tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post7235042892848156390..comments2022-01-21T20:55:39.462-05:00Comments on A Native Backyard: The Second BatchDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531776890396557061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-38789645529188080822013-03-12T19:37:44.165-04:002013-03-12T19:37:44.165-04:00Sorry for the delay...I had a problem signing in t...Sorry for the delay...I had a problem signing in to my blog. I'm back now.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear you're removing invasive species. I'm hoping you do raise the bar in your neighborhood. My theory has always been that people buy calendars of the beauty of natural areas, so why not plant the beautiful natives in one's own yard to enjoy the beauty close up?<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531776890396557061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-80597255854022776892013-03-12T19:37:37.772-04:002013-03-12T19:37:37.772-04:00Sorry for the delay...I had a problem signing in t...Sorry for the delay...I had a problem signing in to my blog. I'm back now.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear you're removing invasive species. I'm hoping you do raise the bar in your neighborhood. My theory has always been that people buy calendars of the beauty of natural areas, so why not plant the beautiful natives in one's own yard to enjoy the beauty close up?<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531776890396557061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-54181477448288486842013-03-06T02:42:57.026-05:002013-03-06T02:42:57.026-05:00Having friends with species you lack is pretty nic...Having friends with species you lack is pretty nice. I have tons of big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass, but little bluestem is very sparse. In return I remove invasive brush from their place from time to time. <br /><br />I started planting for wildlife when I was about 14 years old and since have seen a huge jump in the amount of wildlife I see and the diversity. As much as I wish my neighbors would plant more natives, I know it's a hard sell. If anything, I'm hoping to raise the bar in the neighborhood just a little. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742158041464970078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-41578028450825184692013-03-03T19:32:05.512-05:002013-03-03T19:32:05.512-05:00Nicholas,
Little bluestem has a special place in ...Nicholas,<br /><br />Little bluestem has a special place in my heart. I *love* the color of it back-lit by the sun in the otherwise pretty bleak winter. There are other native grasses I want to include...but I'm glad that I'm getting a head start on the little bluestem. I can't wait to have huge swaths of it.<br /><br />I hope you have greater success with your fall planting than you expect. How truly wonderful to have a neighbor who is involved in a prairie restoration project! Not only is he(?) a great source of seed, but also of support and shared interests. Just think how your project combined with your neighbor's will benefit wildlife. <br /><br />In the foolishness of my youth, I remember thinking how great it would be to create natural habitat among my neighbors' more traditional lawns and landscapes...so that all of the wildlife would come to me. I think I also hoped to inspire them, but I was hardly thinking of the greater benefit to wildlife by larger areas to support larger populations.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531776890396557061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624649637319435773.post-2695421848741989002013-03-02T22:54:02.154-05:002013-03-02T22:54:02.154-05:00Little Bluestem is a wonderful grass. I'm fort...Little Bluestem is a wonderful grass. I'm fortunate enough to have a neighbor who restored a shortgrass prairie a few years ago who allowed me to harvest a ton of seed this past Fall. I decided to dormant plant the seed in Fall along with all of the other seed I collected even though I know the germination rate will potentially be pretty poor. I'll know in a few months if everything worked according to plan.<br /><br />It's good to see other native plant folk busy at work this time of year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742158041464970078noreply@blogger.com