Importance of Putting in Native Plants [Part 2]: What You Need to Know about Native Plant Gardening
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- Here's an overview of what you need to know if you're starting to put in native plants. Thanks to Birdy Official for footage of nestlings being fed caterpillars ( • Baby Birds Eating | Mo... ), as well as to Mel Diotte for footage of Goldfinches squabbling (www.flickr.com/photos/8128949...) and Larry Reis for his photo of a bee on Prairie Willow (flic.kr/p/2iUJVzY tricolored bumblebee Queen). St. Louis viewers might be interested in contacting the St. Louis Audubon Society. Their Bring Conservation Home program offers consultation (for a nominal cost) about what to plant in your yard.
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Watched this with my 6 year old daughter (who absolutely loved it)! We're planning our landscaping right now, and this answers SO many questions!! Thanks Jo! :)
Nice to hear from you, Christi. You're more than welcome. Let m know what you choose (and whether you can find what you want).
This video marries education with art and storytelling. This is so nurturing for both my mind and spirit 💗🕊🤓
Your comment nurtures my determination to produce good content. Thank you, especially since the content of this movie is so dear to my heart,
I became interested in birds last spring (because of being at home during the pandemic) and found your videos shortly after. This video made a huge impact on me. Since I first watched it, I’ve been learning, learning, learning about native plants, conservation, and the environment. Thanks so much for what you do!!
Your comment is most welcome, Tamara. I consider the two films I did on native plants the most important work I've done, but they don't get the high numbers of views that some others of my videos do. So I love hearing that they've influenced you. I can only hope that they're prompting other people as well to plant natives.
Thanks for such a beautiful video, Jo. You are a top notch story teller. I belong to the Native Plant Society of Texas, and have been trying to learn more about native plants so I can improve my yard. My goal is to provide a suitable habitat for our local animals, birds, and insects, and convince as many people as I can to do the same. Thank you for all the great plants, and resources, that you provided in your video. You’re a gem!
Vivian Allen you’re my kind of person. Spread the word! And I so appreciate your comment to the man who called me a human hating leftist. Thank you.
I forgot to say that I am impressed that the native plant society of Texas exists. It’s good to know that there are other groups besides wild ones.
You’re an incredible gift to us all. Thank you for these amazing videos❤
Thank you for that generous compliment, Kathie. And this pair of videos are among my favorites, because I hope to inspire different gardening habits in some people. (And also because I loved filming all the bizarre little bugs.)
Very beautiful video. Spectacular scenery and narrative. Thank you.
I'm glad you liked it so much. I think it's one of my best movies.
Just great newbie, & thanks for all the resource notes. We'll be getting on board, thanks to you & your kind. Big XO
Lovely.
Another FANTASTIC video! I love how you provide the names of each plant pictured AND ideas for using them in the home landscape 🌻🌳
Thanks for telling me so, Carol. I'm especially fond of these two videos about native plants. Well, for one thing, they took FOREVER to make. But I didn't begrudge the time, because the blooms and the bugs were so beautiful (and sometimes creepy).
@Jo Alwood I have watched a Ton of videos on native plantings, and yours are by far and away the most understandable while also enticing the viewer to follow suit! Thank you and God bless you and all of the creatures great and small 🐛🦋🪺
@@carol1derful How gratifying is that to hear?! Love it! And thanks again. I enjoyed reading the blessing on all creatures great and SMALL.
After years and years of doing what you are speaking of I would never go back to barren ground. letting life thrive around me is so rewarding.
It gives me a little lift to hear from someone who has actually been doing the kind of gardening that helps wildlife rather than starving it--and for years and years at that. Good on ya! And thanks for commenting.
Beautiful with great info. Thanks for sharing. Superb like.
Thank you for the compliment. This and part one of the series are the biggest challenge I've ever taken on, but it's such an important topic that I relished doing it.
Thank-you so much for this, and thanks to everyone who assisted you in making this video.
I am glad I've found you!
This movie and Part One of the series required more effort than any other project I've undertaken--and I consider them well worth the effort, as important as the topic is. Welcome to my channel, Barbara. I'm glad you found me too.
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This made me teary-eyed, it's so beautiful.
The butterfly larva revisited . . . speechless.
@@barbarag.5521 Following that Spicebush Swallowtail cat was a highlight of my summer. I wanted to catch him pupating, which he does at night, so I sometimes set the camera up on the leaf he curled up in. Never did succeed. Maybe next year.
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That would be amazing to see.
Let's hope . . . .
@@barbarag.5521 🤞
Thank you for the most beautiful videos. Such pure beauty we have here in Missouri eh? I live in Hollister and begin bringing native plants home as soon as the daisies sprout and until the asters stop blooming :)
Hollister, huh. We're not exactly neighbors, I guess, but close enough. Most of what I film is what you would also see at about the same time. Love it that you love those native plants!
As always Jo.. You are a wealth of information. Thank you so very much..God Bless You ❤️
My pleasure, Dolores!
Thank you, i love your videos
And I love to hear that, Susan. I'm happy to see that you've been watching my movies on native plants. They are among my favorites, in large part because the topic is so important. Thanks for commenting.
So glad that I found your channel. Gold! I live close to you too!
Your comment brought a wide smile, Elaine. Thank you. And this two part series is the most important work I've done because the message is crucial.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I agree! Blessings!
these videos relaxes me, thanks
My pleasure.
Can you do more videos like this showing what to plant where. My biggest problem is knowing the heights and blooming times to make the garden look like something other than a bunch of flowering weeds! Thanks
Margaret, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have no plans to do this subject in any more depth than this. I've been slow to respond because I was trying to locate our copy of Bringing Nature Home. I wanted to verify whether Tallamy indicates height of plants in his indices recommending what you might put in. I couldn't locate our copy though. I understand the issue you're grappling with, but I'm not the one to help you (not a gardener myself). Got a chapter of Wild Ones in your area by any chance? That's the very best resource possible. How about nurseries that specialize in native plants? Employess at such a business could help.
I do declare your voice is most soothing,
but most importantly, your videos are extremely informative.
And fun. You forgot to mention fun. 😉 Seriously, I'm happy to hear soothing and informative. Thank you.
Your husband gardens are beautiful 😁❤️
Did I pick the right guy or what?! I'll pass the compliment along, Lesa. Thanks.
This information was very helpful. Thank you.
I'm delighted that you found it helpful.
Wonderful information, definitely working on making our yard more pollinator friendly. We let it grow wild for a while, and the backyard war a weedy, thorny jungle. I took care of some of the issue last year, now introducing more native (non invasive) plants. You mentioned Prairie Willows, which I am interested it. Not sure where one could buy those, we live in the Midwest as well, Northern Illinois.
I'm happy to hear from another convert to native plants, and I wish I could help you locate Prairie Willows. All I can suggest is calling local nurseries to see if they will order them for you. In fact, thanks for the reminder. It's time we ordered some ourselves.
Thanks Jo!
So interesting, Jo! A lot to think about. My yard is probably about 90% native, but I’m fortunate enough to live in a rural area surrounded by woods. I like how you were able to offer solutions for those in the suburbs too, without offending their neighbors or getting the blight officer ticked off! 😬😉 If you need any wood ticks, we have extra!
Thank you for the generous offer of extra wood ticks, Carol, but I couldn't possibly impose on you that way. We are--alas!--wood tick free and bound to stay that way.
I'm glad you found the info useful. We do have a neighbor whose front yard is planted in natives that look messy, but as you can see from the movie, Connie's backyard garden looks almost formal.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I think your yard looks lovely! Your home looks very restful and inviting.
@@carolstella6776 I reap the benefits from all of my husband's hard work gardening. Our backyard and the woods behind it is where I do at least half of my filming.
Love this , Thank you Jo!!!
It was an incredible amount of work--but worth it, I think. thanks.
My wild ones chapter has a native plant sale every May and I go hog wild buying up plants. My yard in the middle of my subdivision in a big city in Illinois looks different from every other yard around. I still have some non natives that I love, but they're far outnumbered by the natives. I hardly have any grass in the front yard because I've smothered most of it with mulch. No one else around has 2 spicebush growing in the middle of their front yard! I have so many different bugs and birds. I do, however have a big problem with the neighbors because of my yard. Any unwanted animal that wanders into our area is blamed on my yard. We had opossums and foxes this Spring and Summer and their appearance was blamed on me. I need to live out in the middle of nowhere so I can plant and grow whatever I want, wherever I want.... sigh. Thank you for spreading awareness about natives, Jo!
We've kept the natives (my husbands has, that is) mostly in the back, even in the woods. The woods behind us has a creek. And three spice bushes. More about to be planted. We're content to have most of the natives and the wildlife in the back because the back of our house is all windows. Yeah, you're gonna get flak if you push that boundary. Maybe you could explain to some of the neighbors that you have reasons for your unusual--or what they might call eccentric--choices. Suggest that they take a few minutes to watch one or both of these movies . Maybe friendly conversation could come out of it. It might not work but it's better than guaranteed mututal annoyance.
Lovely green creature I enjoy to see and hear them.
yellow spotted bugs are interesting, I've not seen them here
lots of golden rod in bloom now for sure.
Granddaddy longlegs and butterflies are all spectacular.
*We agree too to keep the tall plants stems for the birds to perch and sit on them near our feeders mainly, gives them a place to get out of the weather too* I agree about being this lazy gardener. I see it will die back and can be cleaned up at time of new mulch the next season.
I love to hear that you're leaving those plants for the birds--and the BUGS!
Wonderful to watch Jo, a fantastic resource. Excellent information, beautiful images, and your love of nature speaks volumes. If only I had a yard (lol).
These two films were a huge undertaking, Cathy, but I learned so much and I'm even more hooked on filming insects than ever. Sorry about the yard thing, but then again, you've got Central Park.
Yes I agree, insects are fascinating. I try to keep an eye out for these tiny creatures, especially the wasps that visit here. Their practice of feeding young is frightening but as efficent as possible...
@@quote_nature The first time I became aware of wasps trying to lay eggs on a caterpillar was six years ago at Glacier National Park, where I was filming Tussock Moth caterpillars. I find myself rooting for the caterpillars, but I love watching wasps pollinating, and I know that both kinds of insects fill a slot.
Oh I love part 2 as well. Chokeberries can handle shady spots in my area, but it could be because I'm down here in the south. And I do love tall goldenrod. I know..I know..I can't help it. I saw the pollinators on it and I fell in love. The bright gold, too! Gorgeous! I've heard you can trim them down ahead of their flowering to keep them a little shorter. I think I'm going to try that this year. :) But they are in my backyard, so there's that, too. ;) I have a love for the aggressive native plants. I can't help it. I have bermuda grass lawn and it's very hard to push back unless you plant aggressive natives. I think it's a southern thing, bermuda grass. It's a terrible invasive lawn grass. And it's hard to pull. It acts more like a vine. Anywho, so glad I got to watch these! Can't wait to watch more of your videos soon. ☺
It's a treat for me to hear from someone who enjoys those native plants. After the second year of tall Goldenrod, Connie decided he had to control that stuff. Yeah, we both love it, BUT ....
Same with the Lanceleaf Coreopsis he had in a bed with Rose Verbena. The yellow and purple set each other off. But by the next year, all we had there was coreopsis. So now he keeps it cut back to a level where we can enjoy both plants and the verbena still gets a chance to show off its stuff.
I'm pleased that you're enjoying my channel so much. It's a good place for a relatively inexperienced birder to get a foundation.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME That's great info to know! I have both of those in the same bed, too - lanceleaf coreopsis and the verbena, except mine might be homestead purple verbena. Yeah, I'm probably going to do the "chelsea chop" with these goldenrods and just see what happens. I might do an experiment and chop a few of them and leave a few tall and see how the flowers do. :)
@@awildapproach Sounds like a good experiment: half Chelsea chop, half unadulterated Mother Nature. Our Lanceleaf Coreopsis is about five years old, and it took three years to overwhelm the verbena. How long has your coreopsis been in?
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME That's a great question. Hard for me to answer, because I started with only one or two lanceleaf coreopsises, but I let them self sow and I also sowed more around, so I don't know how long to say. Some have been in for 3 years I'd say and the rest have been coming in the past 1 or 2 years. It's a mix of timelines. They've definitely spread. I notice, though, that they prefer the drier areas and the more neglected areas. They do not like my more moist spot that I tried to put them. Everywhere else, though, they enjoy. I've had one of them in a container for 3 years or more!!! Definitely a great container option. Love that pop of yellow.
@@awildapproach Yes, I love that pop of yellow. The Lanceleaf seems like the most brilliant of all the yellow flowers.
I have oxeye! I heard you can prune them at a certain time and they won't get so leggy. In spring. I'm going to attempt this with some of mine
Wow, Jo that was a fantastic video! I've been wanting to start planting some things on m property after spending nearly three years taming the beast! It was a terrible mes, but it's ready now! Thanks for all the great info! I'll be referring back to it, I'm sure!! Hope you are doing well!
I'm doing better, thanks, Maggie. These two movies were a huge undertaking for me, so the main thing I want for all that effort is to know that they're being put to use. Let me know how it works out.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Oh my gosh, Jo! I'm sure it will be. In fact, I'm glad you put it that way, because I'm going to share your movie with my friends at FB. I have a lot of friends to love to do gardening. Thanks again, and I will definitely let you know how it goes. First thing I'll be planting is some Cone Flowers!!
@@MHarenArt Thanks for sharing it. I'm going to be advertising it and reaching out to some national environmental organizations (and Tallamy himself) to make them aware of the vids.
@@MHarenArt by the way, did you choose to start with coneflowers because you want to see those finches eat their seeds?
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Ummm, probably. I haven't seen many finches around here, but then again, I don't have much to attract them right now. So I would count on them to come back. I'll try some sunflowers too I think. I happen to love coneflowers. I used to have some and for some reason they died out, so I want some again. Not only do I like that the seeds will be there for birds, but I like the winter interest that the dried plants/seed heads give the garden in general. I rarely cut back anything in the winter. I let my Seedum stand until the new growth shows in the Spring. WOW, the Seedum absolutely has CLOUDS of little butterflies and other bugs on them.
“In our best moments we are no less than a garden, that serves life, not ourselves.”
― Benjamin Vogt, A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future
Mark Pellegrin “
defiant compassion”-great term!
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Indeed. I put a bunch of his quotes at the goodreads site. Fwiw. www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4490650.Benjamin_Vogt
yo those bugs are lookin tasty i had to click off my mouth was just salivating so much
Ooh, yeah, especially those juicy caterpillars!
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME i was lying i only ate ant when i was three. 🎷🐛
if i'm eating sects i have bigger problems
@@god_fricking_dammdit I assumed you were kidding.
Your negative outlook on the human species only serves as a detriment to your videos. While being better custodians to the environment is certainly must, maybe you could preach that without getting all human hating leftist on us. Thanks but no thanks id rather not listen to your politics.
It's not political to observe that bugs are disappearing, that it's because of human behavior, and that we are destroying the environment we depend on. It's more political to deny the undeniable because it doesn't suit us.
Why such a strong denial of the truth, and why attack a caring person for trying to make people aware of the problem? When I was a kid, many years ago, we use to have a blast running after, and catching, grasshoppers and fireflies, We would put them in a jar to watch them for a while, then set them free. Nowadays, I rarely see grasshoppers, fireflies, or anything else. Maybe you’re too young to know, but 50 years ago, our yards were full of insects and birds. The sad truth is, that’s no longer the case.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME That person - Sebat Hadah - left a very unkind and also ignorant comment. Your commentary was pro-human because the demise of the insect world exclusively due to human hands spells the end of humans. Also, there is never any need for pesticides or herbicides -- I've native-gardened for 25+ years without resorting to any intervention (not even so-called organic) other than my labor with my digging fork and shovel. Oh, and lots of wood chips, leaf litter, and home-made compost.
@@lanialost1320 I appreciate your comment on what Sebat Hadah had to say. My narration said what you're saying: that we've created a serious problem that we can fix. His defensiveness about taking responsibility is what will keep people from solving this problem. What set him off was my comment that bugs are crucial to life; humans aren't necessary. And that attitude that we are at the center of life rather than being a part of it is both wrong and dangerous. Apparently I struck at his pride.