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You may want to check out El Summit perennial nursery in Mt. Uniacke.=20
URL http://plants.chebucto.biz/index.html.
Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Paul S. Boyer=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Cc: Melvina Weatherby=20
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Shrubs and Plants
Believe it or not, plane old bayberry (Northern Bayberry, Myrica =
pensylvanica) is eaten by many birds. It is a native, and does well in =
poor soil.
Shadbush is a good native bush (Amelanchier various species). I have =
two species growing naturally on our property (I think one is A. =
arborea, and the other is A. canadensis). It blooms very early in =
spring, and produces small fruit which hang on into winter, providing =
food for numerous birds.
The problem is finding the local species in nurseries! Most garden =
shops prefer to carry weird varieties. There is (as far as I know) no =
good, native-plant nursery in the entire Halifax area. (Please, someone =
prove me wrong!) There is one in P.E.I. =
(http://www.macphailwoods.org/nursery/attwild.html).
You can refer to the Flora of Nova Scotia to get a good idea of which =
North American plants will do well in Nova Scotia.
If you are making a garden, there are whole books and websites on =
attracting butterflies.
Although they are not strictly native, old crab-apple trees (most of =
them accidental volunteers) are great for birds, if you do not spray the =
trees (which kills the insects). In the spring, the blossoms are =
infested with various grubs which the birds seek greedily. When the =
cold seasons arrive, the fruit, shriveled and spoiled from our =
perspective, is a life-saver for birds in the winter. The wild =
crab-apples are better for wildlife than the nursery varieties, which =
generally have blossoms which are showy, but don't last long enough to =
acquire a good population of grubs; and the fruit is small, hard, and =
unattractive to birds.
=97Paul Boyer
On May 2, 2008, at 12:37 AM, Melvina Weatherby wrote:
I will be out shopping soon for shrubs and anything I can plant =
for birds and butterfly to enjoy.
Could you help me out by giving me some plant names to purchase , =
Thank in advance.
Melvina Weatherby
derrickweatherby@eastlink.ca
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>You may want to check out El Summit =
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<A title=3Dpsboyer@eastlink.ca =
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Boyer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 02, 2008 9:32 =
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Shrubs and=20
Plants</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Believe it or not, plane old bayberry (Northern Bayberry, =
<I>Myrica=20
pensylvanica</I>) is eaten by many birds. It is a native, and =
does well=20
in poor soil.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Shadbush is a good native bush (<I>Amelanchier</I> various =
species).=20
I have two species growing naturally on our property (I think =
one is=20
<I>A. arborea, </I>and the other is<I> A. canadensis</I>). It =
blooms=20
very early in spring, and produces small fruit which hang on into =
winter,=20
providing food for numerous birds.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>The problem is finding the local species in nurseries! Most =
garden=20
shops prefer to carry weird varieties. There is (as far as I =
know) no=20
good, native-plant nursery in the entire Halifax area. (Please, =
someone=20
prove me wrong!) There is one in P.E.I. (<A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.macphailwoods.org/nursery/attwild.html)">http://www.ma=
cphailwoods.org/nursery/attwild.html)</A>.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>You can refer to the <I>Flora of Nova Scotia</I> to get a good =
idea of=20
which North American plants will do well in Nova Scotia.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>If you are making a garden, there are whole books and websites on =
attracting butterflies.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Although they are not strictly native, old crab-apple trees (most =
of them=20
accidental volunteers) are great for birds, if you do not spray the =
trees=20
(which kills the insects). In the spring, the blossoms are =
infested with=20
various grubs which the birds seek greedily. When the cold =
seasons=20
arrive, the fruit, shriveled and spoiled from our perspective, is a =
life-saver=20
for birds in the winter. The wild crab-apples are better for =
wildlife=20
than the nursery varieties, which generally have blossoms which are =
showy, but=20
don't last long enough to acquire a good population of grubs; and the =
fruit is=20
small, hard, and unattractive to birds.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>