Tammy SonsFounder/CEO, TN Nursery · CEO TN Nursery

Why Native Perennials & Trees Save Pollinators 🌎🌱 #NativePlants #PollinatorGarden

29 Aug 2025 · 2 min

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In this short promotional talk, Bailey from TN Nursery showcases native perennials such as purple coneflower, black‑eyed Susan, blanket flower, and milkweed, explaining how native plants are uniquely adapted to local soils and climates. Their deep roots reduce water, fertilizer, and maintenance needs while preventing erosion, improving soil health, filtering rainwater, and sequestering carbon—benefits that help combat climate change. Bailey emphasizes the critical role of native perennials and trees for pollinators, providing seasonal nectar, pollen, and shelter that align with the life cycles of bees, butterflies, birds, and monarchs. Specific co‑evolution examples (e.g., golden finches with purple coneflower, monarchs with milkweed) illustrate these relationships. The talk concludes with a call to action, urging viewers to plant native perennials, trees, and milkweed through TN Nursery’s website to create wildlife‑friendly, climate‑resilient landscapes.

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Hey guys, it's Bailey with TN Nursery, and I wanted to show y'all some of our native perennials today. Uh, these are purple coneflower, and then in just a minute I'm going to show you some black-eyed Susans and some blanket flowers. Native perennials and trees bring incredible value to any landscape. They go far beyond beauty. They're perfectly adapted to local soils and climates. That means they thrive with less water, less fertilizer, and less maintenance. Their deep roots prevent soil erosion. They improve soil health. They filter rainwater, creating a more sustainable yard. They also lock away carbon. That makes them a powerful ally in the fight against climate change. For pollinators, native perennials and trees are lifesavers. They provide nectar, pollen, and shelter. Exactly when they need it the most. In spring, native blooms feed bees, butterflies as they emerge. In fall, late season flowers fuels the migration of birds. Many pollinators have co-evolved with specific plants, like golden finches, they will always go to purple coneflower. And how the monarch butterfly takes the milkweed plant. By planting native plants, you're not only creating a garden, you're building a wildlife sanctuary where they can eat and where they can live. Birds depend on seeds and berries of native trees. Planting natives conserve water, it builds the soil, it fights climate change, it feeds pollinators and protects ecosystems. Help us save the world by planting native perennials, native trees, and milkweed in your landscape. Join us in our fight today at TNNursery.net.