Hello, I am a avid flower, vegetable and water gardner of many years.I have always planted to attract birds and butterflies and find that our yard is the...
Wrong place???????? I didn't even know you existed until I got the digest this afternoon-- that's evening to you Kansans. So don't give up yet, we haven't even...
When I scanned the board it didn't look like anyone had been posting for a very long time. It also looked like a board where only published material was being...
Hi guys, I deleted my old yahoo email and profile after setting up a new yahoo email and found out my yahoo photo page was also gone, as was access to my yahoo...
Okay, for a list with 563 members, there's a surprisingly small trickle of traffic out there. So I'm going to stir the pot a little, hope you don't mind...... ...
Okay, I'm not a purist and I DO have a few nonnative plants in my yard. I try to keep them to a minimum, and bring in lots of natives that are appropriate to...
hi. i don't know enough to comment but i do have a question...how do we find out what plants are native to our area? tx. karen in nj [Non-text portions of this...
Karen: I'd suggest that you try your local library and look for books on native flora. There must be at lest ONE written about the Atlantic States! If you...
Linda: OK, OK, I don't like Kudzu either. I don't like a lot of "invasives" and, for example, would love to wave a magic wand that'd make all the blackberries...
Don't they have organizations like the Native Plant Society in your state? I've learned quite a bit from meetings and outings with our local Native Plant...
I thought I had cancelled my membership to this group but evidently not. I have been reading some interesting post in my E-Mail. I am just a plain old garder...
what a beautiful description. i have always been interested in your part of the world, i would like to hear more, and also to know the name of the book you ...
In a message dated 6/17/2002 8:01:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... hi maria - i am in central jersey also. i am looking fore a good source to tell me what...
hi karen where are nj are ya? i know theres a company in the trenton area that does native landscaping. cant remember their name but i may be able to find out...
You also can't stop berry eating birds from dropping seeds in their waste as they migrate, over the course of the years, certain plants migrate with them....
Yes, actually, I DO think it was from Japan. (Wee! Life on the list at last!) Another issue: the list of very pretty wildflowers that someone from the...
Since I am in this educated group I will further show my ignorance and ask just why do you hate blackberries so much? I would love to be able to grow them...
OK Lets get into Heriloom Plants that were brought over by our early ancestors from Europe. Many of these were planted around old homesteds that no longer...
oh ... i have a friend that lives out that way. the native plant nursery that i mentioned is located in hopewell. maybe ya can find them. hope the link i sent...
Now you're talking berries, one of my favorites. When I was a kid we would go out and pick blackberries. We'd eat some and gather enough so my mother could...
In the Pacific Northwest, one species in particular, Rubus discolor, is a major pain in the <insert what ever body part it snags>. It takes over entire open...
I plead guilty to saying that. In a lot of cases I think it is called for from what I am reading. There are always exceptions to any rule. In reagard to the...
Well Dooleyville, I accidently happened onto your bio. I am way over my head here and this old granny better just gather up her skirts and slink out of here...
Well, don't kick me out, but my favorite non-native invasive plant which allegedly threatens native species is the Casuarina (Australian Pine). I can't...
Hey! Old grannies aren't banned on this list (that I am aware of.) Side note: Why is no one signing at least a first name to their posts? Doesn't even have to...
