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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-04-10, Page 14,644; Googit' siGNAt-sTm, THURSDAY, /owl., 101969 BY A. R. BUCKLEY Many busy gardeners are turning to native plants as a solution to their gardening problems. Once a garden of wild flowers has been established it simply thrives on neglect and needs no more -bate than the occasional removal bf some extra vigorous plants and the introduction of. new ones, ' For many of the more showy wild plants you need full or partial shade, but there are several, especially brilliant prairie or roadside flowers that thrive' best in hot sunny locaticins. Those that prefer shade can often solve the problem of what to grow on the north side of the house or in the shade of trees. One word of caution before I proceed further. Every time I mention native plants I can visualize thousalids of people digging up plants growing in their native habitat and transplanting them willy nilly into ordinary garden soil. This, of course, 'would be devastating to our beautiful woodlands, so whenever possible, lrow them from seeds or from purchased nursery plants. If you area to come acro s a woodland area destined to be used for building lots or for. highway expansion; or can take a few plants from your cottage -area; these notes will assist you in getting them established in,your garden and prevent, I hope, unwarranted destruction of plants in the wild. The area for wild flowers, should be set apart. from the rest of the garden and screened by. a shrub or evergreen planting. A path should lead to it and wind through the area. I prefer a pine needle pathway made by gathering pine needles and spreading them three or fourinches thick. Native plantslike the b e a rb err y ( A rctostaphyllos uv-ursi) or the partridge berry (Mitchella repens) are quite effective if planted on each side of the pathway. Most of the plants you will be growing in the shady area 'require an acid soil and lots of organic matter, so the first thing to do is to. add -bales of peat moss and, if you have them, lots of well decayed leaves. If you want' to grow some of the best of our local native flowers,• and do not have shade you should provide this by planting smS11 trees, such as hawthorn, alder or birch, then wait for a year or so until they are established. Larger forest trees, although they may present a more harmonious picture, will eventually grow -too large and crowd out the plants. If you already have trees in .or near your garden you should utilize this "shade but try to avoid planting close to thelarge food consuming roots. In the, native woodlands such trees are growing in deep -soil enriched by, the decaying vegetation and plants will grow up quite near to the trunks, but in garden humus is often hard to get. and the tree roots do not penetrate as deeply. Trilliums are among the showiest of our native plants and these will grow in ordinary garden soil in various densities of shade or when the sun reaches them in the mornings only. There are many different kinds you can collect as well as some odd forms of the common one. The three easiest to start with are the common trillium or wake robin (Trillium graudiflorum), the painted lady (Trillium undulatum), and the purple trillium (Trillium erectum).' The hepaticas (Hepatica triloba) are most interesting plants. They seem to, flower almost with the snow and before the natiVe woodlands are accessible. There are so many variations in color that it might be necessary to select only the best plants. Give them lots clf_peat and mulch between the plants with well decayed leaves or peat mos to prevent theflowers from becoming splaitered- with mud. The jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) and wild ginger (Asarum canadense) will grow in dense shade and flower profusely. Both are extremely interesting, and when growing in your own native garden away from the other plants seem to possessextraordinary beauty. Other easy -to -grow native plants are the dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucuilata), single and double bloodroots' (Sanguinaria canadensis),. wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) and the blue phlox (Phlox divaricata). Once these plants are established you will find many others to add from time to time. It is possible to grow wild orchids in your garden, but these need special care. 4011111M++0111P4111111101111. The easiest ones are the golden slipper orchid (Cypripedium pubescens) and the pink ,slipper orchid (Cypripedium reginae). To grow these you will need to prepare a" specialbed of peat and leaf mold with some earth from around the area where orchids are growing. They are extremely difficult to transplant from the wild so it is better to purchase plants from a nursery where they have become accustomed to growing in prepared soil. Do not try to transplant the beautiful trailing arbutus or mayflower (Epigaea repens) and the moc ass i n flower (Cypripedium acaule); these are almost impossible to take from the woods and establish elsewhere. If your native plant garden 4.1011011.1101,110111111.111011111111.0.;' James Richardson & Sons Ltd. Serving The Feed Dealers of Western Ontario PHONE 524-8388, GODERICH NOTICE Havihg sold rnj./ bulldo,,zer and business to Mr. Gaetan Jacques, RR 1, Gpdprich, I take this opportunity to thank all my customers and - friends for your patronage during the past years. It has been a. pleasure to serve -you and I hope you continue to patronize the nets owner. CHARLES 0. MOORE You Name It -We'll. Dig It * DIG TRENCHES * SEPTIC TANKS * SEWERS 86„ * LIGHTBULLDOZER SERVICE JACQUES 0 RR 2, Goderich BACKHOE & BULLDOZER SERVICE 524-7104 SPRUCE TREES FOR LANDSCAPING - DIG YOUR CHOICE, IN. THE FIELD ANY SATURDAY IN APRIL AND MAY UP TO 31:.- $1.00 3' TO 4'-9.25 REPLACE YOUR . 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