Our Local Environment

Look Around

Experiencing the beauty and bounty of the natural world benefits both our physical and mental health. Our buildings aim to both reduce our impact on the natural world and ensure our clients and residents have access to nature, gardens, and fresh produce.

We all need to work together to educate ourselves on our world and our impact on it. To that end, The Tower Companies aims to work in harmony with our surroundings, using native plants, pollinator friendly landscaping, less intensive irrigation, and stormwater mitigation strategies to work in sync with the natural world

Native Plant Life

The Tower Companies dedicates itself to encouraging a sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyle, including in its relationship with the native plants of the local environment. The following resources are aimed at providing you with more information on our natural world, its benefits, and how we as individuals can work to preserve it.

Local Plants 

Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma)

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Virginia Spring Beauty(Claytonia virginica)

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricate)

Common Blue Violet(Viola sororia)

Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)

Native Plant FAQ’s

  • Native plants promote biodiversity, supporting local populations of pollinators like butterflies. They preserve the stewardship of our natural heritage, while providing beautiful, scenic values, ensuring a healthy future for generations to come.

  • There are many things that you can do to help our native plant populations. Advocate for native plants in your town’s public spaces for state legislation to reduce pesticide use to save pollinators, and for state and federal protection for endangered plants.

    For a hands-on approach. join a local group working to control invasive plants!

  • Visit any local, state, or national park, and keep your eye out - you may see one or more of our native plants!

    When visiting the Urban Farm near the Pearl at the Blairs District, check out our planted native flowers and shrubs!