Ruth, My advice would be to encourage them NOT TO USE ANYTHING INVASIVE, if for no other reason than purely educational (for them AND for their clients). As...
Speaking as a former landscape architect, who now deals with the biological aftermath of invasives being planted, all designers like #1 A Challenge That...
well said. I often use my hydrangeas as an example of something that is not native and not invasive. Then I went to Kauai and saw them naturalizing. Ah...
Ruth, Another point to consider: propagule pressure drives invasions . So even if the landscape architects/designers plant non-natives that are not yet known...
Betsy_Lyman@...
Oct 6, 2009 10:19 pm
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Ruth, thanks for raising this topic and provoking all the great responses. I'm on board with previous comments. I will just add the thought of mentioning the...
Hi , A botanist in SWPA sometimes makes photocopies of a fern leaf or another plant. It works well according to the results I have seen. Maybe this can be done...
Pia van de Venne
pia_parkprotector@...
Oct 7, 2009 12:34 am
4031
Hi Ruth, You may be able to really hit home with this group by focusing on the invasives that are currently available in the nursery trade that many of your...
Jodie M. Shivery
Jodie@...
Oct 7, 2009 2:24 am
4032
My advice from a historical viewpoint is to use no non-native plants. Even if the plant is not invasive, the counterpoint to the Enemy Release Hypothesis...
Rochelle's excellent points remind me of one more thing: Grow Local. Lots of people have heard about the "eat local" or "locavores" movement, and some clients...
very good point. think global, plant local. I'm considering a new bumper sticker, saying, "think local. buy local." Forget global, for the time being at...
Kathi Mestayer
kwren@...
Oct 7, 2009 1:41 pm
4035
For your information. Please contact Luke directly per his email if you want to help out. Cheers, Steve ... From: S. Luke Flory <sflory@...> To:...
Hello all, When I started here with the Giant Hogweed program several of us members of the NEWSS had the brainstorm that we would make create plastic aquatic...
Bravo, Melissa
mbravo@...
Oct 7, 2009 2:58 pm
4037
I appreciate that hands-on plastic specimens would have particular educational value. But given that they are so expensive, maybe we should kick around more...
We want to update our 'invasive species' discovery cart that we use for visitors. Currently we have historically used photos. This seems to be less than...
Mims, Ray
rmims@...
Oct 7, 2009 5:45 pm
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I, too, have pressed plants to use to illustrate invasives. I mounted them on 8 ½ x 11” card stock, which is lots easier to carry around than herbarium ...
Ruth Douglas
cvilleruth@...
Oct 8, 2009 3:19 am
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Has anyone thought of using Krylon or ScotchGard to preserve the plants by preventing water loss or perhaps another water proofing spray sush as us used for...
Two other things that landscapers and garden center-retailers face that are client-related: One: the client expects a certain amount of "wow" factor for the...
lawrence hurley
katohur.md@...
Oct 8, 2009 11:20 am
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FYI, sorry for cross-postings. Cheers,? Steve ... From: ForestRuss@... To: APWG@... Cc: MPWG@... Sent: Thu,...
PLEASE CONTACT MATTHEW KASSON IF YOU CAN HELP HIM OUT. Hi, I am currently looking for Tree of heaven(Ailanthus altissima) seed from the f...
Betsy_Lyman@...
Oct 8, 2009 9:52 pm
4044
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Lisa Smith
wildflower@...
Oct 9, 2009 4:00 pm
4045
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ialm@...
Oct 13, 2009 1:40 am
4047
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Phytodoer@...
Oct 14, 2009 5:20 pm
4049
FYI--Great Publication You can download a free copy (pdf format) at the AERF website: http://www.aquatics.org/bmp.htm < http://www.aquatics.org/bmp.htm > or...
Betsy_Lyman@...
Oct 14, 2009 9:26 pm
4050
This job opening at my organization includes some periodic research on invasive plants, so I thought it might be of interest to some other members of this...
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Join us for the following free talks sponsored by the Montgomery County Sierra Club: Ann English, Rainscapes Program Planning Specialist, Montgomery County...
Please pass this around to those you think are qualified and interested. This is a very quick turn around from applying, to interview, to start date. Thanks! ...
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