Thx for mentioning about mosquito control. Many lawn services really are not helpful to our fragile ecosystem. Mosquito Joe advertises that you can enjoy your yard again. I ask, “How can I enjoy my yard without caterpillars, bees and birds?” which they are killing!Thx for getting the true word out and for another great video!
Been buying natives since 2012 but recently more every year. Luckily an organization called Keeping Indianapolis Beautiful, helped plant many good native trees in my neighborhood. For that reason I have a wonderful Red Oak and KentuckyCoffee Bean tree. Because of Doug Tallamy I now know how important the oaks are. I’ve been really enjoying your videos. Thanks!
I have one single hummingbird that visits my house daily, and it likes the usual flowers (cardinal flower, coral honeysuckle, bee balm) but is also very fond of the "Jeanna" garden phlox!
There are hundreds of native bees that also need host plants for survival just like butterflies. In the Midwest state I live in, there are about 150 specialist native bees that need specific pollen or they cannot provision for their larvae.
A friend of mine grows river oats in her shady garden. She is also having second thoughts as it has spread everywhere. She now cuts off the lovely seed heads to prevent further spread and wishes she had removed the mother plant.
River oats and Canada goldenrod are great in large spaces where you want to fight aggressive invasive plants. In a minimally maintained park near our house is such a place. Canada goldenrod fights and wins against mugwort and porcelain berry vine. Last year in a grassier area I planted river oats to begin its magic. I noticed it already had seeds but very short. Maybe in a few years it’ll be going wild which is exactly what we need there!
Bergen county sprayed for mosquitoes…twice. Killed the Spicebush caterpillar and all the Monarch caterpillars. I called county to explain. It was heartbreaking.
Thanks so much! Beautiful garden and this is so helpful! Is the goldenrod pictured solidago speciosa or wreath goldenrod? It looked more like fireworks in its zig zag shape or another variety so was wondering. Also, would you be able to share the name of the pine/spruce tree thats behind the blue lobelia, goldenrod, and brown-eyed susan? Thank you!
This is my first year to plant a flower garden. Although I am gardening in a different state, this video has been so helpful as I am interested in adding some of your plants to my garden next season. Seeing how big they are and their sun/shade needs helps me to know where to put them. And having no ad interruptions (some videos have ads show up every minute and a half - crazy annoying so I stop watching) makes it a very pleasant viewing experience for me. Subscribed. Thank you! - Zee, N. Cali zone10a
Lourdes. Thank you for another great video!!! I planted Brown-eyed Susan and Sneezeweed for the first-time last fall, and I have the same flopping problem. I finally staked them last week as well. I had planned to leave them where they are but to do a Chelsea chop next year in early July. Do you think that will work? Pete in Delaware.
Thank you for warning about the immense harm from mosquito spraying. My town in Massachusetts sprays the school and public playing fields for ticks and mosquitoes -- the town management is ignorant and arrogant and refuses to accept the immense harm and toxicity this pointless procedure causes. The town website says to close your windows and keep your pets indoors during the spraying and for many hours afterwards -- which itself tells you how dangerous the chemicals are. What about all the insects and wildlife that are poisoned? The soil? Sadly, they are both dumb and deluded -- believing it is a protective health measure. The madness doesn't stop with town management -- residents and my neighbors have contractors come EVERY MONTH, from late spring to late fall, doing this spraying all over their yards.
