Native plant selections have meaningful effects on wildlife communities .
This garden celebrates opportunities found within mature landscapes to incorporate native plants . Live oaks , magnolias , pines , and hollies create forest canopies , providing partial and full shade pockets favorable to our maritime forest plant selections . In these areas of dappled sunlight , the American beautyberry and Carolina allspice form a loose backdrop for the bright orange flowers of the Florida azalea and red flowers of the turk ’ s cap . Drifts of sensitive fern and southern wood fern create a lush structure along the forest floor . Enjoying the protection provided by the tree canopies , a colorful assortment of woodland perennials , including the Indian pink , coral bells , and woodland phlox create a border . Transitioning into the partial and full sun environment , lanceleaf coreopsis and common yarrow blend into a mass of sweetgrass , punctuated by a group of Georgia savory . The sweetgrass drifts across the driveway , creating cohesion and offering a border around the lawn . The large , dynamic seaside goldenrod and common rose mallow find space behind the sweetgrass and our coastal pollinators will find food , larval host plants , and places to rest amidst the mix of the spotted beebalm , black-eyed Susan , scarlet sage , anise hyssop , white wild indigo , and butterfly milkweed . This garden encourages a deep appreciation of the processes of birth , growth , reproduction , and death . Through these processes , healthy ecosystems find balance and harmony for our landscapes to flourish and foster a thriving and diverse community of organisms .
* If desired , larger plant material such as live oak , magnolia , American holly , sweetbay , and dwarf palmetto could be incorporated in this garden mix .
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* Full shade refers to areas in your garden that receive fewer than four hours of sun each day . Most plants that call for full shade will grow faster and flower better if they receive at least 2 hours of direct sun . Full sun refers to areas in your garden that receive six to eight hours of sun each day . Partial shade and partial sun refer to areas of your garden that receive between four hours and six hours of sun each day . If your plant calls for partial shade , it will do better at the lower end of this sun exposure scale and a plant that calls for partial sun will do better at the higher end of this sun exposure scale .