I am rereading Noah's Garden. Sara Stein says "Praying Mantis, an introduced, European species" eats friend and foe alike. Should I be trying to protect my...
Dick, That is an interesting question. I wonder who might know. I Googled and found the following links. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2154.html ...
This is a response that I got from another discussion group. Tim ... Hi, I haven't seen it myself for a while, being in chaparral now, but I recall it being...
The following information came to me second hand from a Biological Resources Specialist, Bureau of Design and Environment for IDOT. "Re praying mantids, the...
Good information Dick. I too intend to keep them around since none of my research shows that they cause damage to the ecosystem. My search on the Internet...
The mantids, preying or praying, might be from another planet the way they turn that triangular head around over their backs and stare you down with unblinking...
Hi, How many of you write letters to legislators or the newspaper about environmental issues? If you do not write them now, would you mind sharing why you do...
Tim -- I do. I prefer to write my own letters rather than a preprinted form letter like you see offered by some organizations sponsoring a coordinated effort...
I keep the numbers for Senators Obama and Durbin and Rep. Manzullo in my speed dial on the cell phone; then when I receive an action alert from EarthJustice,...
I am in the process of writing an article about this subject and I will eventually put it in the files area. For now, here is the information. Addresses The...
I have done it many times in the past. Now I am pretty lazy and usually just forward emails from NRDC, ED, UCS, and Wilderness Society among others. Steve ...
Thanks, Tim. That's exactly what I was suggesting. -- Donna ... From: wildonesnativeplants@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wildonesnativeplants@yahoogroups.com]On...
Along with "Monarch watch", I really like the "Journey North" web site (www.journeynorth.org) They do a great job of helping students and teachers (and...
1. I've battled reed canary grass in SE Michigan and it is tough to eradiate. As noted, burning to remove thatch followed by herbiciding new growth does work...
I am new to native landscaping. I have lived in our subdivision for about 1.5 years. I'd love some helpful advice and this group seems like a really cool way...
Hi Cindy and welcome aboard. It is getting time to start thinking about that landscape. 1. The best time to transplant is early in the spring, usually well...
Actually, you probably under estimate yourself by your beginner reference...if you're thinking in February about transplanting your native stock, you're as...
Am removing (slowly) non-natives and replacing with natives in a 10 year old landscaping. They are up against the foundation in several places. Would...
Hmmm, I too slowly replace non-natives with natives. I look forward to when non-natives die. Fothergilla is native to the southeast US so I am not familiar...
Thanks for the great advice on my questions. I'll make transplanting my earliest task. I have a couple of serviceberries already (one is in that front berm)...
Cindy, here is a link to the Ladybird Wildflower Center native plant page with information on Northern Spicebush. It grows well for me (in Ohio) in our woods,...
Cindy, Lindera benzoin is not native to our immediate area, at least according to Swink's. It is a well-shaded understory shrub of wet to mesic woods, a little...
I am in Ohio. And that was a good suggestion to indicate my geographic area. Will probably do witch hazel or serviceberry bush. Am considering buying a strong...
An excellent, but hard to locate, book on native plants in our immediate area is The Flora of Winnebago County by Egbert Fell; the Natural Land Institute had a...
The book, The Flora of Winnebago County, can be purchased from NLI and at the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District headquarters. The last time I checked,...
Witch hazel and serviceberry can be very attractive in yard plantings. I have witch hazels here in SE Michigan. You might look at Guy Sternberg's book,...
