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Above: flagstone pond and waterfall meticulously constructed just outside a kitchen door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e77490e4b09f876361deac/1854dfa1-c25e-4c87-a3ca-6004a67ed7ff/Mhairi+Pond+with+Native+Plants+and+Grad+Student.png Landscaping & Consulting - Make it stand out Above: Image of a complete backyard ecosystem, featuring the first of three cells, with mossy limestone rock in sand (AI enhanced, though the pond is exactly as built). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e77490e4b09f876361deac/6deb5cd5-39fc-4fc3-bc77-198f8180093d/Lg+Yellow+Ladyslipper+B+Porchuk.jpg Landscaping & Consulting - Make it stand out Large Yellow Lady Slippers in a garden are a rare find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e77490e4b09f876361deac/b1356d4f-39ff-4fb4-8535-f062e42dbe2b/Ohio+Spiderwort+Droplet+-+B+Porchuk.jpg Landscaping & Consulting - Make it stand out An Ohio Spiderwart (flower out of the photo, but above) has bloomed in a season with an abundance of water and is dripping droplets of ‘purple water’ on the leaves of the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e77490e4b09f876361deac/c5248813-a24e-4ef1-bd61-1ccccdbf3f70/Michigan+Lily+at+Front+Porch+B+Porchuk.jpg Landscaping & Consulting - Make it stand out Native Plants can be surprisingly beautiful, full of colour and large! 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Ben speaking about native plants to a sold-out crowd in London, Ontario. Drawing from personal stories of the 250 species he invited back home, his observations of returning wildlife take you on a journey of the imagination, almost as though you'd experienced it yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e77490e4b09f876361deac/9c1a0553-400b-43ed-af89-2dedf6210a5c/Bronwyn+Buck+in+Prairie+in+Front+of+Building+GOOD.png Bringing Forests Home This is a prairie landscape with a surrounding forest. Photo provided by Ben’s old pal and former colleague Graham Buck. We find the right plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e77490e4b09f876361deac/1623299382620-E63N4EVM19P0H1V5GWON/Lab+School+Michigan+Lily+Pathway.jpg Bringing Forests Home Michigan Day Lilies. Stunning, right? Plant some at your place — if you're within the natural range. Plants like this defy every myth about natives being boring, dull, or hard to find. 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