Charlotte Adelman, '62: Author, Native Plant Lobbyist

Wilmette resident Charlotte Adelman has a longstanding love affair with Midwestern native plants – she was one of the people behind the Wilmette Park District's Centennial prairie garden – and lobbies for public awareness and planting of native species, in order to nurture and nourish native fauna like butterflies and bees. Her most recent book on the subject, written with Bernard L. Schwartz, "Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees," was published this spring by Ohio University Press, and is available through the publisher and amazon.com.

Q: How did you become interested in native plants?

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