Starting Your Native Plant Garden

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There's so much to consider -- what native plants will work on your site, reputable sources to research them, where to buy them, how to lay them out, et cetera. In this selection learn about the top prep methods when converting from lawn to garden. The entire 60 minute class is available at: monarchgard.com
MONARCH GARDENS LLC is a prairie-inspired design firm based in Nebraska. We specialize in lawn to meadow conversions as well as urban shade gardens. Employing 100% native plants, our designs are climate resilient, adaptable, and provide numerous ecological benefits while artistically reflecting wilder landscapes.
We host a vibrant online community / forum of native plant gardeners, offer long-distance Zoom design consultations, and provide keynote addresses for a variety of organizations. The owner, Benjamin Vogt, is author of A NEW GARDEN ETHIC: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future, and PRAIRIE UP: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design.
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@fhirning1 2 года назад

This is one of the best videos on how to remove lawn and get a native plant garden started! Thanks 🙏 I will pass this along!

@a.darling Год назад

These videos are so helpful! When you are seeding into the dead lawn are you just broadcasting them and that’s it? Or are you covering the seeds with compost or soil?

@bvogt Год назад

You should try the online class we offer on sowing -- it's loaded with info! Probably no need to put soil on top. If you have a seed mix, it's composed of seeds that want to be on the surface with ones that what to be just below. Winter sowing means seeds work their way in on their own. Spring sowing (for code A perennials, annual forbs, grasses) you just need to keep the soil surface moist. When sowing into dead lawn it's a good idea to increase sowing rates by 150-200%. And remember, with sowing you aren't controlling the design nearly as much -- could piss off neighbors more -- plus your increasing establishment time by a few years. It's cheaper but not advisable on smaller urban or suburban lots.

@adiposerex5150 2 года назад

Glyphosate?

@bvogt 2 года назад

www.monarchgard.com/thedeepmiddle/to-spray-or-not-to-spray-garden-site-prep-and-reviving-biodiversity

@glasslady8938 23 дня назад

Glyphosphate!!! Bad stuff. Ends do not justify the means when it means putting something toxic into the soil

@ximono 2 года назад

You don't like sheet mulching, but Glyphosate is OK? Different strokes for different folks, I guess. At least you're using it carefully! (There are pollinators who work the night shift, we just don't see them.) There really is no perfect solution, you just have to pick your poison. I do get that you're doing this as a business, and your customers don't want to wait for a mulch to do its thing. But in my opinion, one season of (reusable) white plastic is better than using Glyphosate, especially if what you're sowing/planting loves poor soil. For vegetables, cardboard and a thick mulch of compost only harms the soil for a few weeks/months until the cardboard breaks down, then it's a soil microorganism party under the compost (which does "breathe").

@bvogt 2 года назад

Even (reusable) white plastic creates tons of plastic trash. Glyphosate breaks down fast in the soil, especially with just one application. Also, if you have health issues or a bad back or bad knees, it's a solid option over wrangling plastic. I have pages on this topic in my forthcoming book Prairie Up, but here's a taste: www.monarchgard.com/thedeepmiddle/to-spray-or-not-to-spray-garden-site-prep-and-reviving-biodiversity

@ximono 2 года назад

@@bvogt I'm also a beekeeper, so you're not going to see me apply Glyphosate on anything :) Regardless of how fast it breaks down, insecticides is not a road I'm willing to go down. Plastic is far from ideal, but high quality silage tarps don't contain nasty stuff and can be reused for decades (German source), so I don't feel too bad about that. Again, I do see why Glyphosate is necessary in your case. But I'd be wary about recommending a pesticide as a good way to establish a meadow. Monsanto/Glyphosate and meadows are so far apart, ethically speaking, that it just feels wrong. Besides, herbicides are only going to breed resistant weeds over time, so I think it's a dead-end. Fighting against nature is never the best approach.

@bvogt 2 года назад

@@ximono Honey bees are problematic in their own right, given how much stress they put on native bee populations.

@ximono 2 года назад

@@bvogt Good point. I've been very conscious about this issue in my beekeeping. It's a question of amount of honeybees and amount of forage. As long as domesticated bees don't outcompete wild bees, studies have shown that they can coexist (they're native here in Europe). Speaking of stress, industrial beekeeping puts a lot of stress on honeybees too, weakening their immune system, spreading varroa and viral diseases. A few hives in the backyard is another story.

@ximono 2 года назад

@@bvogt I'm sorry if I came across as very harsh. Glyphosate has that effect on me. In the spirit of constructive criticism, is steam an alternative? I've seen high pressured steam used for weed control. Could it be used to kill off a whole lawn? As a solution for professionals, obviously.