Jewelweed is often overlooked but is readily used by Ruby Throated Hummingbirds and various pollinators.

Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) is a favorite of pollinators and has cool flowers too.

Native plant species provide food and shelter year-round.

My first is about a plant I’ve come to really appreciate. Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) is a perennial native to much of central and eastern North America. It provides habitat for mammals, nectar for pollinators in fall, and food for birds, particularly Dark Eyed Juncos, in the winter.