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Hi Hans & All, June 2, 2007
While I think gardening with native plants should be encouraged (as
should lawning with non-native weeds) there is a downside to using
plants that are not found locally. If they are subsequently found
growing wild in the general vicinity (say within 20 miles) of the garden
then one can suppose either that the 'new' colony is a garden escape or
is a natural colony that had been overlooked.
Marsh Marigold, because the known distribution in NS is limited, is
a classic example of this situation. It is so rarely seen outside of
this range that e.g. a collection by Macoun at Whycocomagh is considered
by some to be invalid, because it has not recently been collected there,
and a listing from Mahone Bay has also been discarded; both perhaps with
justification or perhaps not. But, if against all odds, a new colony
were found beyond the known range, then use of this plant in gardens
would throw this new finding in doubt.
This is a very small issue and over the long haul could not matter
less because things, by intent or accident, will get moved around by
human activity. Perhaps a practical compromise is to exercise caution
and ensure that propagules don't have an opportunity to drift out of the
garden.
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
Hans Toom wrote:
> Hi Jim and all,
>
>
>
> The Marsh Marigolds in our bog garden are the native species. They
> were transplanted into a wet area in our backyard. The soil was
> supplemented with a 50% mixture of peat moss. We purchased them from a
> native plants of Nova Scotia nursery about five years ago. I can't
> recall which one, possibly the Dube Water Gardens at River John or el
> Summit Perennials Nursery at Mount Uniacke. I've attached both links.
>
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> http://www.dubebotanicalgardens.ns.ca/bogframe.htm
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> http://plants.chebucto.biz/
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>
>
> Hans
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Jim Wolford <mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
>
> To: NatureNS <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 6:49 PM
>
> Subject: FW: [NatureNS] Blue Moon, Marsh Marigold and Canada Warbler
>
>
> According to my Old Farmer's Almanac Every Day Calendar, 2007, we
> have to wait until Dec. 31, 2009, for the next Blue Moon.
>
> Hans, were your Marsh Marigolds a wild and native colony?
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
> ----------
> From: Hans Toom <Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca
> <mailto:Htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> >
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:23:28 -0300
> To: "Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Blue Moon, Marsh Marigold and Canada Warbler
>
> The old expression "once in a blue moon" refers to a supposedly
> seldom occurrence, such as last night's blue moon which happens
> ever two and a half years, or so. By deduction then "once in a
> blue moon" would then refer to an event that occurs about every
> thirty-ish full moon. This moon event refers to any month where a
> full moon occurs twice. This often happens in May. I've posted
> two photos of this from last night.
>
> The Marsh Marigold in our bog garden is now in full and glorious
> bloom, one photo attached.
>
> The last photo in this group of four is another edit of last
> Sunday's Canada Warbler.
>
> Hans
>
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