... conditions ... I am becoming more interested in shrubs and trees the last year or so, and as my question will prove, I know I have a lot to learn. I ...
See, there is an example of the problem with common names. I think I have heard of a leatherwood viburnum but cannot find any references to it. I found...
I am forwarding this to the group because you might see this false email show up in your mailbox. I am removing the original poster's names. To read more about...
Thanks Tim for the termite link....I began hearing these things last fall, and I should have realized that the Snopes website would get on to it. I think that...
Recently there was some discussion about pruning native shrubs. I found an interesting article about this and want to share it. Go to the article, To Prune or...
If you think you are bad with emails and replies, I think I rival you. When you say that blackhaw's branches are perpendicular to the stems, do you mean is is...
Cindy, I was giggling as I read in your email about your berm with Miss Kim lilacs and weiglias. (Disclaimer: if I am offending any landscaping professionals...
Cindy, Yes, perpendicular branches mean that they tend to grow outward rather than up. Horizontal braches on shrubs, and even more so on trees, makes them ...
Thanks for all of the info! I too, giggle about the berm. I have a nice serviceberry in that's been in there from the start and seems to like it there. That's...
Cindy, A word of caution on the Indian grass. It can easily reseed itself and you will have more than you wanted in places that you did not expect. Big ...
Hey Tim, could you explain a bit more about the voles eating your Liatris? I thought that voles were mostly hungry for meat animals and that they were...
Former land owner of praire and woodlands now a condo dweller. Any ideas for container gardening on decks and patios and along side buildings. Preferrably...
Hmmmm. Interesting challenges. It will be difficult for the containers because of extensive roots of prairie plants. Look for species that have shorter roots...
Voles eat the tasty Liatris corms and the tap roots of Prairie Dock and Compass Plant. Oh yea, they will eat all my sweet potatoes if I do not stop them. Since...
Hi Jan, I read your email thinking that perhaps there's a story to be told in how you came to be a former owner and now a condo dweller...do you feel like...
Tim, I did a bit of googling around about those pesky rodents, and I now realize that I mixed up the insectivore/shrew with the herbivore/vole. It was the...
Over the years, I have planted a variety of native plants with some success. My goal is to attract birds/animals to try to restore the natural predator/prey...
... My wife and I have done a little experimenting with this. This will be the third summer with our containers. We have Butterfly milkweed, pale purple...
Mice (and voles) in the greenhouse are always a problem. During the summer, they are not as much of a problem with eating plants and getting in the pots. At...
If you are looking for a solution, I know the New England Wild Flower Society (Framingham, MA) has dealt with this issue in their planting areas for Garden in...
So far no voles have eaten my liatris. We do have hawks, owls, and red fox out here, so maybe the voles get eaten. I thought it was the deer that liked to eat...
Cindy, Get a copy of the Prairie Moon catalog where you will find the information about the germination requirements. Liatris needs to be cold stratified for ...
Prairie Moon does have a very useful cultural guide (and some lovely pictures) in their catalog: http://www.prairiemoon.com/ (link to pdf file at the bottom of...
New York Times March 19, 2006 Op-Ed Contributor Border War By GEORGE BALL Warminster, Pa. THE horticultural world is having its own debate over immigration, ...
This is an interesting perspective and good for us so-called "botanical xenophobes" to read. This article demonstrates the danger of being too prophetic with...
from another native plants list: Hey if the president of Burpee seeds is feeling the pressure of a trend toward native plants, we should all give ourselves a...
Bonnie, you took the words right out of my mouth! My response was very similar. I think Mr. Ball is influenced by his corporate role to a certain extent, but...
