If I stop using pesticides, will bugs eat all my plants?

Native plants = good bugs (that eat bad bugs)

🐞 ❤️ A love letter to ladybugs 🐞 ❤️

Pollinators are not the only awesome bugs native plants attract. Native plants also attract beautiful and bad-ass bugs like ladybugs. While ladybugs don’t bite people, they do chow down on the bad bugs that ruin our gardens—like aphids.

UPDATED —
06/08/2025
You’re not the only one asking...
What native plants can stand alone and still wow?
Stand-alone stunners, right this way.
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I'm so overwhelmed. How do I start?
You’re not alone—and it’s easier than you think.
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How much time does native gardening take?
Way less work than a lawn.
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Do I need to know Latin plant names?
Nope. But here's when it helps.
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I'm nervous. What if I mess something up?
Mistakes grow great gardeners.
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What are the best native host plants for butterflies?
No host plants, no butterflies.
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