Spaulding Restoration

Native Garden Installations | Garden Coaching

Invasive Plant Removal

Spaulding Restoration has a passion for empowering homeowners create positive and resilient landscapes through the removal of invasive plants and the incorporation of native flowers and grasses into landscapes. Each parcel of land has an important role to play in creating vibrant and vital ecosystems through the restoration of our native ecosystems.

Seasonal Highlight: A showcase of Asters

Asters and goldenrod are a crucial late season food source for pollinators. And, once their show of blooms subsides, the birds enjoy a tasty seed snack. Did you know there are over 100 native asters to Indiana? Find the perfect one for your garden!

A designed native perennial garden can bring both ecological benefit and beauty to a space.

Transforming lawns into perennial gardens is a great opportunities for ecologically valuable pocket gardens.

Creating native habitat along ponds and streams reduces soil erosion, filters rain water and minimizes habitat attractability for geese.

You can make a difference in slowing the spread of invasive plants in our natural areas!

Swapping out common non-native landscape plants such as burning bush, for native alternatives brings positive changes to the home landscape.

(Other suggested bushes to remove include: Honeysuckle, Barberry, and Privet)

Removing invasive plants dominating the under story of many woodlands in the area starts the healing process for a forest floor full of ephemerals, sedges, ferns, flowers, and tree regeneration.

Slow the spread of highly invasive bittersweet vines by boycotting fall wreaths made from its berries and vines! Bittersweet is nicknamed 'kudzo of the north'

Some invasive ground covers are advertised as the perfect solution for shade gardens, but these plants will ruin a woodland if planted.

Instead of English Ivy, Wintercreeper, or Vinca, you can plant native bunching grasses called 'Sedges'! There is a sedge for every garden condition, and their green beauty comes with several additional benefits!

They act as a ground cover, so no more need to mulch your garden beds every year. The birds enjoy the seed heads. You can spend less time fighting against plants that are not the right fit for the space.

Creating pollinator habitat alongside vegetable gardens creates symbiotic relationships by increasing beneficial insects and pollinators.

Flip through the succession of this garden space, from original site conditions to maturity.

Serving homeowners and landowners in Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan

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Email: lindsey@spauldingrestoration.com

Phone: ‪574- 208-3788