TV’s Steve Hartman’s native plant landscape, weeding addiction, and observations by Neil Diboll
August 19, 2015 — JoyChicagoan Kathy Cummings fined $600 for milkweed
August 11, 2015 — Joy
Published on May 28, 2015 | Native plant advocate, Kathy Cummings, describes why she got a $600 fine for what she grows in her organic garden. Get informed about the Chicago “Weed” ordinance, http://bit.ly/notweeds
Central Texas Gardener host: “Everybody thinks of native plants as smart choices now”
October 8, 2014 — JoyPublished on Oct 7, 2014
Why is it so important to plant native plants? Cathy Downs from the Native Plant Society of Texas illustrates how to save water, beautify our vision, and feed our valuable wildlife all year long. Host: Tom Spencer.
Introduction to native plants video highlights some attractive and beneficial plants
July 15, 2014 — JoyPublished on July 10, 2014
Experimenting to farm a profit from prairie restoration
July 7, 2014 — JoyPublished on Jul 3, 2014 | In the United States, we have lost most of the tallgrass prairie. Learn more about how we are making positive changes and reestablishing biodiversity. The project has been successful and continues to make great strides in a healthier ecosystem, while providing nutritious grass-raised beef.
“They thought I was getting weeds,” but look at this native plant yard now
July 3, 2014 — JoyPublished on Jun 20, 2013 | Get Wild, Go Native! Native gardening is good for our air, our water and us. Join our “Go Native” group to learn about all of the ways you can “Get Wild” in your life! Sign up at nature.org/GoNative to receive monthly “Plant This, Not That” gardening tips and updates on new featured gardens from across the Midwest.
More and more people learn to love native plants and grow toward ecological landscapes thanks to the Institute for Applied Ecology
July 3, 2014 — JoyPublished on Jul 3, 2014 | The Mission of the Institute for Applied Ecology. Interview with: Tom Kaye, Ph.D. Executive Director, Melanie Gisler, Program Director, and Peter Moore, Restoration Ecologist, of Institute for Applied Ecology Corvallis, Oregon. http://www.appliedeco.org
IAE is a nonprofit organization with a mission to conserve native species and habitats through restoration, research, and education.
IAE specializes in endangered species propagation and restoration, the population dynamics of rare plants, population viability analysis, and monitoring.
Propagate native plants using the rooting method: Easy as 1, 2, 3
April 24, 2014 — JoyPublished on Apr 24, 2014 | It’s easy to propagate many native plants. John Dromgoole from The Natural Gardener gives us the basics to multiply your favorite drought-tough plants.
Annie White investigates the strengths of local native genotypes vs cultivars
April 14, 2014 — JoyPublished on Apr 11, 2014 | Join Kim Eierman of EcoBeneficial! for an interview with Annie White about her research on the attractiveness of native plant cultivars versus straight species native plants. Annie is a Ph.D student at the University of Vermont in the Department of Plant and Soil Science.
“Protect What You Love” video series highlights benefits of ecological landscaping with native plants in maintaining healthy shorelines and waterways
January 3, 2014 — JoyPublished Jan 1, 2014 | This is video #1 in the “Protecting What You Love” video series produced by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. This video focuses on the benefits of bioengineering techniques to create natural shorelines verses hard armoring (seawalls).
This is video #2 in the “Protecting What You Love” video series produced by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. This video focuses on the benefits of greenbelts and the use of native plants in your waterfront landscaping to protect our lakes, rivers, and streams.
This is video #3 in the “Protecting What You Love” video series produced by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council. This video focuses on the benefits of using native plants in your waterfront landscaping.
For more information, visit watershedcouncil.org.
