The importance of using native plants

Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Wingard’s Nursery and Riverbanks Zoo & Garden partnered to host a talk by Doug Tallamy, who’s taught us the importance of using native plants that are larval food sources for caterpillars. Professor Tallamy kindly spoke to me earlier that day and we filmed our conversation. You and your yard, patio, or balcony can help reverse the trend that has led ti North America’s losing three billion birds in the last thirty years. If you search SCETV YouTube Doug Tallamy, (t a l l a m y), you can listen to his encouraging words and become part of the solution. You and what you grow in your yard, patio, or balcony are Nature’s best hope.