Don- You are fortunate to have a Public works manager that is open to natives! I live in a community that is pretty laid back, but, has come up with some good ...
I wouldn't go so far as to say that the PW manager is open to natives. So far he is only open to discussing the topic until he can get this annoying resident...
Do any of you have experience with natives and road salt in your parkways? Which species will tolerate the salt the street and highway departments put down in...
One problem with parkway (or terrace) plantings is the trees that are often competing for water, space and nutrients. My own terrace has a Norway Maple, which...
The beautiful dogwood and redbud blooms remind me that before Columbus arrived, there were no honeybees in North America. Our native plants evolved with native...
I am not sure what kind of tree it is. I haven't paid much attention to the parkway before now. It is about 15' tall, maybe 20'. The grass that is dying is...
Hi All- It's high garlic mustard control time here in Michigan. Do you work to care for a piece of property? Have you noticed garlic mustard on your property? ...
As the discussion about the parkway was progressing, I began to wonder what type of neighborhoods my fellow Wild Ones members live in. We live in a typical...
I live in Plymouth, MN, which is a 3rd-ring suburb of the Twin Cities. The metro area has a population of around 2 million and Plymouth itself has under...
two biblical characters discussing modern lawn practices? It's an oldy but goody! Rebecca Twin Cities ... Get amazing travel prices for air and hotel in one...
Hi all, I can't resist responding to Don's inquiry about where members of this list live, because I suspect I may be the most a-typical member of the list. I...
Yeah, Maritimes! One of the world's great places. Personally, I think the challenges to restoration of native landscapes (and intact or remnant ecosystems)...
Has anyone made an Aldo Leopold bench? I've found some information online, but I'm specifically wondering about providing additiional support for the...
Hi. This in response to the question about lot type. I live in Madison Wisconsin in a suburban neighborhood that is about 35 years old. Most of our neighbors...
I bought a bench a few years ago made by some members of the chapter in Grayslake, IL -- it's late and I can't think what they call themselves right now. I...
Mark makes an excellent point about the common issues that we all face in restoration of native landscapes ("and intact or remnant ecosystems"): invasive...
Well I have some similar issues as wild flora does not the same unique ecosystem , but an altered one at that. We started out with 10 acres of Wisconsins Mixed...
Dear Fellow Wildones, I need an opinion regard the many dandelions in full flower in my native planting. The roundup just didn't work as well as the black ...
I don't know what will work, but I know that mowing will not stop dandelions. I have a little patch of lawn left in my front yard. I mowed it last Tuesday....
Enjoy the dandelions, Greg! They'll keep other weeds from filling the bare space. In another year or two, your prairie plants will create so much shade that...
This year has brought all types of trees seedlings in my lawn and gardens - thousands of them. For the lawn, will just continued cutting kill them? For the...
Ahh, the yellow peril again :-)! Mowing would not work for sure. If you don't have too many broad leafed natives, you can try Weed-Be-Gone. It does work....
I've heard corn starch works on crabgrass. Does it also keep dandelions down? Marilyn Wyzga Board Member Wild Ones - Native Plants, Natural Landscapes ...
Canada Goldenrod is a bane in the native landscape, though it's native itself. I've found that if it's cut close to the ground when in bud, not bloom, the...
My favorite control method for Canada goldenrod is pulling after a heavy rain. I make a challenging game of it by seeing how carefully I can pull to obtain...
Last week I wrote a long description of my yard to contribute to this thread, but it never appeared. Before I rewrite it, I'd like to know if it can be...
I have a dead white pine, planted last year rather improperly during a drought, and today it was to be taken out and replaced. The foreman noticed a cardinal...
