Colleagues,
For those of us that work to reintroduce native plants while
battling NNIs, there is an opportunity to hear about re-creating native
landscapes from Larry Weaner, a co-author of the recently published book, “Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of
Environmental Change”.
“The Lake Roland Nature Council and Guilford Garden Club
will present a lecture by author and landscape designer Larry Weaner Sept. 22,
2016 at 6:30 p.m. in the Nature and Environmental Education Center at Lake
Roland. Weaner and his associates will discuss science-based natural landscape
design, their past projects and the landscape design vision for Lake Roland
ecological landscape design with native plants.” - Press release attached.
Weaner and Associates will be helping the Lake Roland Nature
Council to develop a master plan to reestablish areas of Lake Roland Park that
include one of the few remaining serpentine barrens in Maryland. The area is
now home to large stands of NNIs including Miscanthus, Elaeagnus
umbellate, Berberis thunbergii, and lots of others, as you would expect,
but there is an interesting inventory of native species.
If you’d like to hear more about Weaner’s approach and the
book, listen to a recent podcast. http://www.nativeplantpodcast.com/podcasts-1/2016/7/25/larry-weaner-and-his-new-book-garden-revolution
While we struggle to reclaim areas from NNI plant
infestations, we don’t always have effective methods that allow natives or less
aggressive local “weeds” to become reestablished. Weaner’s approach is worth
considering.
Best regards,
Don
Donald Callihan
Maryland Master Naturalist
(Intern)
Leave No Trace™ Master
Educator
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