Last year one of my two 3 yr. old Compass plant inflorescence was blown down by the wind. It was about 7' tall. This year the other one bloomed, shooting out...
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Looking for a native rose to provide me with hips for cooking, vitamins, etc. Saw tons in Alaska that they use in the Winter as antioxidents. Jan...
I love Rosa carolina (commonly called pasture rose) which does well in sun and partial shade in S WI. It is beautiful, blooms for almost a month and attracts...
Update: Only one of the suspect bellflower seedlings finally flowered, on August 3rd. It does appear to be C. americana, & I'm happy to have even one. The rest...
The full moon in late July is always an awesome sight, unfortunately enhanced by pollution and other airborne particles. But mid-summer also brings a wealth of...
hello everybody, i just posted 2 new photos, labeled Stranahan Arboretum in July and August The Stranahan Arboretum is owned and operated by the University of...
By mid-summer, most foliage in the Carolina Piedmont has been damaged by insect herbivores, but some of their work is rather aesthetic. For a look at the artsy...
Hi. I'm sure this question has been asked many times before, but I'm new to the forum and couldn't find any links to past discussion. I'm looking for a...
If you can find a copy of "Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin" it has a lot of good ideas on using native plants in garden designs. Most of the...
Thank you for the kind words about my book, Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin. I tried to include many ideas and lists for using native plants in...
My pleasure - it's a great book. My wife and I attended your native landscaping presentation in Menominee, MI, in May. We enjoyed the presentation and have...
Hi, Yesterday someone told me that my purple coneflowers in my tiny "prairie garden" have aster yellows and that I should pull them all out. My garden is made...
Unfortunately, removing the diseased plants is about the only thing that you can do. It should slow down the spread of the disease. In addition to the purple...
Hi all, I also posted the following to the nativegardening group on Yahoo, so I apologize to anyone who gets two copies: If you're concerned about laws that...
That's so upsetting. I think everyone in this group should express their views to the mayor of Toronto. Here's the e-mail address mayor_miller@... ... ...
of course the tree hugging article presented only one side of the story- The other side of the story: did the gardener apply for an exemption to the short lawn...
Several years ago I transplanted a single wild plum tree from my parents farm. Now after 20 years, it has cloned itself into a sizeable portion of my prairie....
Heather makes some good points. It's possible that the situation is even more different than it appears on the surface. A careful reading of the article in the...
I'm all in favor of getting our facts straight, which is one reason why I'm nonplussed by Maryanne's statement that "a careful reading of the article in the...
... of ... intentionally ... me ... Flora You're quite right, I couldn't find that information again either. It was as if the case I recalled reading about...
... of ... intentionally ... me ... Flora You're quite right, I couldn't find that information again either. It was as if the case I recalled reading about...
I sent a letter to Mayor Miller of Toronto about the destruction of that front yard, and this is the reply I just received from Bill Blakes. Does outside...
Thanks Wild Flora, for looking into the case more deeply. seems there are a lot of "he said vs. she said" so we don't really know who to believe. Some people...
I got the same stock response. ... From: Barb Glassel <tglassel@...> ... I sent a letter to Mayor Miller of Toronto about the destruction of that front...
... It would be unfair to both sides to leave the impression that they are telling different versions of the truth (or worse, that one of them is lying). On...
I am interested in what natives you are growing successfully in containers since I must do much container gardening lately. Please advise. ... From: Heather ...
My neighbor is firing the first salvo against Native Suburbia. All the nature in my yard vexes him greatly. I recently received a letter from his attorney...
Jan, the natives in containers are only a temporary thing. i don't think these species would do well over the long haul. they're likely getting rather crowded...
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