Seedset of native plants was strongly affected by changes in exotic flowering phenology, but the magnitude and direction of effects were not predicted by the nature of the original indirect interaction (facilitative versus. neutral versus. competitive) or the change in interaction duration. The ...
We conclude with considerations for the selection of plants for urban greening to promote native biodiversity: 1) the resources a plant provides are more important than its origin, but 2) when in doubt, ‘nativeness’ is a good surrogate of whether a plant will provide for local animals, ...
The idea that native plants are better than “non-natives” has more to do with cultural bias than scientific evidence, says James Wong
Open Document Native plants are very important to the Hawaiian Islands and their ecosystems. Native plants are plants that formed naturally with the land. Sometimes native plants are only found in that area. When you completely remove a native plant from an area, it can cause a chain reaction...
Doak Creek Native Plant Nursery located on Marlow Road in Eugene, Oregon supplies high quality containerized native and naturalized plants.
Most people believe that it rains in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest year-round, although it does rain much of the year, our great secret is that it is usually dry and sunny (but not too hot!) in July and August. The weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest are influenced by its pr...
A summer destination: Visit Seattle’s Burke Museum by Jennifer. August 2009 Vol 7, Issue 8 Good bugs: Friendly garden helpers This is a good bug? Yes!: Learn which bugs can help your garden Summertime blues: New photos of northwest native plants with blue flowers ...
While the younger children work in the garden, teens help maintain various plants and trees around the Little Earth property. Several female residents initially started the farm. The farm has a youth Workforce Development program, aiming to teach the kids responsibility, community engagement, and fin...
It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the Sunset. –Crowfoot – Blackfoot Indian Lakota Ledger Art By Chief Seattle “What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, ...
Located on 30 acres of wooded waterfront property on Lopez Island, WA, this 1,300-square-foot vacation home sits in a meadow of native grasses on a high bluff overlooking Puget Sound. The design respects the existing site, where draught-tolerant indigenous grasses and plants merge with existi...