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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to thank the OP for starting this thread, and several of the responders for sending me browsing sources that provide native plants.  I had been looking without much luck earlier.

80% of our property is left alone (we have acreage).  In our previous home (similar situation), I had started reclaiming the woods from the invasives by planting natives.  Our current property is less disturbed, but also seem to lack ephemerals, so I’ll work on that some.

The 20% that is landscaped, is a lot of lawn (DH won’t budge on that one), with extensive landscaping that is a mix of natives and non-natives.  The few beds that the landscaper is not responsible for, I’m attempting more native species.  However, it’s challenging, not only because of the soil (marine clay), and wetness, but because it is highly visible, and cannot be left to look wild.  [/quote]
Just because you have land and I do not, I’m wondering if you would be able to do holistic management practices on your acreage. It does require a herd of cattle, and for them to be moved frequently, which might not be something you can do but the ideas are worth exploring and would encourage natives within your pasture/wild areas as well as building top soil and sequestering carbon. https://savory.global/what-is-holistic-management/ I don’t remember which book I first encountered these ideas, but I am reading this right now https://www.amazon.com/Cows-Save-Planet-Improbable-Restoring/dp/1603584323 and it explains it well.

For anyone wanting to buy native plants online or learn more about individual plants, many plants at these outlets work on the east coast (and every plant has a range map, so you can see if it “belongs” in your yard):
https://www.prairienursery.com/
https://www.prairiemoon.com/
https://www.blazingstargardens.com/[/quote]

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