tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post3581200516280402520..comments2008-11-06T14:57:11.619-05:00Mrs. Harridanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243591806894404860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-13906815446752307902008-11-06T14:57:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:57:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:57:00.000-05:00I put in a couple of rain barrels and a completely native rain garden in this year. I also added something called a cup plant to my flower garden. I was stunned to see how the native plants thrived without my help. The contrast between them and my droopy non natives has made me (the lazy gardener) a believer.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-41579081264104434512008-06-30T10:21:00.000-04:002008-06-30T10:21:00.000-04:002008-06-30T10:21:00.000-04:00Two gardens thriving in our backyard as I write this. Weedy, but thriving. And, damn! We need some rain!apathy loungehttp://wordgirl5.typepad.com/apathy_loungenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693979.post-30562006920583663142008-06-11T23:23:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:23:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:23:00.000-04:00The native plant discussion is always an interesting one. I tend to favor natives, though my motivation has mostly to do with differentiating "here" from "there", horticulturally and aesthetically. I like to see Pennsylvania plants growing in Pennsylvania. But I've heard Doug Tallamy speak about the connections between native plants and the insects that feed on them, which in turn support local bird populations (and who doesn't like birds?). As I recall, oak trees support the largest variety of insects on a single tree species, yet insects rarely if ever significantly damage an oak. We can live in harmony with most bugs!SlowGardenerhttp://twitter.com/slowgardeningnoreply@blogger.com