Why Native Plants?

Your Garden as a Sustainable Environment

​Chances are, you have never thought of landscape projects, in your neighborhood, in schools, in your  City, or in your own garden at home  - as wildlife preserves that represent sustainable environments for plants and animals that were once common throughout the United States. Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful would like to encourage that role for our landscapes as a way to preserve our future. Before you develop your next landscape project, or get ready to put in a plant or tree in your home garden, please take the time to view the information below. It may just change the way you view your garden and empower you to make a difference!

Helpful Links:

Florida Native Plant Society
Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
Plant Real Florida
Institute for Regional Conservation  *** Natives for your Neighborhood
North American Butterfly Association - South Florida Garden Guide
Native Landscape Plants for South Florida
Florida Wildflower Foundation
Bringing Nature Home - About Native Gardening
Planting a Refuge for Wildlife - Florida Fish and Wildlife
Natives for Your Neighborhood
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Monarch Watch

Sample Local Native Nurseries
Florida Association of Native Nurseries (FANN)
Native Choice Nursery, Boynton Beach
​Native Green Cay Nursery, Boynton Beach
Meadow Beauty Nursery, Lake Worth
Indian Trails Native Nursery, Lake Worth