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In today’s episode, Alternative Lawns: Not Your Grandmother's Turfgrass, we go over different options for replacing lawn, why you'll be happy to make the jump, and tried and true ways to replace and maintain your new landscape.
Host Stephanie Barelman
Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a midwest motivational speaker surrounding the native plants dialogue, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.
Episode Sponsors
Today's episode is sponsored by Lauritzen Gardens:
Listen, Rate, and Subscribe!
Get some merch! https://plant-native-nebraska.myspreadshop.com/
Find us on Facebook
Visit our homepage https://plant-native-nebraska.captivate.fm
Give us a review on Podchaser! www.podchaser.com/PlantNativeNebraska
Support My Work via Patreon
The Plant Native Nebraska podcast can be found on the podcast app of your choice.
Rehash our first episode if you are new to the podcast or our wonderful edible plants series here!
Books to Read
The Risks of Pesticides to PollinatorsThe Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservationhttps://www.xerces.org › pesticides › risks-pesticides-poll...
PesticidesPollinator.orghttps://www.pollinator.org › Learning Center
Buffalo Grass Lawn: Buffalo grass is also warm-season grass that gets about 6 inches tall. It is very drought tolerant and long lived.
Sideoats Grama Lawn: More of a meadow lawn since it does reach 2-3 feet in height
Mixed Grass Lawn: You can find different mixes from different suppliers such as (50%) blue grama and (50%) buffalograss, (30%) blue grama, (30%) side oats grama, and (40%) buffalograss... There's also other formulations like habiturf which is (62%) buffalograss,(30%)blue grama, and curly mesquite (8%)
Pennsylvania sedge lawn: Pennsylvania sedge forms dense mats of medium green and grows 6 to 8 inches.
Plains oval sedge lawn
Long-beaked sedge: Great shade lawn option
Eclectic Meadow
Tallgrass Prairie
Plants to use: BUTTERFLYWEED, PRAIRIE VIOLET, HEATH ASTER, WILD PETUNIA, WILD STRAWBERRY, PRAIRIE CLOVER, POPPY MALLOW, CAREX BREVIOR, GROUND PLUM (I'm not yelling, but lazily copying and pasting from my powerpoint...)
More plants to use: Pearly everlasting, pussytoes, artemisia ludoviciana, 'snow flurry' heath aster cultivar, prairie dropseed, western yarrow
You may use landscape fabric stapled underneath
These patios can last ten years or more and can be installed DIY
A place of tranquility to hoard vintage finds and favorite plants
How to Ditch Your Lawn
City of Omaha “all weeds, grass, and worthless vegetation cannot reach a height of 12 inches or more….” meaning occasionally mow, weed monthly, and use cues that this is a maintained garden.
Note that complaints with the city can be appealed but HOA rules are more iron-clad
Do not plant things that decrease visibility in your hellstrip. Opt for very low-growing 1-2 foot plants
Pottawattamie county here
Douglas county here
Sarpy county here
Lancaster county here
Call the hotline (811) to mark utilities for free before you dig
Non-selective herbicide OPTION 2
Smother/ solarize OPTION 3 but also good followup to OPTION 1
Buy plugs or 3-4 inch pots versus an initial seeding
Space plants on half foot centers
Plant in May or September
Keep area moist with oscillating sprinkler by watering for about an hour every few days but do not overwater. Do this for three weeks and then taper off.
You may overseed once or twice a year in April or August
You may mow 2-3 times a year with mower at highest setting (June, July, August)
Start with plugs: Meadows/ BEE LAWNS
Buy plugs or 3-4 inch pots versus an initial seeding
Space plants on half foot centers
Plant in May or September
Keep area moist with oscillating sprinkler by watering for about an hour every few days but do not overwater. Do this for three weeks and then taper off.
You may overseed once or twice a year in April or August
You may mow 2-3 times a year with mower at highest setting (June, July, August)
Start with plugs: Yardens
Buy plugs or 3-4 inch pots
Utilize moderate growth rate shrubs like shrubby st. john’s wort, dwarf blue baptisia, and lead plant
Space plants on 1 foot centers
Plant in May or September
Keep area moist with oscillating sprinkler by watering for about an hour every few days but do not overwater. Do this for three weeks and then taper off.
You may do an initial mulching or use weed suppression mat
You may cut back perennials to 1-2 inches in height each year in May
Future Commitments of Time and Care
Plan to maintain by weeding at least once a month per garden area
Weed once a week for new beds, once a month for established beds.
Keep watch for invasives moving in such as poison hemlock, Canada thistle, and creeping Charlie, among others!
Additional Resources
PRAIRIE LEGACY
MIDWEST NATIVES NURSERY
BUMBLING BEE NATIVE WILDFLOWERS
PRAIRIE LEGACY
GREAT PLAINS NURSERY
MULHALL’S
PRAIRIE UP- by BENJAMIN VOGT
PLANTING IN A POST WILD WORLD- by THOMAS RAINIER AND CLAUDIA WEST
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GRASSES FOR LIVABLE LANDSCAPES- by RICK DARKE
PODCASTS
PLANT NATIVE NEBRASKA PODCAST( shameless plug)
GREEN BELLEVUE
CITY SPROUTS- VEGETABLE GARDENING!
Hey, You Sweet Little Plant Nerds
Thanks for listening!!!!!
What Makes a Plant Native?
http://bonap.net/fieldmaps Biota of North America North American Plant Atlas database-select Nebraska
https://bellevuenativeplants.org Bellevue Native Plant Society
native (wild type) vs. nativar/native cultivar (native plant cultivated by humans for desirable characteristics)
Local Plant Suppliers
Midwest Natives Nursery
Great Plains Nursery
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Prairie Legacy Nursery
Mulhall's
Online Plant Suppliers
Prairie Moon Nursery
Prairie Nursery
Stock Seed
On the Web
BONAP aforementioned
Bellevue Native Plant Society on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/bellevuenativeplantsociety
Books & Authors
Rick Darke- The Living Landscape
Douglas Tallamy- Professor and Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Entomology at the University of Delaware, author of The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, naturalist, and curator of "Homegrown National Park".
Enrique Salmon- Iwigara
Daniel Moerman -Native American Ethnobotany
Heather Holm- https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com
Native Plants of the Midwest
Planting in a Post-Wild World
Jon Farrar's Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska
Get some merch! https://plant-native-nebraska.myspreadshop.com/
Find us on Facebook
Visit our homepage https://plant-native-nebraska.captivate.fm
Give us a review on Podchaser! www.podchaser.com/PlantNativeNebraska
Support My Work via Patreon
The Plant Native Nebraska podcast can be found on the podcast app of your choice.
30 epizódok
In today’s episode, Alternative Lawns: Not Your Grandmother's Turfgrass, we go over different options for replacing lawn, why you'll be happy to make the jump, and tried and true ways to replace and maintain your new landscape.
Host Stephanie Barelman
Stephanie Barelman is the founder of the Bellevue Native Plant Society, a midwest motivational speaker surrounding the native plants dialogue, and host of the Plant Native Nebraska Podcast.
Episode Sponsors
Today's episode is sponsored by Lauritzen Gardens:
Listen, Rate, and Subscribe!
Get some merch! https://plant-native-nebraska.myspreadshop.com/
Find us on Facebook
Visit our homepage https://plant-native-nebraska.captivate.fm
Give us a review on Podchaser! www.podchaser.com/PlantNativeNebraska
Support My Work via Patreon
The Plant Native Nebraska podcast can be found on the podcast app of your choice.
Rehash our first episode if you are new to the podcast or our wonderful edible plants series here!
Books to Read
The Risks of Pesticides to PollinatorsThe Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservationhttps://www.xerces.org › pesticides › risks-pesticides-poll...
PesticidesPollinator.orghttps://www.pollinator.org › Learning Center
Buffalo Grass Lawn: Buffalo grass is also warm-season grass that gets about 6 inches tall. It is very drought tolerant and long lived.
Sideoats Grama Lawn: More of a meadow lawn since it does reach 2-3 feet in height
Mixed Grass Lawn: You can find different mixes from different suppliers such as (50%) blue grama and (50%) buffalograss, (30%) blue grama, (30%) side oats grama, and (40%) buffalograss... There's also other formulations like habiturf which is (62%) buffalograss,(30%)blue grama, and curly mesquite (8%)
Pennsylvania sedge lawn: Pennsylvania sedge forms dense mats of medium green and grows 6 to 8 inches.
Plains oval sedge lawn
Long-beaked sedge: Great shade lawn option
Eclectic Meadow
Tallgrass Prairie
Plants to use: BUTTERFLYWEED, PRAIRIE VIOLET, HEATH ASTER, WILD PETUNIA, WILD STRAWBERRY, PRAIRIE CLOVER, POPPY MALLOW, CAREX BREVIOR, GROUND PLUM (I'm not yelling, but lazily copying and pasting from my powerpoint...)
More plants to use: Pearly everlasting, pussytoes, artemisia ludoviciana, 'snow flurry' heath aster cultivar, prairie dropseed, western yarrow
You may use landscape fabric stapled underneath
These patios can last ten years or more and can be installed DIY
A place of tranquility to hoard vintage finds and favorite plants
How to Ditch Your Lawn
City of Omaha “all weeds, grass, and worthless vegetation cannot reach a height of 12 inches or more….” meaning occasionally mow, weed monthly, and use cues that this is a maintained garden.
Note that complaints with the city can be appealed but HOA rules are more iron-clad
Do not plant things that decrease visibility in your hellstrip. Opt for very low-growing 1-2 foot plants
Pottawattamie county here
Douglas county here
Sarpy county here
Lancaster county here
Call the hotline (811) to mark utilities for free before you dig
Non-selective herbicide OPTION 2
Smother/ solarize OPTION 3 but also good followup to OPTION 1
Buy plugs or 3-4 inch pots versus an initial seeding
Space plants on half foot centers
Plant in May or September
Keep area moist with oscillating sprinkler by watering for about an hour every few days but do not overwater. Do this for three weeks and then taper off.
You may overseed once or twice a year in April or August
You may mow 2-3 times a year with mower at highest setting (June, July, August)
Start with plugs: Meadows/ BEE LAWNS
Buy plugs or 3-4 inch pots versus an initial seeding
Space plants on half foot centers
Plant in May or September
Keep area moist with oscillating sprinkler by watering for about an hour every few days but do not overwater. Do this for three weeks and then taper off.
You may overseed once or twice a year in April or August
You may mow 2-3 times a year with mower at highest setting (June, July, August)
Start with plugs: Yardens
Buy plugs or 3-4 inch pots
Utilize moderate growth rate shrubs like shrubby st. john’s wort, dwarf blue baptisia, and lead plant
Space plants on 1 foot centers
Plant in May or September
Keep area moist with oscillating sprinkler by watering for about an hour every few days but do not overwater. Do this for three weeks and then taper off.
You may do an initial mulching or use weed suppression mat
You may cut back perennials to 1-2 inches in height each year in May
Future Commitments of Time and Care
Plan to maintain by weeding at least once a month per garden area
Weed once a week for new beds, once a month for established beds.
Keep watch for invasives moving in such as poison hemlock, Canada thistle, and creeping Charlie, among others!
Additional Resources
PRAIRIE LEGACY
MIDWEST NATIVES NURSERY
BUMBLING BEE NATIVE WILDFLOWERS
PRAIRIE LEGACY
GREAT PLAINS NURSERY
MULHALL’S
PRAIRIE UP- by BENJAMIN VOGT
PLANTING IN A POST WILD WORLD- by THOMAS RAINIER AND CLAUDIA WEST
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GRASSES FOR LIVABLE LANDSCAPES- by RICK DARKE
PODCASTS
PLANT NATIVE NEBRASKA PODCAST( shameless plug)
GREEN BELLEVUE
CITY SPROUTS- VEGETABLE GARDENING!
Hey, You Sweet Little Plant Nerds
Thanks for listening!!!!!
What Makes a Plant Native?
http://bonap.net/fieldmaps Biota of North America North American Plant Atlas database-select Nebraska
https://bellevuenativeplants.org Bellevue Native Plant Society
native (wild type) vs. nativar/native cultivar (native plant cultivated by humans for desirable characteristics)
Local Plant Suppliers
Midwest Natives Nursery
Great Plains Nursery
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Prairie Legacy Nursery
Mulhall's
Online Plant Suppliers
Prairie Moon Nursery
Prairie Nursery
Stock Seed
On the Web
BONAP aforementioned
Bellevue Native Plant Society on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/bellevuenativeplantsociety
Books & Authors
Rick Darke- The Living Landscape
Douglas Tallamy- Professor and Chair of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Entomology at the University of Delaware, author of The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, naturalist, and curator of "Homegrown National Park".
Enrique Salmon- Iwigara
Daniel Moerman -Native American Ethnobotany
Heather Holm- https://www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com
Native Plants of the Midwest
Planting in a Post-Wild World
Jon Farrar's Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska
Get some merch! https://plant-native-nebraska.myspreadshop.com/
Find us on Facebook
Visit our homepage https://plant-native-nebraska.captivate.fm
Give us a review on Podchaser! www.podchaser.com/PlantNativeNebraska
Support My Work via Patreon
The Plant Native Nebraska podcast can be found on the podcast app of your choice.
30 epizódok
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