Subject: Fw: My Posts
From: "Bill Robinson" <roseguy@flash.net>
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:28:06 -0700
Message-ID: <MOD$970904.29109@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



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> From: Bill Robinson
> To: ecosys-submit@sunSITE.unc.edu
> Subject: Fw: My Posts
> Date: Thursday, September 04, 1997 10:19 AM
>
>
> The following is forwarded from Mark Stephens
>
> Hi,
>
> My frustration level is getting a bit high now :-) My latest post has
> been eaten alive! No bot message, nothing. What am I doing wrong? I
> have now switched news programs just in case.
> Should I try re-posting again? Thanks for any help! Here is the text of
> the message I am trying to post as a reply to the subject 'Native
Plants':
>
>
>
> susanna@gendreau.tiac.net wrote in article ...
>
> I'm trying to convert our yard to a native plant garden, in hopes of
> attracting local butterflies and birds and such.
>
> [snip]
>
> Hi Susanna,
> Check out your local library for books. Here in Ohio we have a book
> written by Lucy Braun called _Woody Plants of Ohio_. It narrows down
the
> native woody vegetation to the county. You might also want to check out
> these books for gerneral overviews of native planting and planting for
> wildlife:
>
> Noah's Garden : Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Back Yards by Sara Stein
> 0-395-70940-7
>
> American Wildlife & Plants, A Guide to Wildlife Food Habits by Martin,
> Zim, Nelson 0-486-20793-5
>
> A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs(Peterson) by George A. Petrides
> 0-395-17579-8,
>
> A Field Guide to Wildflowers by Roger Tory Peterson / Margaret McKenny
> 0-395-18325-1
>
> Grasses, an Identification Guide by Lauren Brown 0-395-62881-4
>
> Landscaping with Native Trees by Guy Sternberg & Jim Wilson
> 1-881527-66-2
>
> Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America by Gary L
> Hightshoe 0-442-23274-8 (BIG, Expensive, definatly a library book!)
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> ---
>
> Mark W Stephens (markws@one.net) - Cincinnati, OH Zone 5
> http://w3.one.net/~markws - Our Backyard Forest
>
>