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July 2026
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December 2024
Life Under the Surface
As far as we are concerned, soil slandering sayings like “worthless as dirt” have no place when referencing the earth beneath our feet. Soil is far from the grime you sweep off the floor, its composition is complex, made up of minerals, organic matter, gas, water and living organisms!
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August 2024
Fighting Storm Water with Native Plants
As more land is developed into housing, the transition from farmland or forest into impervious surfaces and low-value lawn is contributing to significant problems for stormwater management in our communities.
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June 2024
Container Gardening with Native Plants
No space is too small for habitat! Container gardening is a fantastic way to bring color and life to your landscape if you have limited space - and did you know there are lots of native plant options for container gardening?
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March 2024
Here's the Dirt
If you like to garden or even just enjoy hosting the occasional house plant or two in your home or office, you’ve likely been introduced to the boggling array of soil options available. How do you figure out what to buy - what is good for your plants and also for the planet?
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December 2023
Tis' the Seed Season
​Collecting native seeds has many benefits as it offers a low-cost option for building your garden, and even more importantly is an essential activity for the conservation of native species. Seed collection is as simple as finding native plants with viable seeds that you have permission to collect and can be sustainably collected from....
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October 2023
Fall Gardening with Natives
Gardening with native plants is different than gardening with ornamentals in traditional gardens. Our native plants do hard work feeding and housing native wildlife. Most of us who plant native want to ensure our native gardens continue to provide our native wildlife with these necessary resources even through the tough winter months. So how is fall gardening with natives different?
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September 2023
Everything Ecoregions
Where specialty nurseries like Seven Bends are not available, dedicated gardeners may spend countless hours scouring garden stores for native plants, often depending on a label printed with the word “NATIVE” in bold letters. If you are one of these gardeners, over time you may have discovered that those labels can be misleading- some are cultivars and others may not be native to your state at all.
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July 2023
Riparian Buffers
These wooded edges serve us so well; they are habitats for native wildlife, protect against erosion, and overall, contribute to the clean water we recreate in and survive off of! This important habitat is called a riparian buffer!
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May 2023 #2
Lets Get Something Straight
You may have heard that here at Seven Bends Nursery we have a “straight species promise”. In other words, we not only are a native-only nursery, but we also do not carry “cultivars” or “nativars”. Now, you may be asking “What is a straight species?” And, “Why is our promise a big deal?” If this is you, then read on!
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May 2023 #1
Save the Native Bees
“Save the bees”. This saying has circulated the globe, plastering tee shirts, bumper stickers, and other fun merchandise. But, what does it mean, and how do we actually achieve it?
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April 2023
Spring into Gardening
Just a little effort can keep your native plant garden tidy for your neighbors and healthy for years to come. Here are some easy steps to caring for a native garden in a way that honors their contribution to local ecosystem health...