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@skyfaller Did you ask them to create an edible landscape? Because that's what stands out to me about the choices. It may be they thought "natives except for edibles, which for most of us are non-native species". In any case, to create an equivalent edible landscape with natives, you'll need to research not just their needs (so they can be grouped together by similar needs), but also which complement one another, and bring in what kind of pollinators/pests, etc. 2 comments
@skyfaller I wish I knew. Last time i was trying to do something like this was 2004 and if I could program, I'd have made a program for it and gone into business. Perhaps a color-coded set of info cards (physical, so you can easily shuffle) for each plant choice would help you figure out the best matches. [a color for sun amt; water needs, soil type, pH, etc] I had similar problems with the landscaper not listening and I ended up having to modify stuff myself as well. |
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@meganL Yeah I did say my dream was a permaculture forest, but (a) I was explicit that serving the wildlife was top priority, food for myself was second, and (b) I talked at great length about my ideas for native edibles, including ordering seeds for native edibles from the Experimental Farm Network. Like, good luck stopping me once I start info dumping. It felt like they must have tuned me out at some point.
Thank you for mentioning researching plant needs/synergies! Any sources you'd suggest?