@JBtheExplorer I was really interested in your point that not all native garden flowers help bees and butterflies.
It led me to think that you really must have closer bonds to gardening and insects and animals that live or pass through there.
Actually,
all native plants are important to something (some animal, some insect, some ecosystem), but non-native plants are often useless, and in some cases, dangerous to existing habitats. Gardeners are lucky enough to have the ability to restore habitat through their gardens, but unfortunately, gardeners are also the ones who've caused invasive plants to take over and destroy habitats. Sadly, even with our knowledge of that danger, it's still happening today with plants like Butterfly Bush and Yellow Flag Iris still being planted by gardeners despite the damage those plants causing.
Believe it or not, I don't really have any bond to gardening. I'd even go as far as to say that I don't like gardening. It's funny to say on a gardening forum, but gardening is generally a term for a hobby that consists of maintaining plants (watering, fertilizing, trimming and pruning, etc.). I don't do anything with my plants once they're in the ground. They take care of themselves. What I do like is creating habitat. That’s what it’s all about. I relate it to gardening in hopes that those who consider themself gardeners will understand the importance of native plants and maybe they'll begin to transition away from non-native species and start giving native plants back to our landscapes. It's a transition that will probably take time. Too many people are unwilling to give up their non-natives, and too many garden centers are unwilling to stop selling them, but I have hopes that things will change.