NATIVE PLANTS FOR GERMANTOWN TN GARDENS.

Germantown Native Plants Provide Real Impact.

Pictured below is an extremely important species for our area. If you don’t recognize her, then I am pleased to introduce you to Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, or ‘narrow-leaf mountain mint.’ Every single Germantown yard should feature this plant somewhere - no landscape or garden is complete without it. “Why’s that?”, you may be asking yourself. We can immediately recall and point to the nearest retail chain stores in Memphis, but largely we can’t do the same for our native wildflowers in Memphis.

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium is a beautiful native found right in our larger Memphis backyard, but very few in number. There’s a powerline easement at the border of Memphis, Germantown, and Cordova where this plant is hanging in there. It’s frequently mowed, sprayed, and destroyed in development. We should be seeing this plant as commonly as we see our chain stores - and because we do not - is precisely why we should be using plants found within our eco-region, in our landscapes and gardens. Our Germantown pollinators, birds, and wildlife depend on plants like Pycnanthemum tenuifolium - but also the other plant species found in these specific plant communities. We take our eco-region plant communities and preserving local plant genetics very seriously.

We can help you incorporate the plants found in our eco-region into your landscapes and garden plantings. Native plants when used thoughtfully can be multifunctional, providing both beauty and value. Gardening is such a beautiful way to impact the world around us. Let’s create something meaningful together.