Garden expert Lynn Birkman of Northtown Garden Center discuss the ins and outs of using various indigenous plants in the yard, including:

• Heuchera (Coral Bells)
• Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)
• Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant)
• Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)
• Phlox subulate (Moss Phlox)
• Sisyrinchium angustifolium (Blue-eyed Grass)
• Solidago caesia (Goldenrod)
• Pycnanthemum muticum (Clustered Mountain Mint)
• Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
• Carex Stricta (Tussock Sedge, Upright Sedge)
• Monarda bradburiana (Eastern Bee Balm, Bradbury’s Bee Balm)
• Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s Ladder, Greek Valerian)
• Iris versicolor (Northern Blue Flag)
• Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine)
• Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)