What, Janie said...

Strict native gardening is, ahhhhhhh, an exercise in futility... Species are spread naturally and with global warming climate zones will change and some stuff that used to grow well in certain areas won't do well anymore...

Yes, it is great to incorpoarte as much native stuff as possible but gardening strictly native is quite limiting... Around these parts, for instance, there is little that is evergreen and native... We have white pine and cedar... Well, there is nothing inherently wrong with white pine and cedar but these two evergreens leave a lot to be disired when there are so many other evergreens which love growing here, like azaleas, criptomeria, long needle pine, hemlock, umbrella pine, yews, etc... Why would I want to live in a place that has only two natives when I can have so much texture and color and shapes to surround myself with???

And, just for an added benefir, in planting those plants I am creating places for birds where thye white pines and cedars wouldn't have provided...

Yes to natives... No to gardens exclusive to natives...

B~