If you have already added native plants in your own yard, and you live on an alley, you may be able to find a place to add more native plants like one of our Sustainable Yard Tour hosts has done. Or, perhaps you can help a friend, parent or adult child add native plants to their yards. Any nursery can direct you to native plants that would be suitable.
Invasive Lesser Celandine
This attractive plant with a buttercup-like flower is actually an invasive ground cover called Lesser Celandine that is taking over and choking out everything in its way! It is spreading aggressively in gardens, yards and even forest preserves. As pretty as it is, it should be dug out carefully now as it has many small tubers. (We do not recommend chemical control in most cases.) Do not put it in yard waste bags – this invasive plant should be sent straight to a landfill. It should not be confused with Marsh Marigold or Celandine Poppy, two lovey non-invasive Midwest native alternatives.
