Guest Editorial : Giving Up the Garden, by Carleen Madigan Perkins, Storey Publishing : Terrain.org

At a recent gardening conference, I met William Cullina, the head propagator for the New England Wild Flower Society and the author of several books about gardening with native plants. When I told […]

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Levy Foundation gives $15 million for new native plant garden | lohud.com | The Journal News

By Bill Cary
The Journal News • May 25, 2008

The Leon Levy Foundation is giving $15 million to The New York Botanical Garden to create a 3.5-acre Native Plant Garden.
The garden, which […]

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Wildflower Week in New York City? : TreeHugger

by Bonnie Hulkower on 05. 7.08

At Union Square this past Sunday, a quizzical look appeared on many New Yorkers’ faces when they encountered volunteers publicizing the 1st New York City Wildflower Week. Wildflower Week started on May 3rd and continues until May 10th, with evening lectures, […]

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More than 500 kinds of wildflowers at Sheffield site - Berkshire Eagle Online

By Jessica Willis, Berkshire Eagle Staff

Article Last Updated: 05/06/2008 03:21:35 AM EDT

SHEFFIELD — Springtime at Bartholomew’s Cobble means a riot of wildflowers in bloom: Red-and-white trillium. Deep magenta columbine. Shiny yellow trout lilies. The delicate […]

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Native Seeds Fight Food Shortage and Global Warming : TreeHugger

a solution to food production and global warming. The key ideas are:
1. Biodiversity increases the ability of an ecosystem to capture carbon, says Brown University.
2. There are 100’s of economically important native seeds according to Lee and Maggie Arbuckle.
3. Native perennial grasses can be used as […]

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