Native plant gardens: spring gardening tasks for native plants and wildlife. Ep#14

Episode 14Gardening tasks in spring for a native plant garden keep in mind the other wildlife species that depend on the  native plant garden. These tasks are different from vegetable garden and non-native ornamental gardens. Included in this episode:   Growing new plants - add more plant diversity in the garden, looking for local native plantsWhen and how to pruneHow to mulch (not always necessary to buy mulch).  Grrowng ground coverFertilizing native plantsCollecting seedsIrrigationNext episode will continue this series to include tasks specific to birds, pollinators, spiders, insects including butterflies and bees, lizards, toads and  small mammalsNative Plants mentioned in this episode (scientific names are in italics) Mexican gold poppy - Eschscholzia californica ssp mexicana One of the online native seed company for its seed :https://www.nativeseeds.org/products/wf035?variant=40837419499674 Native plants that easily reseed and are either aggressive or roots are difficult to pull outSnakeweed : Gutierrezia sarothraeDesertbroom - Baccharis sarothroidesMexican feathergrass: Nasella TenuissimaChocolate daisy (chocolate flower, lyreleaf greeneyes): Berlandiera lyrataMexican evening primrose: Oenothera speciosaNative plants that easily reseed but  are easy to pull out and  not aggressive Desert marigold - Baileya multiradiataGround cover:Frog fruit - Phyla nodiflora : native ground cover, host to butterflies Apps mentioned in the episode: iNaturalist :  https://www.inaturalist.org/Photos  (Apple)Send us a text for questions on this topicVisit website for podcast show notes, images  and other posts.https://www.gardenandnaturesouthwest.com/Subscribe to get blog & podcast episodes delivered to your inbox. If you have questions regarding the topic covered here, email me