Why Native Plants?

In some Native languages
the term for plants translates to
“those who take care of us.”
– Robin Wall Kimmerer

Native gardening isn’t only about “doing the right thing.”
This is a celebration of the native plants that evolved here, on this land, and exist nowhere else.
That is what makes them special.

Have you ever wondered how corporations managed to fool everyone into paying top prices for branded clothing?

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These don’t even have my branding.
They’re shirts that I made for myself to wear, and now I’m sharing them with you.

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Did you consider that they should be paying us to wear their sponsored gear instead of us paying them to advertise on their behalf?

deer with one full antler and one stunted antler indicating a past injury on a rear leg opposite of the antler

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Lupinus perennis is a #NativePlant I grew last year for our Woman's Farm & Garden native plant sale. Apparently they do just fine in pot culture (1st year blooms at that)... not sure how well they did after getting planted out once this big, hopefully they come back this year.

Red Trillium Gardens - 59h Gulf of Maine Coastal Plain

If you see this, quote post with a photo of a #nativeplant that's a bean, pea, or legume (Fabaceae family).

Here's one of my faves: Apios americana (American groundnut), with its intricate hooded pink/red/purple flowers.
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While checking on my hundreds of flats strewn across the back of the house, I also checked on the ones I grew last year still in pots (which I like freshen up). Here's Hierochloe odorata I grew from seed last year. This is after I already divided them up once, and they're getting split up again.
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#DailyGardenTask:
- Look for invasive species in your yard and get them out. Don't assume that just because you have a garden they aren't there. I found a large patch of lesser celandine I dug up out of a flower bed yesterday. Ivy, pachysandra, wintercreeper are also easy to spot and pull up.
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#Phenology Frigid mining bees are out and digging nests in southeastern PA, lower triassic ecoregion! This is the first of our native bees to emerge in spring. She didn't like that spot and went to find something else. The ground in the woods is softer. 😍 watchingbees.com/species-acco...
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Today's #DailyGardenTask:
- if you winter sowed native seeds, especially in milk jugs, check if they're germinating, water if needed (bottom soak), pop them open so they don't cook if in the sun
- prune deadwood and damaged branches on trees
- continue weeding (soil knife, 5gal bucket)

This is how we do it…

Seed/Spore Grown

The MagiK Garden grows around 95% of the native plants in the shop from seed or spore, a few seed strains, but none of them are nativars. Nothing against cultivars, we just don’t sell them. Click here to read about why this matters.

a mix of pots and flats mostly obtained 2nd hand sown with seeds of 100s of species

Sustainability

We are constantly looking for ways to reduce plastic waste as a nursery. The MagiK Garden gladly accepts the return of any non-branded pots in good condition. Read about the many different ways we strive towards sustainability.

shrubs planted at Twining Valley Park native demo garden in 2023

Giving Back

Magi, owner/founder of The MagiK Garden, LLC, enjoys contributing time, energy and resources to local initiatives focused on conservation, restoration and promoting native gardening. Here are some ways she grows her native community!