Keystone Plants with Uli Lorimer - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Dec. 15 2025

December 12, 2025 00:26:25
Keystone Plants with Uli Lorimer - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Dec. 15 2025
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Keystone Plants with Uli Lorimer - A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - Dec. 15 2025

Dec 12 2025 | 00:26:25

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Show Notes

Not so many years ago, relative to the history of horticulture, even a now-ubiquitous phrase like “pollinator plant” wasn’t part of our everyday gardening language and mindset the way it is today. Our collective consciousness about the importance of native plants has grown fast, and with it have come more new words for our vocabulary.   One phrase that I’ve heard a lot lately is “keystone plants” – an expression I probably didn’t even know five years ago –  describing native species that are disproportionately important to local ecosystems, the sort of powerhouse plants of all. I wanted to learn... Read More ›

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