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The problem in my area for natural escaping is not education / information. It's finding places to buy plants and items. And finding the items at a reasonable price.
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I have the same problem. I have to travel about an hour and a half to get to a native plant nursery.
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I obviously don't know where you live, but a good source for those of us in the Midwest is Prairie Nursery, an on-line supplier based in Wisconsin. I've gotten two orders now for plants native to northern Indiana - Ninebark, a variety of Asters and some others - and the plants are excellent. The sixteen I put in last fall have all come up this spring and are thriving. They also have some garden layout ideas - I used a layout for partial shade. I did not just Google search for this outfit - I joined the Indiana Native Plant Society group on Facebook and learned about them there. I have a small patch but this outfit also supplies folks who are "going native" and converting acres of land into native preserves.
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Hello.
I get it ! I have found great joy and wonderment from starting my plants indoors from seed. No magic is stronger than the tiniest seed taking root. There are lots of youtube videos on starting seeds indoors on a warming pad ( to keep the soil warm) and with grow lights.It can be done with minimal expense with some shrewd shopping and repurposing and recycling.
I do suggest getting the very best organic soil possible for the seedlings - only organic. "Natural" can be laced with ecocides as some chems retain in plant tissue for who knows how long. USDA organic is a little slippery. So go for the organic label from a couple of private certifiers.
Grow Organic sells good viable seed. Bulk seed is cheaper also. 1/4 oz - 4 oz is usually a better buy if you are going to use one plant as a staple variety.
A lot of my perennials are in containers too, and I fertilize and companion plant to keep that soil strong. Containers can be over wintered inside too.
Hope this helps.
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I only recently started moving plants around our yard--it never occurred to me before that I should be able to dig up and move plants if needed! I have had no problems with transplant losses so far.
I am excited about the idea of having some climbing/flowering vines--maybe I need to incorporate an arbor into my plans.
I also want to incorporate some native ground cover into existing landscaping. I like the densely planted look, plus it will help decrease weeds. -
Starting small is great advice. I have been getting overwhelmed trying to plan my yard garden. I want to do everything at one time, but need to learn patience to see what works. My biggest challenge will be the area behind my house which is overgrown with english ivy. Figuring out how to get rid of it and planting native on the bank while controlling erosion in the process is daunting. Hoping a local nursery can help with some ideas.
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I have been slowly building up my yard since my wife and I purchased our home in 2014. My front beds will be "next" for further development as there are some bare spots to fill and a couple vines (Virginia Creeper and a grape species) to move to a more suitable location in the back yard along a fence line. My search will concentrate on finding native perennials that are partially shade or shade tolerant and how to keep the neighbourhood rabbits away or at least at bay. It could be a mix of a garlic/olive oil/water spray and sprinkling cayenne pepper throughout the bed.
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I have found both Liquid Fence and Rabbit Scram to be pretty effective for rabbits.
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@LAURA Thank-you for the tip. I will check the local gardening centres for both/either product.
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