By Cindy Muse and Amanda Cross

Now that spring is here, many people are working on projects to beautify their lawns and neighborhood communal areas. If that is you, consider adding native plants to your space.

Plants native to our ecological area are crucial to a healthy Indiana. Over time, native plants have developed complex and essential relationships with the environment and other organisms within our specific environmental region.

For example, natives form the basis of vital food webs that support all earthly life. They promote biodiversity and environmental sustainability and aid soil health and water quality. Native plants also have natural beauty and require minimal maintenance, because they are naturally recurring.

Many popular plants are not native to our area. For example, K

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