Native Plants
Growing native plants in the garden or your landscape makes it easier on you, the gardener. These plants can thrive in our climate & soil without much assistance. Less maintenance is required once established which gives you more time to enjoy it than work at it. Let’s Grow Native!
Additional Information
Growing native plants will attract butterflies, bees, birds & other wildlife to your landscape. We benefit by seeing & enjoying the beautiful flowers & foliage, & the fauna. Natives thrive in our climate & soil without much assistance from chemicals or fertilizer, so less maintenance is required. They have deep root systems that allow them to find water in dry conditions & help prevent soil erosion. With some knowledge, a few tips, & the desire, you can also enjoy these native plants for years.
Restrictions:
Availability: Anytime BUT limited daytime availability during months of March through June (I work at a Garden Center)
Speaker Information
Lu Tarr
Lu Tarr became a Master Gardener in 2010. Her volunteer efforts have included Kansas City’s Flower, Lawn & Garden Show, Garden & Grow, Hotline, Community Gardens, Spring Fling, Planning & Communications Committee, & Speaker’s Bureau. She enjoys volunteering at the many Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City’s events.
Lu has been a lifelong garden enthusiast, starting in the family’s vegetable gardens on the farm, and continuing with growing natives, annuals, perennials, & herbs in her gardens today. And she has many houseplants! She tries to encourage the wildlife to visit by providing micro-habitats in her gardens. Lu also loves to create and incorporate “whimsy” in her gardens for that fun factor. During the spring, she can be found working in a local garden center and assisting friends, neighbors, and her HOA with gardening tasks.
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