Northeast Gardening: House cleaning and books., 1 by sempervirens

sempervirens wrote:
YCat,
Do you order from One Green World on the West Coast without a problem establishing the plants here in the East? I have a lovely evergreen grape holly that is indigenous to that area but it has to be babied. I have come across the term permaculture but am not familiar with the concept. Can you explain ?
I think bamboo is very pretty, and very invasive(I know you said confine it). It certainly would be a perfect choice to cover the fence but I have my heart set on a native garden (broadly native ,US and Canada) for that back area. Of course I already have a non native azalea, Japanese Stryax and 2 90 ft. Norway Spruce along with native Oakleaf Hydrangea, Witch Hazel, Serviceberry and Calycanthus in that "woodland" area. I have 2 young starts of native honeysuckle in pots if they didn't freeze last night that are semi-evergreen.
The photo shows the 2 Spruce over my little gazebo and the Oak behind the fence, on the school side.
Sorry, I took the book and cleaning thread off course, I use William Cullinas "Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines" frequently.