Because they use less fertilizer and pesticides, they reduce the amount of pollutants carried by rainwater to local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. Beneficial plants also improve wildlife habitat providing native local birds and mammals with fruits, nuts an seeds. BayScaping is easy to do. For example, simply replace plants lost due to storms or disease with beneficial ones. Talk to your local nursery manager.
Most garden centers offer a broad range of beneficial plants for sale.
With another Pennsylvania Earth Minute, I'm Susan Rickens. The Pennsylvania Earth Minute is available to radio stations free of charge to air as a public service announcement.