I'm certain most plants that we have now were introduced rather than always here.
If you're viewing the world through the context of gardens alone then perhaps that's a view you could be forgiven for having.
However, as a keen amateur naturalist i'd have to disagree. Even many garden favourites are selectively bred versions of natives. Google Dan Pearson, he's a landscape architect that effectively reverse engineers our view on the traditional garden and traces many well known cultivars back to their natural forms. Piet Oudolf works a little like this too with his approach to US prairie style planting.
I don't see why native plants aren't better I every aspect, I thought we have a duty to look after nature rather than confuse it. I think we're too obsessed with what looks good rather than what is practical, sadly it's not exclusive to gardening.
When in flower, wisteria give perfume 24/7 and my wisterias have a huge floral burst in early May and then repeat flower thru summer. They're currently on their 3rd "burst" and buzzing.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
How big is your wisteria? If it's massive you can probably grow something through it and if it isn't that big then just plant something else as well.
Many of our native plants are great for wildlife but they don't always have a long flowering period unlike man made cultivars. I just try and provide diverse planting all year round and whilst I have many many native wildflowers, I do also grow other things as well and our garden is completely walled with climbers.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many of our native plants are great for wildlife but they don't always have a long flowering period unlike man made cultivars. I just try and provide diverse planting all year round and whilst I have many many native wildflowers, I do also grow other things as well and our garden is completely walled with climbers.