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The tiny wild strawberries we have out back are the most delicious, sweetest fruit I’ve ever tasted! Nature’s candy. We’re lucky if we find any, due to herd of deer & groundhog (our outdoor family).☺️🍓

I heart vernal pools

I planted a very small one a few years ago and the leader died. I have 4 branches now vertically competing. Do I need to choose one and cut the others off? It is only around 2' tall.

I can’t wait to hear the spring frogs 🐸 & peepers! Thank u for this info 😊

I like your videos, but Solidago sempervirens is introduced to the Great Lakes region where it is proving to be a problematic invasive species. I have been involved with management of sites in the southern Lake Michigan area that have rapidly been overtaken with this species in just the past couple of years. It is difficult to control and forms a dense monoculture in these areas. Please do not encourage people to plant it here.

Thank you for this. This makes total sense.

Love it. Is it hard to grow them from seed?

Snag will kill you if you try to cut it, top can break out on top of you

I HATE my bermudagrass. It infiltrates every space of my food forest and nearly outcompetes tree and bush seedlings. I was just outside lifting up a 20gal pot of passiflora edulis I set on the ground and a coil of bermudagrass rhizomes larger than my fist was under there. No sun but f@cking thriving. I am going to invest in a AI drone that identifies blades of grass and either trim them to stunt their growth or dab them very precisely with Roundup. The only problem is that machine doesn’t exist yet….but soon!

There’s a drainage area* across my street that often has wood frogs, gray tree frogs, american toads, and spring peepers depending on the time of year. *Actually pretty cool, it’s a natural stormwater filtration system that uses stones, rocks, gravel, and silt in conjunction with a variety of native plants to filter stormwater which ends up in the nearby creek

I miss the spotted salamanders that I remember as a kid. Too much pollution. I realize they're not extinct. But, they use to be all over the place. I haven't seen one in this state in decades.

What can you tell me about Amelanchier Nantucketensis? I bought it at a garden shop that specializes in endangered species.

Service berries taste like almond with blueberry.

They mentioned the echinacea moving to the shade. Shade in relation to soil type and moisture is something I've been learning is really important in gardening in general and isn't talked about as much as it should. I usually do some site prep and throw down some seeds and let chance take over, but whenever I have a specific plant that won't take when it is supposedly full sun I find I can get them to thrive in partial shade. It makes it me wonder if there is a standard for moisture retention and rain levels because it seems kind of subjective. I know what full sun is in hours, but what the heck is moderate watering? Someone has to have that figured out somewhere and I would love to know what those standards are with some numbers and units. Terms like well draining aren't all that helpful.

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Unfortunate name. Linnaeus should have been a bit more creative

I was on the fence about getting this book and saw one for sale at a local Wild Ones meeting. As soon as I realized it included photos of all stages of growth for each species I lost all doubt that I needed “yet another” native plant reference. Knowing what my intentionally planted seedlings look like has saved me so much aggravation! 😅

Fruitloops 😂

Upstate SC.

Alder, (smooth) please.

For the Northeast I recommend the following: Weeds of the Northeast, 2nd Edition Revised and Expanded to Include the Mid-Atlantic States. Joseph C Neal, Richard H Uva, Joseph M DiTomaso, Antonio DiTommaso*. 2023 This one is technically meant for those thinking of the plants detailed in it as weeds in an agricultural setting, but that really only shows on the title, since it’s all just IDing, at which it absolutely excels. It’s great for identifying plants that grow in the Northeast, and they tend to be the ones you see a lot. Most are native, some aren’t, but if you want to identify a plant in your yard, a suprise newcomer in your garden, or just a plant you found while out and about, this book is actually great for IDing. It shows the seeds, the seedling, and adult plant, fruit, and the flowers. It also tells you about / shows the different growth habits if the species has multiple. It tells you all the similar plants and how to tell them apart. It also tells you the distribution and environment they grow in (macro and micro), and characteristics like their persistence after frosts, their propogation methods, and their seasonality. Yunno, the things you need to know for growing them (the native ones). Actually a banger native plant book despite not being written as one. *Yes, their last names are different. Idk Native Plants of the Northeast, A Guide to Gardening & Conservation. Donald L Leopold. 2005. This book has sections based on the plant types (general categories like ferns, grasses (and relatives), wildflowers, vines, shrubs, and trees) with an appendix that categorizes them into categories like bird attractiveness, mammal attractiveness, pollinator attractiveness, soil wetness tolerances, shade / sun tolerances. This gives info on the names, hardiness zones, soil requirements, light requirements, detailed descriptions, propagation, range, and notes for various things, like plant specific stuff, or what insects it attracts / acts as a host for, or whatever they decide for the given plant. I do wish some of the categories in the notes section were more universal, but they didn’t do a bad job at applying them either. Tons of pictures too, but usually just bloom, fruit, and zoomed out plant. Seed and seedling pics are rare. I use this book with the first. Planting for Climate Resilience in Northeast Landscapes. 2024 This one is just 80 pages, but it’s great, and makes use of them fully. Starts with detailed information on soil types, as well as tests like the ribbon test to gauge soil texture. Plenty of information on light level and the environments in nature it’s found in, the benefits of native gardening, how to prepare a site for a native garden (including things to think about like road salt, soil compaction, existing plants, etc.), and whatnot. There’s then a section about native plant communities, to give an idea about how plants form ecosystem in nature. Take for example the exemplified Dry Oak-Hickory Woodland, with how it functions and a list of the plants growing there. The majority of the book is about specific plants as expected, with detailed information focusing on their roles as plants to be pollinated by native pollinators, and hosts of native species. It gives plenty of sowing information, as well as data on the photoperiodism of the plants. It also talks about which species are declining and where. As for gardening info, in addition to the aforementioned sowing information, it talks about sun and soil requirements, soil type, resiliences like drought, flooding, salt, compaction, and erosion control, the plant’s height and spread, and more. The entire focus is planting a native garden (and sowing native seeds elsewhere) for climate resilience.

We need to spread the word. A neigjbor has English Ivy (Oldsmar, Floria) i am going to plant some Jewelweed and will offer to replace his. Keep up the great work.

The sun on that Cedar looks AMAZING 😍

What's a good compliment to Little Bluestem I have assisting with erosion control beside my driveway?

Another great video, thanks!

I love asters! Some are not native though. They are Asian.

Very good information in this video. That tip about planting grasses near tap-rooted perennials so their vast root system can reduce weeds was a gem. So helpful!

Is there a version of that book, or something like it, for the mountain west?

At your recommendation, I bought A Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants in May, 2024. It IS a great book with numerous pictures of different species, most at different stages of growth. Somewhere between a scholarly treatise and a coffee table gardening book. Thank you for that suggestion - and for all of your recommendations. This is an informative video as are all your channel's. Thank you for sharing.

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I love this advice! I'm hoping to implement this soon.

Thanks for another great video!

We have a Native Privet !!

Great video! I have some big old white oaks and need to get some young ones set to replace them.

Loving the msg here. Can someone identify the white-berried bush at 3:03? Thanks!