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Have you heard of the spongy moth?
Yes! Yes you have. The spongy moth is the new common name for Lymantria dispar the insect formerly known as the Gypsy moth. Why the name change? The Entomology Society of America recently voted to change the accepted common name of this invasive pest to Spongy Moth to acknowledge the problematic use of the term […]
Tallamy Plants
You all are probably are familiar with Doug Tallamy’s first book – Bringing Nature Home. If you aren’t you should be! Written in 2007, this guide to gardening for wildlife and why has become a bible for the conservation minded home gardener. An article about a book from 2007 may feel like a Throwback Thursday […]
Alternative Thinking
Nearly since the beginning we have produced non-natives. There are pet plants and plants everyone asks for and so it would be crazy not to sell them – we are a business after all – and those plants in question have no record of invasiveness or other harm on the ecology of a place, at […]
Website We Love: Illinois Wildflowers
As a south Jersey-based company, why would we be so drawn to a website featuring the native plats of Illinois? The information and the pictures. Do not be fooled by the simple home page, Illinois Wildflowers is the work of Dr. John Hilty (does anyone know him? web information about him is limited!) and is packed […]
Other Native Plant Blogs: The Natural Web
For an understanding of native plants in a greater context and some stunning photos visit Mary Anne Borge’s blog The Natural Web. According to her bio on her site, Mary Anne Borge “is a freelance naturalist, writer, photographer and educator, living in New Jersey. I teach classes about native plants, and about the relationships between plants […]
Other Native Plant Blogs: Flatbush Gardener
Obviously if you are here you are a blog-reader. Or at least curious about blogs. You likely appreciate other points of view and new information. Of course you can find that here. But we think of this as a business blog as much as a plant blog. If you are the type to get your […]
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