Here are some natives that I have cultivated over the years...by seed, bareroot, purchased from reputable nurseries.
We have a lot of shade on our wooded two acres and encourage natives as much as we can. In addition we've planting a moss lawn and a million ferns. Nice place to spend a hot summer day. In the shade on a bed of moss. Ahhh....
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native rhodie from Oliver Nursery in Fairfield. my mecca.
These were from some seeds I brought down from Vermont. I assume they are native as they were everywhere around my farmhouse up there. Anyone know for sure?
Your violas look like labrador violas. I have them here too. They spread very nicely and have darker leaf color than the other wild violets which also spread and are a chore to get out of where they are not wanted. They are both pretty little things so I keep them around. Don't know if either one is native or just been naturalized over the years. I also encourage the native ferns, three or four different types to grow about the edges of the wood. They are pleasing to see and the deer do not like walking through large stretches of the taller ones.
Loved the 'Dutchman's breeches'. where is the source?
I planted the shady side of my house with lots of ostrich ferns - I think they are natives?
I bought the dutchman's breeches at Sam Bridge nursery in Greenwich, either that or might have been Oliver Nursery in Fairfield, CT. Weston Nursery up in MA might have them or I am sure you can find a source online. They remind me of nature walks with my parents when I was a kid.
this photo is the opposite of native! Ha!
Lots of native violets in my lawn & flower beds, they came in the garden soil my DH bought...cannot get rid of them! Also sensitive ferns are all over...I keep digging them, they keep coming up! I would like a few moccasin flowers to appear, but no luck there. Oh, my son gave me some trilliums, which seem happy. They were on his property where he needed to dig, so I'm the happy new owner.
Several small white trilliums in bloom. Red primrose as well. Ginger plant looks good, did not look under the leaves for the flower.
I have quite a few natives we've collected over the years. Many came from wood lots on a neighboring farm that was developed. Dutchman's Breeches is one of my favorites. Ric
I planted Jeruslem Artichokes behind the compost pile. Come to find out - they are native to MA!
Roots are edible as well.
i need to grab some cinnamon fern here locally - i have a small wild patch in the back - would like to add some in other places
Hay scented ferns will grow in the sun. Come back every year. Small flowered white trillium are blooming.
I made a delicious soup from them for Thanksgiving last year! I planted them because they are edibles.
these sweet little violets, which remind me of Colonel Sander's mustache, were just discovered today. So adorable!
I'm going to have to get some Jeruslem artichokes!
and these delightful yellow ones. so dainty!
oops wrong photo!
I have a stand of hay scented ferns over of the left side of the yard. I purchased them at a local native plant sale and they've colonized beautifully. I don't have them mixed in with any of my garden beds because I was afraid they would spread too aggressively in there. I have a couple of Cinnamon ferns from my FIL's woods, that do nicely but haven't spread, which is good. I've got a lot of moss and it looks like it's increased this year with less and less weeds- figners crossed! I love moss and ferns.
These are the hay scented ones...I think I bought ten at the sale.
i like those stone planters!!
I was just thinking the same thing!!
Thanks- those aren't really stone- they are hypertufa (mixture of cement, peat, and perlite). I've made a lot of them for my garden because they blend in well the natural rocks we have, and also because I don't really have a lot of space to plant things in the ground.
The ferns should do well. We have some next to our garage & they come up every year. Like the snail.
Noreaster, I need to learn how to make hypertufa pots (after seeing the disaster that's left of even my sturdiest containers). Are there online instructions? The hypertufa forum just has instructions on making leaves and so forth.
Carrie, you can probably just google it. That's all I did to learn how to work with it....there is a lot of info out there, and various formulas people use. I use the outsides of plastic pots for my molds. It's not hard at all, but it is quite messy, so you'll need to have a space that you can do it in. This is a good time of year to do it outside, because it's not too hot yet. It needs to cure slowly by being kept moist for several weeks or a month. Yes, I like that I can just leave the outside thru the winter. They won't last forever, but it's not like it's a huge investment of $. So far, mine are all holding up just fine.
Thanks!
My husband made some hypertufa troughs too. It was fun and they are still standing strong 4 years later...unlike the antique cloche he thought would make a good mold (?!)
I'll have to organize myself to try it.
N.E. I have....what they are im not positive, trying to I.D. some now but here goes...
Red Trillium grows abuntantly here.
I think this is common meadow Rue
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False Solomon's Seal (think) almost ready to bloom.
As you can see, it competes with the Red T. for space in the woodline. :)
Wild blueberries at the bottom of the field by the brook and at the top of the field are these....Wild Strawberries.
Pixie, Lucky you being able to spend your days in the great state of Maine! Lovely photos...esp the trilliums.
grabbed some more cinnamon ferns the other day
I can never ever have enough ferns!
