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Green Landscaping: Greenacres
Greenacres Links
- Disclaimer
- Landscaping Video
- Getting Started
- Landscaping Hints
- Landscaping Native Plants Brochure
- Landscaping Native Plants Fact Sheet
- Landscaping Benefits with Native Plants
- Beneficial Landscaping Memorandum
- Case Studies
- Resources for Re-Seeding
- Landscape Water Conservation
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Great Native Plants Site
Landscaping Resources
- Weedlaws
- Toolkit
- Native Vegetation Enhancement
- Wild Ones Handbook
- Homeowners' Resources
- Landscaping Naturally (video)
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Native Wildlife Plants
By incorporating native plants into your landscape you will attract a wider variety of birds, insects and maybe even mammals such as those depicted in these photos. Some of the species are rare or endangered. So as you can see, using native plants in your landscaping can enhance biodiversity.
 Bee on a Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) Wolf Road Prairie, Illinois |
 Swallowtail Butterfly Image Courtesy of |
 Bluebird on Nesting Box Lyons Woods, Illinois For more information on bluebirds, visit the Chicago
Academy of Sciences site |
 Prairie White-Fringed Orchid (Habenaria leucohaea) Northeast Illinois The prairie white-fringed orchid is a federally endangered species. |