New book on Michiana's local native plants available

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Chapter of Wild Ones is publishing a new reference book on plants native to the Michiana region.

On Thursday, ABC57's Summer Horan sat down with Evie Kirkwood of the Wild Ones South Bend Chapter and Deb Marr, a professor of biology at IU South Bend, to discuss the work Wild Ones does and where to find your copy of the new book, Native Plants for Michiana: Planting with Nature and Beauty in Mind.

To learn more about the reference book or learn where you can purchase a copy, you can visit the Wild Ones South Bend website.