[PCA] Planting median strips

[Mary Ann Lawler]

Here's another resource:
http://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/ecosystems/vegmgmt_rdsduse.asp

It's based on the FHWA book:  Roadside use of native plants.  Scroll down to
find plant lists by state.  They are perhaps too comprehensive.

Then there's Ernst Conservation seeds as a source for meadows and grasses:
http://www.ernstseed.com/products/planting-guide/

or Prairie Nursery http://www.prairienursery.com/store/

Mary Ann


On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:07 AM, nancy lee adamson <nladamson at gmail.com>wrote:

> The Finger Lakes Native Plant Society has helpful resources.
> http://www.fingerlakesnativeplantsociety.org/
>
> Chesapeake Bay Field Office has nurseries for NY:
> http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/BayScapes/bsresources/bs-nurseries.htm#NY
>
> The catalogs from Prairie Nursery and Prairie Moon Nursery have excellent
> guides on planting with seed and their staff is really helpful.
> http://www.prairienursery.com
> http://www.prairiemoon.com/
>
> If they are small areas, plugs would better.  I'm not familiar with the
> nurseries in NY, but the native plant society can help with that.  Good
> sources for landscape plugs and an info brochure on the plugs:
>
> http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plugs.main/index.htm(click on "Landscape Plugs" in the first paragraph to get a terrific 2 page
> brochure)
> http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/
> http://newmoonnursery.com/
> These nurseries sell plugs for transplanting, but the root systems are too
> small for planting out, in general, so stick with the landscape plugs, which
> come in flats of 38 from North Creek and 50 from New Moon.
>
> Though focused on the Chesapeake Region, most of the plants described in
> this booklet are native in NY.  Includes info on wildlife.
> Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping:
> http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Nancy
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Mims, Ray <rmims at aoc.gov> wrote:
>
>> http://wildflower.org/plants
>> great data base on what is native in your region.
>>
>>
>> Ray Mims
>> Conservation & Sustainability
>> United States Botanic Garden
>> 245 First Street, SW
>> Washington, DC 20024
>> 202.226.4067 desk
>> 202.409.1659 cell
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: native-plants-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org [mailto:
>> native-plants-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Kate
>> Woodle
>> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:04 PM
>> To: native-plants at lists.plantconservation.org
>> Subject: [PCA] Planting median strips
>>
>> Our town is considering replacing the grass in median strips at several
>> intersections so that they won't have to be mowed. We are considering using
>> native plants (grasses and perennials). Does anyone have any suggestions as
>> to where I could find information about this? The town is DeWitt, NY. If
>> anyone has experience doing this, I would love to talk to you.
>>
>> Kate Woodle
>> kwoodle at twcny.rr.com
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