Thank you Dr. Tallamy for all of your work and educating us on the importance of natives. It is fascinating and I am incorporating all of this information as I plan my landscaping.
I’m surprised to find that I have so many of these good, good plants, and even an oak tree, in my yard already, I was naturally drawn to them. My mailbox area is loaded with happiness for all these animals. I’m just wondering if this movement ties in with the globalists’ goal of getting rid of suburbs altogether and moving humans into tiny concentrated areas. I’m not liking that AT ALL.
Thoughts on American Bittersweet? Google has many different opinions. Long, vining plant with beautiful small purple flowers that have a yellow center. In the fall they develop bright red berries that tend to last into the winter. Grows upright unless there’s nothing to grow up and then it makes a dense mat on the ground. So if that’s a good enough description please tell me….friend or foe?
Wow, thank you for the information. In California we didnt have the fireflies like i am seeing out here in Arkansas, i love it. I have twinkling kind of lights on my deck that turn off at 930pm and then at 10 is when i see the fireflies. I now am unplugging those lights.
I have really learned SO MUCH from this segment! Thank you from Californis, Were inland and zone 9 B. I have been doing California natives for 4 years now ans planting more and more natives in our acre. Thank you again. Our motto : If you plant it , Theu WILL COME 🦋🐛🐞🪲🐝
Cultivars of native pollinator host plants can be detrimental to them. Pollinators may love the nectar, but can they recognize the plant as a place to lay their eggs? Has the plant been changed in ways that make them not suitable for the larvae to consume and thrive upon? These should be considered. It's better not to choose cultivars.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share your expertise. I am just getting started and appreciate all of the information provided. I have begun identifying all of the trees and shrubs in my yard and cannot believe how few are native or “contributors.” I am excited and eager to begin the transition.
Andy is very knowledgeable and well spoken, and we love the CMBG. I was very glad to see some of my favorite natives highlighted here and also disappointed that some others weren’t mentioned like hobble bush, ostrich fern, sweet gale, pagoda dogwood and witch hazel, lamb kill and rhodora, both red and black elderberry, blue flag iris, and June berry. I have had great success growing these in Downeast Maine, and they are truly under appreciated. I could add several more....perhaps Andy could come back and do a part 2.
Thanks for a wonderful garden tour, my dear friend thank you so much for always sharing something wonderful with us and giving us so much great information
I'm in upstate NY, way up on the shore of Lake Ontario. I'm curious about growing blueberries. They need acidic soil. Do you amend your soil to make it more acidic for them?
I'm constantly telling my mother that violets are The Perfect Plant for our beds, but she's never taken off the 'if it comes up without planting, its a WEED' glasses
Your presentations are so informative! Thank you! Keep it coming! The details you include (like host plants and specialist species, etc) really nail it.
@@NativePlantChannel good to hear, I live in Cubs/Cards country, was a Cardinal fan, but who cares anymore the way players switch teams. But I do still like baseball!
We had success moving a 14 year old blue baptisia to another spot in the yard, and taking divisions from the same plant. It looked a little rough after the transplant shock but it came back the following year as if nothing ever happened to it. The division is also coming up nicely in a different state now 😁 I’m sure your mileage may vary depending on conditions.
