(upbeat music) >>Throughout the years, we have learned the importance of using natives in our landscape.

Now, more and more people are moving onto smaller properties and have smaller landscapes to work with.

But did you know that you can still benefit the ecology by providing native plants in a container?

I would be working from back to front using the thriller, filler, spiller method.

First, I'm gonna use this Veronia because this is gonna be one of the tallest plants.

Now to use as a filler, I've got Rudbeckia.

Now we're really, really gonna pack this container but it will be okay.

Next season, if it starts getting too full, then you can always divide and spread the wealth.

Now it look nice with some grasses.

So this is the little bluestem.

We can add that right in.

I think I wanna add one more.

The little bluestem, squeeze 'em in there.

So it's starting to look pretty full already.

And now, for our spiller here, I have a aster.

This one is called Snow Flurry.

Neat thing about this little aster is that it only gets about eight inches tall, so it will work perfectly for the front.

Let's go ahead and get this in place here.

Gonna make a little more space because I want to add in one more thing.

And this is this Callirhoe here.

Now I have added in different things to have different interests so the pollinators will have something to go for throughout the season.

This is in place now.

I think we are all set.

So I just need to top dress some soil in the bare spots here.

And then one other important thing, always remember to water your containers right after you're done putting them together.

Give those roots a drink.

I hope everyone will give this a try.

'Cause even the smallest garden make a big difference in the environment so you can go out and do this too.

Go out, get some native plants and put together a beautiful mixed planting.

Trust me, the pollinators will find it.