Preservation and Restoration of Native Communities

Preservation and Restoration of Native Communities

Why Wild Ones? Why Native Landscapes?
Why Wild Ones? Wild Ones encourages us to establish a personal relationship with the natural world, a relationship that literally invites native plants and wildlife back into our immediate lives. By Portia Brown.
Wild Ones Philosophy Wild Types: Differentiating Between Native Plants and Horticultural Specimens. By Maryann Whitman.

Connecting to the Future
Corridors for a Healthier Environment
Corridors that connect natural areas can help sustain our environment, native plants, and local wildlife.
A series of articles by Sally Elmiger
Corridors for a Healthy Environment - Part 1.
Corridors for a Healthy Environment - Part 2.
Corridors for a Healthy Environment - Part 3.

Stopover Habitats and Hedgerows
The Importance of Using Native Plants in Small Stopover Habitats By Donald S. Heintzelman. Enhancing thousands of small yards with native plants can help make up for the loss of larger habitats along bird migration routes.
Berrying the Pump Stations How natural landscaping turned a bunch of ugly sewer pump stations into an attractive wildlife habitat. By Sara Stein.

Rain Gardens
Beautiful, small gardens make good use of rain water.
From Rain Barrels to Rain Gardens by Lorrie Otto.
Rain Garden Puts Run-off to Work by Mandy Ploch.
Rain Gardens on Clay Soil Sites by Beth Storey.

Shoreland
People are recognizing the benefits of natural shorelands and actively restoring them.
Restoring Shorelands: A Growing Solution by Carmen Wagner.

The Vernal Pool: A Place of Wonder Vernal pools are uniqe and interesting wetlands, usually found in forested areas – and are wet only for a period of time each year. Read more. By Tom Schneider.

They're Not from Mars, But These Alien Invaders Are Deadly to Native Species
Ignoring invasive plants won't work. We have to identify them and treat them like the enemies they are.
Why We Cannot Ignore Invasive Plants by Elizabeth J. Czarapata.
Dealing with Alien Invasives: Know the Enemy by Maryann Whitman.
Suggestions for Controlling Invasive Species by Ken Solis.

Things to Know About Invasive Species
Why We Cannot Ignore Invasive Plants From our favorite wildflowers, all the way up to giant oak trees, the very existence of our native plants is threatened by alien invaders.
Dealing with Alien Invasives: Know the Enemy Getting to know the enemy is the first step in winning the war.
Garden or Prairie in a Can? Hold It! Are you sure that can of "instant prairie flowers" is what you think it is? Wildflower seed mixes include some wicked bloomers. Also see joint Press Release from Wild Ones and University of Washington.
Garlic mustard. It looks like mustard. Crush the leaves and it smells like garlic. Now you know where the name comes from – read on to find out why you don't want it around.
Is it ever safe to use Roundup (or any other herbicide)? It's time to separate the facts from the fiction – the myth from the truth.

The Tongs of Death
Original Tongs of Death First there was the hopelessness of pulling out one weed at a time. Then there was the "Glove of Death." But wait until you discover the "Tongs of Death."
L-o-n-g Tongs of Death If you liked the original Tongs of Death, you're going to love this new, improved version. Complete with instructions on how to make your own.

Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs Have to Breathe
The "dos" and "don'ts" of planting trees and shrubs.
Doing Right By Trees and Shrubs by Fran Gustman.

Identifying and Selecting Native Plants
Selection guidelines drafted by the Wild Ones Local Ecotype Committee
Why Hardiness Zones, Native Ranges, Ecoregions? by Mariette Nowak.
The Root of the Matter by Randal Maurer.
Botanical Latin 101 by Fran Gustman.

Flowers and Grasses
Spring Blooms in Eastern Woodlands
Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts, is a special place. By Cheryl Lowe.

Native Landscaping Where?
Growing Vine Street describes some creative ideas for native landscaping in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

Restoring Woodlands
How I Created My Woodland. by Wild Ones Executive Director, Donna VanBuecken.
The subtitle, "Or What I Did to Save My Rescued Woodland Plants!" tells the story.

Writing About Your Native Landscaping
What Is an Herbarium? Journal article by Katherine D. Rill. (160 KB)
You might say it's a collection of plants, dried, pressed, and glued onto regulation-sized acid-free paper. But it's even more than that. From the November/December 2003 Wild Ones Journal.
Keeping a Journal by Lynda Gibson Johnson. The pleasures of keeping a written journal regarding your experiences with native plants.
If You Want Your Child to Keep a Journal. by Babette Kis. Here's how to get them interested, and how to keep them that way.
Joy Buslaff's Yard Tour brochure. (380 KB) Hosting a yard tour? If so, better check this one out. Is it a "reference library," a "vantage point," a "dance floor," a "classroom," or an "infinite series of picturesque scenes"? It's all this a lot more. It's Joy Buslaff's yard.
The Journey of My Journal, by Babette Kis, is almost guaranteed to get you started on the right track. Even if you've never thought of starting a journal before, this article will have you sharpening up your pencils.

From Seeds to Plant Rescues
For the "do it yourselfers," learn about gathering, storing and propagating seed. Members of Wild Ones participate in plant rescues which also can be rewarding, but it has to be done right. Here we've got the ins, the outs, the dos, and the don'ts, all in one place for you.

Lawns Without Mowing
So You Want a "No Mow" Lawn. It's beautiful. when you walk on it, you stay right on top with the soles of your shoes barely covered.

The "what" and the "why" of native plants as a part of your landscape. For more information go to landscaping with native plants.

Wild Ones Book Reviews
We've reviewed lots of good books in the Wild Ones Journal. Visit our Book Review section to see for yourself.

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