Saving and Growing Native Seeds With Alexis Doshas

Today we speak with Alexis Doshas, the Nursery Manager for the Native Plant Trust, based in Whately, Massachusetts. Alexis and her team plant 50,000 to 60,000 native seeds each year! Some native plants mentioned in this show: Pennsylvania sedge; Carex Appalachia; Tiarella cordifolia; wild strawberry; oak trees; linden (basswood) trees; goldenrod (solidago); asters; swamp milkweed; rudbeckia; blueberries; and hazelnuts. For the Native Plant Trust go to: nativeplanttrust.org. For Nasami Farm go to https://tinyurl.com/mpyv5tbs. For Garden In The Woods in Framingham, Massachsuetts go to: https://tinyurl.com/4mcnwnsp. For Northeast Seed Network go to https://tinyurl.com/5at3s2tz. For GoBotany go to https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, for twice-monthly discussions about restoring native habitat and helping the birds in your backyard. Access the BIRD HUGGER Newsletter here: www.birdhuggerpodcast.com. Send your questions about birds and native gardening to [email protected]. (PG-13) St. Dymphna Press, LLC.