[MAIPC] [EXTERNAL] Native Garden Friend Challenge

[Jil Swearingen]

Great job, both of you!! And, I agree Nathan, those seedlings are very
adorable.

Jil

On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 12:08 PM Nathan Hartshorne <nshartshorne at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> [image: 0326211545c.jpg]
>
>
> 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
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1400+North+Outer+Line+Drive+%0D%0AKing+of+Prussia,+PA+%C2%A019406?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> *P** Please c**onsider the environment before printing this email*
>>>>
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>>>> *From:* MAIPC <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> on behalf of Nathan
>>>> Hartshorne <nshartshorne at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 11, 2020 9:28 AM
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>>>> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [MAIPC] Native Garden Friend Challenge
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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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