Summit County’s luxury homeowners are increasingly turning to native plants and mountain-adapted landscaping that can thrive in high-Alpine environments. For Blincoe, the appeal of resilient native plants is simple. “If a homeowner wants to go with less water, more native (plants), then they can just go pull seeds from any trail in Summit County.” An emphasis of resilience amid peak wildfire seasonFor Charlene Meeker, owner of her own boutique luxury landscaping business cleverly named Charlene’s Greens, native landscaping is as much about resilience as it is about appearance. Native plants are a large part of the answer, she said.