# A British Horticultural Ecologist Challenges the U.S. Consensus

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Podcast: [Growing Greener](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-greener-439650)
Published: 2026-03-04T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Citing European studies, British horticultural ecologist James Hitchmough, a leader of the ecological gardening movement in his country, rejects the intrinsic superiority of native plants over exotic garden imports for supporting insect diversity in the garden.

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