[MAIPC] [EXTERNAL] Native Garden Friend Challenge

[Nathan Hartshorne]

Just thought I would remind people that they can still do this.  Today I
found sprouts from 15 different species in my (NJ) garden.  We have 300
pots that we seeded.  Here are some adorable baby wild lupine.
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On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 12:36 PM Bronwen H <bronwen.sossity at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> 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
>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1400+North+Outer+Line+Drive+%0D%0AKing+of+Prussia,+PA+%C2%A019406?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>> 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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