this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
24 points (100.0% liked)

Native Plant Gardening

740 readers
2 users here now

Why native plants?

According to the The National Audubon Society:

Restoring native plant habitat is vital to preserving biodiversity. By creating a native plant garden, each patch of habitat becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals.

What our community is about—

This community is for everyone who is interested in planting native species in their garden. Come here for discussions, questions, and sharing of ideas/photos.

Rules:

  1. Don't be a jerk.
  2. Don't spam.
  3. Stay on topic.
  4. Specify your region in the post title. This is a global community, so designating your region is important.

More for you to explore—

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
24
Anybody need help with establishing more diverse grassy areas? I'm a grassland restoration expert and I'm happy to answer questions if you have them (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
7 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Most of my experience is in temperate climates in Northern/Western Europe (for specific plant species info), but I'm happy to help answer management questions in general.

I'm also happy to help put together resources for the community if there's any plans for that.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

How important is it to focus on native vs non-invasive plants in a European context? I live in Scandinavia but come originally from North America and in NA there can be a pretty intense ideal of native plant gardening that I don’t experience the same way here. Ex, lavender is not native to Scandinavia and nobody seems to care.

If you have anything to say on the subject of drought tolerant plants and grasses suitable for Northern Europe I’d love to hear it.