[MAIPC] [EXTERNAL] Native Garden Friend Challenge

[Bronwen H]

I’ve been doing this for the past two years. I buy seeds from Prairie Moon
Nursery, and then give away plants through the Facebook Marketplace, and
local native plant Facebook groups.

On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 18:56 Nathan Hartshorne <nshartshorne at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good idea.  I often share youtube links of his talks.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wzcz8dWyBc
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> On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 5:34 AM Jensen, Mary K <Kate_Jensen at nps.gov>
> wrote:
>
>> In addition to the idea of sharing seed, how about everyone purchase one
>> of Doug Tallamy's books and give to a neighbor, friend, church, landscape
>> business, local government official etc.?
>>
>> **************************************************************
>> Kate Jensen
>> Ecologist and IPM Manager
>> Valley Forge National Historical Park
>> 1400 North Outer Line Drive
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>> King of Prussia, PA  19406
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>> phone: 610 783 1035
>> fax:610-783-5384
>> kate_jensen at nps.gov
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>> We all have friends who would be interested in a native garden, but the
>> effort and cost feel prohibitive, even though they really aren't.  Last
>> year, I decided to start experimenting with growing the plants myself and
>> giving them away, even planting them at friends'.  Obviously we don't want
>> to take business away from the local native nurseries, but this creates a
>> push that many people need.  And once they see the bees going nuts over bee
>> balm, goldenrod, etc. they can really get into it and then support the
>> native nurseries.
>>
>> So now that we're well into fall, consider buying seeds online and
>> preparing for next spring.  Packets can have a couple hundred seeds and
>> cost a couple dollars, so it's not difficult to get started with a wide
>> variety.  Just make sure that the native seeds you purchase are native to
>> your region, some local regions can be very specific.
>>
>> If you do decide to do this, please let me know.
>>
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