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Ami Saunders replied to the topic Ornamental vs Native in Retail in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE 13 years, 10 months ago
Adam,
I agree about the comment regarding native plants. In that direction, my one thought was that if you compare shorter-lived native perennial plantings to longer-lived non-native “ornamentals” then, yes, you will have to replace plants that have shorter life expectancies sooner. What if you compared longer-lived native shrubs with the lo…[Read more] -
Ami Saunders replied to the topic Ornamental vs Native in Retail in the forum PLANTS & HORTICULTURE 13 years, 10 months ago
All plants are native to somewhere.
Ignorance is bliss. To hold onto this perspective you describe that is held by your boss, he/she really has to live, eat, work and shop with his/her eyes completely shut to all new landscape construction these days, especially in California. Not to mention ignoring increasingly stringent new construction code…[Read more]