Doug Tallamy on Nativars - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - May 28

May 25, 2018 00:24:44
Doug Tallamy on Nativars - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - May 28
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Doug Tallamy on Nativars - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - May 28

May 25 2018 | 00:24:44

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Show Notes

'm a gardener, someone who loves showy plants in artful arrangements. But in recent years, I've been looking less with a collector’s eye when shopping and more from the point of view of an insect. Yes, really.

That means more and more I'm layering native plants to my landscape, but which ones among the ones tagged “native” do the very best job of creating effective wildlife interactions and habitat?

You've probably heard the word “nativar,” as in a cultivar of a native plant, but what does it mean and how effective are these often showier cultivated varieties at supporting wildlife? I asked Doug Tallamy, professor of entomology at University of Delaware and author of “Bringing Nature Home” and “The Living Landscape,” to help me understand more about this important subject. 

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