The Oregonian's Abby Haight spotlights a little nursery, staffed by one manager and volunteers which harvest and propogate wildflowers, grasses and wetland plants.
The Native Plant Center is managed by Marsha Holt-Kingsley and is quoted saying "We're imitating nature," through their painstaking work.
"The knowledge that I'm helping this region that I love so much is fantastic," she said. "I no longer have a garden, but I can garden for the world."
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Native plant sale good for the environment, good for planters
By CONNOR HOLMES, cholmes@breezenewspapers.comNative plant sellers towed their trees, shrubs and flowering plants to Rotary Park Saturday morning, hoping to share their horticultural passions with Cape Coral residents during one of the city's periodic native plant sales.
At least 100 or so varieties of native plants, grown and sold by about a half dozen vendors, lined an open expanse of the park typically used for the sales.
"There were fewer (buyers) this time, but there were good deals to buy," said volunteer naturalist 'Botany' Bob Dennis. "The suppliers here have very healthy materials, and that's good."
Dennis said native plants are enticing to Florida residents because they attract butterflies and birds, don't require frequent watering and don't suffer from some of the diseases and problems of non-native plants.
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Dennis said native plants are enticing to Florida residents because they attract butterflies and birds, don't require frequent watering and don't suffer from some of the diseases and problems of non-native plants.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
New Mexico: Native Plant Society hosts noted botanist
William A. Weber, a noted botanist, world traveler and professor emeritus at the University of Colorado in Boulder, will talk about mentoring young botanists during his keynote speech at the annual meeting of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico in Taos, Aug. 6-9. The meeting also features a trip to the Aldo Leopold house, a garden walk with landscape designer Judith Phillips and other trips to explore Rio Grande riparian areas and sub-alpine sites at Wheeler Peak. Weber, who turns 91 in November, is a noted naturalist and lichen expert. He has named dozens of the little symbiotic joinings of fungi and algae or cyanobacteria. Weber, who speaks several languages, has published or edited more than 20 books and 200 scientific papers. The Native Plant Society of New Mexico works to educate people about the importance of native plants. Workshops at the annual meeting will cover such topics as seed collection and propagation, grass identification and photographing native plants. To register, contact Ann Smith at 575-737-9611. The annual meeting will be at the Best Western Kachina Lodge in Taos. Rooms are available by calling 575-758-2275.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Pacific NW | Stone and sturdy natives ground a strong garden worthy of a bold house | Seattle Times Newspaper
WHEN IT CAME time to landscape, the architect wanted nothing but natives. The owner requested a low-maintenance garden with spaces for outdoor living. Landscape architect David Pfeiffer could picture the hillside property studded in boulders and clothed in a mix of natives and ornamentals. "David and I had nice pushback" says architect Geoff Prentiss of the collaboration that resulted in an earth-friendly garden as naturalistic and bold as the house it complements.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
S.F. native's quest to fill city with natives
Patricia Yollin, Special to The Chronicle
Greg Gaar sounded like an air traffic controller who'd just spotted the biggest plane in the world.
"Here's a butterfly coming in right now!" he shouted. "It's a red admiral."
The butterfly had come to the right place: The Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council's Native Plant Nursery lures all kinds of wildlife to the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park. Gaar, however, would like to attract more humans to the undertaking he started five years ago.
"I want people to know that we exist," said the 61-year-old ecologist. "My main problem is marketing - it certainly is not propagating plants."
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Greg Gaar sounded like an air traffic controller who'd just spotted the biggest plane in the world.
"Here's a butterfly coming in right now!" he shouted. "It's a red admiral."
The butterfly had come to the right place: The Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council's Native Plant Nursery lures all kinds of wildlife to the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park. Gaar, however, would like to attract more humans to the undertaking he started five years ago.
"I want people to know that we exist," said the 61-year-old ecologist. "My main problem is marketing - it certainly is not propagating plants."
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Friday, July 17, 2009
N. Idaho seed farm produces native plants
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - A seed farm in northern Idaho is producing native plants and seeds to meet a demand from people who want to restore native vegetation.
"We've got landowners who are trying to re-establish prairie on their land,'' said Jacie Jensen, who with her husband, Wayne, started Thorn Creek Native Seed Farm three years ago.
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - A seed farm in northern Idaho is producing native plants and seeds to meet a demand from people who want to restore native vegetation.
"We've got landowners who are trying to re-establish prairie on their land,'' said Jacie Jensen, who with her husband, Wayne, started Thorn Creek Native Seed Farm three years ago.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Wildflowers: return of the natives
www.telegraph.co.uk
By Paul Wilkinson
Half a century ago almost 50 species of wildflowers would decorate a summer cornfield. The vivid blue of corncockle and the gold yellow of corn marigold glittered like a gem-strewn tapestry.
But decades of agri-chemicals have brought such delights to near-extinction. Species with old-world names like Venus’s looking-glass, weasel’s snout and shepherd’s needle – all worthy of salvation for their names alone – teeter on the brink of oblivion.
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By Paul Wilkinson
Half a century ago almost 50 species of wildflowers would decorate a summer cornfield. The vivid blue of corncockle and the gold yellow of corn marigold glittered like a gem-strewn tapestry.
But decades of agri-chemicals have brought such delights to near-extinction. Species with old-world names like Venus’s looking-glass, weasel’s snout and shepherd’s needle – all worthy of salvation for their names alone – teeter on the brink of oblivion.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others
Plants that take up -- and hold on to -- nitrogen are effective invaders
Biologists know that when plants battle for space, often the actual battle is for getting the nitrogen.
Now, research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln gives important new information on how plants can change "nitrogen cycling" to gain nitrogen and how this allows plant species to invade and take over native plants.
In an article published July 6 in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UNL biologist Johannes "Jean" Knops demonstrates why one invasive plant species is replacing native species -- it's because of its ability to take up and hold on to nitrogen.
Biologists know that nitrogen is crucial to plant growth that invasive species often grow better and acquire more nitrogen, but have been uncertain about which mechanism allows invasive species to gain an advantage.
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Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others
Plants that take up -- and hold on to -- nitrogen are effective invaders
Biologists know that when plants battle for space, often the actual battle is for getting the nitrogen.
Now, research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln gives important new information on how plants can change "nitrogen cycling" to gain nitrogen and how this allows plant species to invade and take over native plants.
In an article published July 6 in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UNL biologist Johannes "Jean" Knops demonstrates why one invasive plant species is replacing native species -- it's because of its ability to take up and hold on to nitrogen.
Biologists know that nitrogen is crucial to plant growth that invasive species often grow better and acquire more nitrogen, but have been uncertain about which mechanism allows invasive species to gain an advantage.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
LP Foundation grant funds greenhouse
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The Sacramento River Discovery Center staff met with the representatives of the Red Bluff Louisiana Pacific facility to show the 18 by 30-foot greenhouse that the LP Foundation funded for use by the SRDC. The Louisiana Pacific Foundation had chosen the Sacramento River Discovery Center to be the recipient of a grant for the use of Red Bluff High School natural resource Interns. This new facility will enhance the Native Plant Garden Intern Program for the Sacramento River Discovery Center, by providing a new and upgraded greenhouse and propagation facility for students at the center site. The construction of the greenhouse was completed with help for the Interns, volunteer community member Terry Applegate. "With the interest in plants that conserve water increasing, the new greenhouse will assist is meeting the needs of the public for both private residence landscaping and the landscaping of public sites," said Matt Pritchard, RBUHS natural resource instructor. A committee of LP facility members led by Marian Richardson, Travis Turner, Dan Ellis, Jerry Ford, Judy Heal and Brenda Joy helped the SRDC to apply for the foundation grant. The greenhouse will enable the high school interns to regularly have native and drought tolerant plants available both fall and in spring. "Until this grant, we have only been able to have a plant sale on the first Saturday in November," said Matt Pritchard. "Next year, it will become a regular part of the Watershed Celebration." The SRDC appreciates the donation of funds to purchase and set up the new greenhouse, but also the donation of wood products to help build the planting benches, tables and storage areas to keep the supplies necessary to produce increased numbers of plants. "We hope that members of the LP Red Bluff facility team will become active participants in SRDC activities," said Bobie Hughes. The Discovery Center is in the Mendocino National Forest-s Red Bluff Recreation Area at 1000 Sale Lane. The center is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and can be reached at 527-1196 or by e-mailing ccramer@tehama.k12.ca.us. The Web site is www.srdc.tehama.k12.ca.us.
The Sacramento River Discovery Center staff met with the representatives of the Red Bluff Louisiana Pacific facility to show the 18 by 30-foot greenhouse that the LP Foundation funded for use by the SRDC. The Louisiana Pacific Foundation had chosen the Sacramento River Discovery Center to be the recipient of a grant for the use of Red Bluff High School natural resource Interns. This new facility will enhance the Native Plant Garden Intern Program for the Sacramento River Discovery Center, by providing a new and upgraded greenhouse and propagation facility for students at the center site. The construction of the greenhouse was completed with help for the Interns, volunteer community member Terry Applegate. "With the interest in plants that conserve water increasing, the new greenhouse will assist is meeting the needs of the public for both private residence landscaping and the landscaping of public sites," said Matt Pritchard, RBUHS natural resource instructor. A committee of LP facility members led by Marian Richardson, Travis Turner, Dan Ellis, Jerry Ford, Judy Heal and Brenda Joy helped the SRDC to apply for the foundation grant. The greenhouse will enable the high school interns to regularly have native and drought tolerant plants available both fall and in spring. "Until this grant, we have only been able to have a plant sale on the first Saturday in November," said Matt Pritchard. "Next year, it will become a regular part of the Watershed Celebration." The SRDC appreciates the donation of funds to purchase and set up the new greenhouse, but also the donation of wood products to help build the planting benches, tables and storage areas to keep the supplies necessary to produce increased numbers of plants. "We hope that members of the LP Red Bluff facility team will become active participants in SRDC activities," said Bobie Hughes. The Discovery Center is in the Mendocino National Forest-s Red Bluff Recreation Area at 1000 Sale Lane. The center is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and can be reached at 527-1196 or by e-mailing ccramer@tehama.k12.ca.us. The Web site is www.srdc.tehama.k12.ca.us.
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