Comments on: Top Ten Reasons To Use Native Plants In Your Landscape and More… http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/ Information and Stories from a Long Island Gardener Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ana http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-14198 Ana Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:39:10 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-14198 Native plants are cheap and save wildlife. This is handy and useful article. Native plants are cheap and save wildlife. This is handy and useful article.

]]> By: David http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-11980 David Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:55:19 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-11980 I really love flowering dogwoods...They are easy to maintain and provide amazing beauty in the spring as well as in the fall when the leaves change. Fort Pond Native Plants located in Montauk has a list of native trees in <a href="http://www.nativeplants.net/catalog.html" rel="nofollow">their catalog</a>. If you take a hint from the pine barrens, you can do all evergreen shrubs like Yew or Cyprus. Test the soil in that area and see if its acidic. If it is, plant evergreens that grow tall along the entrance way, then maybe flowering dogwoods in the lot...Good Luck! I really love flowering dogwoods…They are easy to maintain and provide amazing beauty in the spring as well as in the fall when the leaves change. Fort Pond Native Plants located in Montauk has a list of native trees in their catalog. If you take a hint from the pine barrens, you can do all evergreen shrubs like Yew or Cyprus. Test the soil in that area and see if its acidic. If it is, plant evergreens that grow tall along the entrance way, then maybe flowering dogwoods in the lot…Good Luck!

]]> By: Tom http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-11916 Tom Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:26:04 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-11916 Sorry, I forgot to add that the parking lot project is on Long Island in a residential setting. Sorry, I forgot to add that the parking lot project is on Long Island in a residential setting.

]]> By: Tom http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-11915 Tom Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:23:58 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-11915 Greetings, I've been assigned the task of selecting small to medium sized trees for a new parking lot and entranceway. I originally selected Callery pear (Cleveland select), crape myrtle and redbud. I'm now having second thoughts concerning the pear as I've read they've become very invasive. I'm thinking a native species would be more appropriate. Any suggestions? Thanks, Tom Greetings,

I’ve been assigned the task of selecting small to medium sized trees for a new parking lot and entranceway. I originally selected Callery pear (Cleveland select), crape myrtle and redbud. I’m now having second thoughts concerning the pear as I’ve read they’ve become very invasive. I’m thinking a native species would be more appropriate. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Tom

]]> By: jeff http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-9770 jeff Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:20:40 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-9770 Where can I browse, shop, and purchase large quantities of native flowering and grass species in Suffolk County? Where can I browse, shop, and purchase large quantities of native flowering and grass species in Suffolk County?

]]> By: David http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-8999 David Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:20 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-8999 I am glad you can use it as a resource. Good Luck and come back to let us know how you are using native plants. I am glad you can use it as a resource. Good Luck and come back to let us know how you are using native plants.

]]> By: Tobi Jo http://www.ligrows.com/blog/top-ten-reasons-to-use-native-plants-in-your-landscape-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-8851 Tobi Jo Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:58:32 +0000 http://www.ligrows.com/blog/?p=345#comment-8851 Thank you so much for posting this great article and list! I've spent a lot of time studying it - look forward to planting a native wildflower garden. Thank you so much for posting this great article and list! I’ve spent a lot of time studying it – look forward to planting a native wildflower garden.

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