Ulrich Lorimer is the director of the Native Plant Tust in Framingham, MA, a conservation group that manages Backyard within the Woods. He has been a longtime advocate for cultivating native vegetation in each private and non-private gardens to assist offset habitat loss. On this episode, he talks about some excellent native species which have an outsized affect when planted in a backyard setting. He additionally digs into the nitty-gritty of designing with regionally tailored vegetation, gardening in a altering local weather, and integrating native vegetation into our yard ecosystems.
Uli’s Favourite Excessive-Affect Northeastern Native Species
Narrowleaf mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Zones 4-8)
Turk’s cap lily (Lilium superbum, Zones 5-8)
Cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata, Zones 3-8)
White oak (Quercus alba, Zones 3-8)
Picture Labels
Narrowleaf mountain mint, flower (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Narrowleaf mountain mint, winter seed heads (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Turk’s cap lily, flower (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Turk’s cap lily, behavior (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Cucumber magnolia (credit score: Courtesy of William Friedman by way of Wikimedia)
White oak (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Backyard within the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Backyard within the Woods in summer season (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
Seed plots at Nasami Farm Nursery (credit score: Uli Lorimer)
‘Iron Butterfly’ ironweed (credit score: Michelle Gervais)
New York ironweed (credit score: Michelle Gervais)
