Garden Rant: Doug Tallamy wants YOU … to plant natives Annotated
Excerpts from Garden Rant::
The 3-5% of undisturbed habitat scattered across the U.S. is utterly inadequate to maintain our native species and unless we accommodate them in developed areas, 95% of the plants and animals native to the United States will become extinct. Soon.
Our use of alien species that do not sustain our native wildlife, as well our development of formerly undisturbed habitats are the two major factors in causing extinctions.
That’s really the elephant in the room here; most gardeners I know personally and most whose blogs I read mix natives with annuals, aliens, and exotics. Tallamy would like to see all-native gardens, although he recommends gradual replacement, isn’t at all preachy about it, and admits the difficulties.
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