This year, I added the native plant Canadian ginger as a ground cover to my yard. Today, I would like to show you one way you could find other native plants that would naturally go with it. To do this, I am going to go to a trusted resource on native plants in my area, The fourth edition of Plants of the Chicago Region. I picked up this encyclopedia of native plants for my area this Spring at a Natural landscaping seminar I attended.  This is on the shelf of every ecologist, as well as … [Read more...]