Here in northern Illinois, I have recommended that people not plant container grown native plants during the summer between July 1 and the end of August...
Hi everyone, I could use your suggestions regarding new people requesting to join this group. This is not a rant. On the home page, the second paragraph ...
Wild Ones Natural LandscapesThe soil in my yard is generally heavy, with lots of clay in many places. The following grasses all grow quite well here so I would...
I made a raingarden a few years ago when we put in a small stream and pond. It takes both downspout run off from the house and overflow from the pond. Since...
Wild Ones Natural LandscapesThe only one I know about is http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/natives/. I don't spend much time there myself, so I can't tell you...
... There is a Y! Group called nativegardening. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativegardening/?yguid=255403720 The description states: We are open to the...
In my opinion, the most useful native plant discussion group is always going to be the one that's specific to your community. By "community" I mean anything up...
What an excellent solution. How soon after a reasonable rainfall does the water go away? Tim Northern IL ... From: wildonesnativeplants@yahoogroups.com ...
Don, I notice that you did not put any plants in the bottom of the "trench." Is there a reason why? I am wondering if you put plants in there that they would...
Guess what? The Greater DuPage Wild Ones Chapter has its own yahoo group, wilddupage@yahoogroups.com, and there has been no activity since June of 2005! I...
wild-dupage@yahoogroups.com I forgot the hyphen. Of course, if you go there you won't find much to read or anyone to talk to, except maybe me. Does anyone...
... The decision to not initially plant anything in the bottom of the trench was based on the amount of water that it was retaining in the spring. For several...
In Minneapolis, the city put on raingarden workshops and gave $75 grants to help with the costs of building and planting. They mentioned french drains as if...
Pat, I suspect the reason you do not get a lot of participation is because, like my chapter, only a very small percentage of the membership will participate in...
I had an area in my yard that I struggled with until I saw a presentation by Art Gara of Art and Linda's Wildflowers. I had a downspout that emptied at the top...
... This is a simple explanation of what a French drain is and how to build one. http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lazylandscaping/ht/French_drains.htm It was...
I'm guessing that your chapter doesn't have enough members to to sustain a viable/active discussion group. If you wanted to try fostering more involvement I...
I am glad to hear how others are handling water flow to their rain gardens. I put in two this year, one in the front and one in the back yard, to handle the...
I have plans for a rain garden at the sump pump outlet that are still in my head, so I'm interested in the pipe discussion. Last year I hooked up an old...
Thank you, Tim, for starting this group. I think you're right in your reasoning why we didn't get participation, and this is probably a better option....
Pat, Invite them to join this group and see if you can get more participation from them. In the early stages of this group, we did not get a lot of ...
Regarding the 4 inch corrugated solid plastic pipe, I have it going from the downspouts to the stormwater ditch along the street. The pipe is buried only about...
... <tech.writer@...> wrote: What an excellent solution. How soon after a reasonable rainfall does the water go away? I've only had standing water after a real...
I've been thinking about this a lot as I've observed the discussion over the past couple weeks. While I don't necessarily disagree with the reasons some of...
Hi Peggy Prairie Nursery in Westfield, WI also sells cord grass. I've ordered from them every year, and they send high quality plants. Here is a link to...
My research results on the "purple flowered garlic mustard": I have looked up creeping bellflower, lady bells, venus' looking glass, and lobelia spicata. They...
Whatever exotic bellflower type I have takes any bare space it can and it takes me years of digging it out over and over to be rid of it. It also naturalizes...
