Gardening with Native Plants

Published 2024-04-18
A presentation about the benefits, and 'how to' from our greenhouse manager, Ridge Campbell, at Thomsen's Garden Center located in St. Joseph Minnesota.

00:00:00 -Contents
00:01:02-What is MNL?
00:03:15-Products within MNL
00:05:07-What MNL produces?
00:06:19-Where does native wildlife thrive?
00:10:33-Minnesota's endangered ecosystem
00:11:55-Why do we care?
00:14:52-How can we share our space?
00:17:13-Bee lawns
00:21:31-Shorelines
00:24:01-Why? for a healthy ecosystem
00:24:30-Traditional/Native mixed gardens
00:28:16-Local ecotype of species
00:29:45-The struggle with native gardening
00:32:25-Tips and tricks to lanscaping with natives
00:36:25-What makes a healthy garden ecosystem?
00:37:57-MNL Plant kits for different environments
00:39:02-BUGS!
00:44:38-Symbiotic relationships
00:45:32-Pests in our gardens
00:48:17-Meadow Blazing Star and monarchs
00:49:45-Incorporating native seed in your landscape
00:51:38-Maintenance of a native habitat
00:55:36-Succession of species
00:57:04-Insects in the winter
00:58:54-Birds in the winter

All Comments (3)
  • @esteele2049
    Excellent speaker and presentation! For this YouTube viewer, the interruptions from the “expert” woman were frustrating (let the man handle this himself, for goodness sakes!) but this is one of the best talks on the importance of native plants I’ve seen. Kudos!
  • @lisaawild
    Why do yall have a giraffe? That's not enough space for her.