The beautiful blossoms of these backyard native plants provide nectar and pollen for a wide variety of butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects. In turn, the insects are an essential source of food for baby birds. As a consequence, the summer garden is a lively place.
Purple Milkweed and Monarch
Common Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed
Butterfly Weed
Pale Purple Coneflowers
Buttonbush - Tawny Emperor
Turk's-cap lily
Royal Catchfly
Passion Flower Vine
Orange Coneflowers
Pipevine
Bee Balm and Coneflowers
Summer Garden Bouquet
Bergamont and Sunflowers
A July Garden Medley
Summer garden and bench
Cedar bench near rain garden