Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Native Plants
If you are planning new plantings or landscaping this season please consider native plants in order to preserve the natural Neebish Island florae and the fauna that depend on them.
See:
AbMI - Consider Planting Michigan Native Plants
LTC - Attracting Butterflies with Native Michigan Plants
Invasive Plant Species in Northern Michigan
See:
AbMI - Consider Planting Michigan Native Plants
LTC - Attracting Butterflies with Native Michigan Plants
Invasive Plant Species in Northern Michigan
Labels: gardening, invasive species, wildlife
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Northern Gardener And Hardiness Zones
I originally saw this in the May issue Traverse Magazine.
The 1990 USDA Hardiness Zone map has been updated and all of the Eastern U.P. is now in Zone 5 whereas a small area around the St. Marys River was in Zone 4 in 1990.
Press release at The National Arbor Day Foundation - New arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map reflects warmer climate
What this means is you can now plant plants that only need to be able to survive to -20F instead of -30F.
Labels: climate, gardening, trees
