We talk about native plants a lot at Christy Webber Farm & Garden—but what exactly is a native plant? What is a non-native plant, or even an invasive?

Sedges can provide a striking design element or important structure in your native plant garden—and they offer food and shelter for pollinators and other insects and birds.

But what exactly is a sedge?

By converting part (or all!) of your lawn to prairie, you can provide food and shelter for pollinators, sequester more carbon underground in the deep roots of native prairie plants, and absorb more rainfall, helping divert stormwater from Chicago’s overwhelmed sewer system… and maybe your basement.

Yes, and you should!

What is a weed? A “plant growing in the wrong place” is a widely cited definition, but it all depends on the plant and the person. Check out some examples of “weeds” and see if we can challenge your ideas about what makes a plant a weed…