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Many of the plantings are substantially planted with native plants, as seen here with the dense understory of ferns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686479829070a67503dbb498/7a758367-144a-491a-a033-7b2c82633345/strawberrry+and+monarda.jpg Field Notes - Gardening for the future - Make it stand out Low-growing wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) mingles with wild bergamot or beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) in spring. Strawberry provides an aesthetically pleasing groundcover layer while supporting bees throughout the month of June here in Vermont. Not to mention the minute but delicious bright red berries! Munching on wild strawberries makes you feel like a kid again, even if you didn’t grow up frolicking in northeastern fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686479829070a67503dbb498/36d9c83b-be33-4076-84f4-148b5220ea7c/PXL_20250530_112830134.jpg Field Notes - Gardening for the future - Make it stand out In a shady spot, ferns, foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), and golden groundsel (Packera aurea) thrive. Each of these plants is short in stature, but they create a tiny ecosystem that provides so many more benefits than the failing lawn that was here before the planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/686479829070a67503dbb498/ebd7ff2f-2600-46c1-94e3-88294a380d94/PXL_20250518_204023370.PORTRAIT.jpg Field Notes - Gardening for the future - Make it stand out While not a pollinator magnet (it does not produce nectar), mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) has an incredible bloom that can only be found if you get on its level - a foot off the ground and hiding under the umbrella-like foliage. Mayapple fruit is prized by box turtles, which are known in some areas to be the primary disperser of the seeds of this plant. 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