What Are Native Plants Anyway?
Episode Introduction
In today's episode we break down what makes a plant native, why to grow them, where to source them for your garden, and where you can learn more about planting native.
Host Stephanie Barelman
Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a freelance garden designer under the name Victory Cottage Gardens, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.
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Episode Content
What makes a plant native?
http://bonap.net/fieldmaps Biota of North America North American Plant Atlas database-select Nebraska
https://bellevuenativeplants.org Bellevue Native Plant Society
https://www.prairienursery.com
https://www.prairiemoonnursery.com
native (wild type) vs. nativar/native cultivar (cultivated by humans for desirable characteristics)
On the Web
BONAP aforementioned
BNPS aforementioned
http://www.facebook.com/groups/bellevuenativeplantsociety- BNPS on Facebook
Books & Authors
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Rick Darke- The Living Landscape https://amzn.to/3EYx8lK
Douglas Tallamy- Professor and Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Entomology at the University of Delaware, author of The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, naturalist, and curator of "Homegrown National Park". Link to Nature's Best Hope book here: https://amzn.to/3RGInqv
Enrique Salmon- Iwigara https://amzn.to/3LFPrQp
Daniel Moerman -Native American Ethnobotany https://amzn.to/3tdCLK7
Heather Holm- https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com
Native Plants of the Midwest- https://amzn.to/3PXCX9i
Local Plant Suppliers
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum- Spring Affair event in Lincoln
Midwest Natives Nursery- Lincoln
Great Plains Nursery
Prairie Legacy Nursery
Online Plant Suppliers
Prairie Moon Nursery
Prairie Nursery
Places to Visit for Inspiration
UNL Pollinator Garden near 48th and Holdredge in Lincoln
Backyard Farmer Garden- Lincoln
Nature Associations - Neale Woods and Fontenelle Forest
Bauermeister Prairie- West Omaha
Heron Haven in Omaha
Bellevue Cemetery entry hill and Green Burial site
Trailhead Rain Garden near Culver's near 36th and Cornhusker in Bellevue
BU native plantings behind R. Joe Dennis learning center
The Butterfly Bistro garden inside Cryer Park in Omaha
Everett Park native plantings in Bellevue
The Omaha Bee Club Apiary in the Bohemian Cemetery in Omaha
Whispering Timbers Pollinator Park in Bellevue at intersection of E Childs Rd and Moore Dr
Griffith Prairie near Aurora, NE
Prairie Plains Institute sites:
Gjerloff Prairie
Sherman Ranch
Lincoln Creek
Olson Nature Reserve
Ratzlaff Prairie
Guadalcanal
Pokorny Prairie
Additional Resources
Other Local Organizations
- Green Bellevue
- PATH
- Nebraska Native Plant Society
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Support My Work via Patreon
The Plant Native Nebraska podcast can be found on the podcast app of your choice.
