Subject: Native Gardens/Wildlife Gardens
From: "Bill Robinson" <roseguy@flash.net>
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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 98 12:36:03
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One of the problems in converting a native site
to a "naturalized" garden or a wildlife garden when
there is a heavy tree canopy is that there isn't
enough light to give many options. Rather than
being able to put in plants that are more or less
natural to that setting and/or being able to put in plants that will
attract and maintain a wider diversity
of wildlife, the emphasis shifts to putting in things
that will handle all the shade.

The current issue of Pacific Horticulture @ P.O. Box
22609, San Francisco, Ca., 94122 has a good
article by Jack Schiefflin on the way he opened
his native site for more light to make a successful wildlife garden that has
the look and feel of the region at her best. The pictures of the garden are
dynamite! He did some really creative things with rock, water features, and
overall hardscape. I have the idea that
the author's secret is his patience and his sustained
commitment to get things right.

Bill

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