Climate change is impacting the natural range of many native plants, making some plants originally found in regions just south and west of us well-suited now for gardening in Westchester. Because native plants are well-adapted for our area, they tend to require less irrigation and less fertilizer than non-native plants, and they are more tolerant of our weather extremes. Our native meadow plants also have much deeper root systems than lawns and non-native garden plants and sequester more carbon in the soil as a result.
Title: Save plants, save the planet, save ourselves - Native plants and nature based solutions to climate change and other threats to humanity
Author/Source: Emily B. Roberson and Doug Tallamy, Virginia Native Plant Society
Description: Introduction to how plants function in climate change mitigation.