American Beauties joins forces with Whole Foods

Whole Foods reached out to American Beauties Native Plants last year for help with a large-scale native plant garden for their new distribution center in Indiana. Peggy Anne Montgomery, Brand Manager for American Beauties designed the garden as a gift to Whole Foods and Peggy was invited to Chicago to teach their staff about the importance of native plants.

This spring, American Beauties will be offered to their 27 Midwest locations. “Whole Foods slogan is: Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet. Native plants play a critical roll in keeping our planet, food and people whole as well. It’s a natural fit,” says co-owner Steve Castorani. As natural habitats continue to decline the plants we put into our gardens become increasingly important. It's hard to imagine a world without Monarchs but populations are declining and there is just one native plant that can feed their caterpillars - milkweed. “We’re excited about this opportunity. We believe that together we can make a difference,” says Montgomery.