In the best gardens, "plants are the mulch," said Claudia West of Phyto Studio, a landscape architecture firm in Arlington, Va. No lifeless mulch shows in the firm's design for the pollinator garden at Penn State University's arboretum. ✨🐝🌸🌳🌿 Having an ecologically responsible landscape doesn't mean you need to eliminate your favorite plants: It's about letting things in. The collaboration between Penn State's Center for Pollinator Research (@psupollinators) and the Phyto Studio (@phytostudio) is about better design and more biodiversity. Read more 👀 on The New York Times article, "More Plants, More Life, More Pleasure: What Sets the Best Gardens Apart," using the link in our bio 📲 📸: Rob Cardillo - @nytimes 🏷️: #PennStateOutreach #PSUOutreach #WeAre #PennState #TheArboretumAtPennState #PennStateArboretum #SummerGarden #Gardens #PublicGardens #PSUPollinators #NewYorkTimes #NYTimes @pennstate