary year so far. Perhaps you've collected a free commemorative sticker at an event, enjoyed a guided...
Certified Pro Spotlight – Gabe Presley with DTLS Landscape Architecture, St. Louis, MO
Today’s spotlight is on Grow Native! Certified Pro Gabe Presley, who became certified in 2024. Gabe works with Grow Native! professional member DTLS Landscape Architecture, a St. Louis-based landscape architecture and urban design firm. With a deep admiration for the...
Certified Pro Spotlight – Cassi Holcomb with Juneberry, Jackson, MO
Today's spotlight is on Grow Native! Certified Pro Cassi Holcomb, who became certified in 2023. Cassi owns Grow Native! professional member Juneberry in Jackson, Missouri. Cassi was introduced to native plants as a child by her family and their desire to explore. Her...