Diggin’ In: Keeping the garden native, integrated

Photo by Carol A. Heiser

Trumpet honeysuckle, or Lonicera sempervirens, attracts hummingbirds; it?s a native counterpart to the invasive exotic Japanese honeysuckle, and is cold hardy to Zone 4. (Carol A. Heiser/Newport News Daily Press/MCT)

Photo by Carol A. Heiser

Blue mistflower, or Conoclinium coelestinum, is a native species that helps pollinators, and is cold hardy to Zone 5. (Carol A. Heiser/Newport News Daily Press/MCT)

Photo by Carol A. Heiser

Eastern sweetshrub, also known as Carolina allspice, or Calycanthus floridus, is an attractive flowering shrub that?s native to Virginia and southeastern states to Zone 5. (Carol A. Heiser/Newport News Daily Press/MCT)

Photo by Carol A. Heiser

Common milkweed, or Asclepias syriaca, is an important pollinator that benefits fritillary and tiger swallowtails, and is cold hardy to Zone 4. (Carol A. Heiser/Newport News Daily Press/MCT)

Photo by Carol A. Heiser

Native shrubs Virginia sweetspire, or Itea virginica, and oak leaf hydrangea, or Hydrangea quercifolia, bloom early spring; both display colorful fall foliage. Both are cold hardy to Zone 5. (Carol A. Heiser/Newport News Daily Press/MCT)

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Diggin' In: Keeping the garden native, integrated