Here is a small corner which is now teeming with life! With some thought and planning, sometimes several species can be grown close together to create a stunning visual impact in a previously uninspiring spot.
An Alberta gardener set this corner alight with colorful native flowers
Source: https://www.gardenforbirds.org/what-about-this-spot-advice-on-garden-issues/
As mentioned by CompactFlax:
Despite the captions Hemerocallis is not native to North America, but serves here as a colourful addition, adding some red depth.
Sticking only to native plants doesn’t always give a pleasing result (especially in more extreme climates); it’s perfectly ok to mix them in with nonnative (noninvasive) species to add some variety. Having some native plants is better than a manicured lawn and entirely nonnative species!
If i wasn’t convinced to go with natives for ecological reasons already this definitely does it!
Just buy them as plants instead of seeds. I love https://www.prairiemoon.com/