[PCA] Planting median strips

Thu Jun 23 09:16:37 CDT 2011

Great project.  These are great sources for planting design and planning
info.  Critical to screen or filter suitable species based on soil,
substrate, hydrology and exposure and of course aesthetics.  Post
establishment, rainfall in your area is more than adequate if there is
sufficient soil/substrate material.  Great native communities are
sometimes too ugly or weedy for many people when put on display.   Short
grass prairie species with tough forbs are my choice but requires time
to get established and then keep the mowers away.  

Paul Fuhrmann

ecology and environment, inc.

368 Pleasantview Drive

Lancaster, New York 14086

716 684 8060 Tel

716 684 0844 Fax

URL:         http://www.ene.com <http://www.ene.com/>  

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Mary Ann Lawler
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:45 PM
To: nancy lee adamson
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Subject: Re: [PCA] Planting median strips

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

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Kate Woodle
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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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