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...
I'm so overwhelmed. How do I start?
You’re not alone—and it’s easier than you think.
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Why plant native?
Less work. More life.
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Do I need to know Latin plant names?
Nope. But here's when it helps.
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What are some native plants that are easy to grow from seed?
Spend less than a cup of coffee to grow something.
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What native plants will make you do a double take?
Grow some pretty and weird.
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I'm nervous. What if I mess something up?
Mistakes grow great gardeners.
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