Preparing the garden for winter! What to do and NOT do.

[@wrightselections]

I have really been enjoying your channel, Lourdes. I'm in Southwestern Ontario and share most of the same native plant species as your area. I really appreciate this video in particular because most videos on KZbin show spring through summer but I have now seen what your garden looks like through I think 3 seasons now. Seeing things in their dormant state can help people decide on what to plant for winter interest. Creeping Charlie... BOOOO HISSS 😅 we have had it in every place we've lived, I swear. Anyway, thanks again!

[@AnthropoidOne]

You can eat bittercress. It’s not bad

[@nancytipping7264]

Thank you for all you do! And we should all remember all the life (like firefly larva, etc.) that exists under the leaves right now, just waiting for spring :)

[@francostacy7675]

Okay I have already learned a lot. I’m excited. Where can I find a list of native plants and which bees, butterflies and caterpillars use them? I do have a lot of non natives and I will be focused on natives but would like to know which ones are more beneficial than others Thanks I have noticed a lot of activity on the following and want to know if they are good to grow Fennel Dill Zinnias Pokeweed

[@NativePlantChannel]

Hi Franco, so glad you are on board! Start with your state's native plant society.

[@blueskies6475]

I would say all those are excellent to grow as a native plant and an insect/ pollinator attractor. I've noticed the same thing!!

[@joykeithline698]

Thank you!

[@carol1derful]

Lordes, your channel is my Go To for suburban plantings which honor native species...thank you!! In my learning curve, I find it really helpful to have a running list in the Description of the plants discussed. Would you please consider adding such a list? Thank you 😊 🌿

[@colibri1]

People are told that that Chasmanthium latifolium grass can be grown even in full sun, but it looks stressed and yellow-ish when planted in full sun. In the wild, you always see it in at least dappled shade, where it remains its proper healthy green.

[@jakelewis36]

What’s the name of the plant in the thumbnail?

[@NativePlantChannel]

The plant is New York ironweed.

[@jessicatate1673]

Re: master gardener programs: From a personal perspective I am particularly stymied that people would pay over $300 (cost in my state) for the luxury of a title. Any subject from “master gardener “ programs can be easily learned from credible online sources, and even the local library. If you search hard enough you can find a syllabus that contain such topics and learn at your own pace. Additionally, any gardener with at least 15 years experience should be granted virtuoso status, regardless of whether they enrolled in such program. Finally, the “master gardener “ title is abhorrently cringey, demeaning, and dehumanizing (not a “woke” perspective, I really don’t like such titles). I will look the other way from any gardener that boasts the “master” gardener title.

[@NativePlantChannel]

Please note that master gardeners are not people in search of a title but community-minded volunteers who help many local gardens and arboretums carry out significant amounts of their educational programs and also plant and maintain public gardens. They are the people who answer gardening questions when homeowners contact their local extension office. They are the volunteers who contribute hundreds, and even thousands of hours of service helping to plant and maintain gardens throughout a variety of venues in their counties.

[@jessicatate1673]

Volunteering is just not possible for everyone; There are physical limitations that should be considered. Additionally, the gardener programs are offered by the same schools that have placed the majority of young people in thousands of dollars in debt, with no promise of a sustainable future. For these reasons I cannot support them. And for something that’s SUPPOSED to be a volunteer role, I have tremendous misgivings having to pay in advance for information that is free otherwise; not to mention the mandated number of volunteer hours needed to continue the certification. Some gardeners only want to learn; I personally have no problem assisting others but I detest the unnecessary stress of fulfilling the volunteer work hours requirement. That’s not volunteering- that’s a job.

[@carolyntaylor7776]

Thank you!