Native Is Just A Word Episode #172

Wanna start a fight in a botany bar? Say native is just a word! My guest today is Gerould (Jerry) Wilhelm, an esteemed botanist, and lichenologist. Jerry makes many important points but explains one that might be controversial...native plants are not always the best choice for designers, landscapers, and homeowners. My conversation with Jerry is far-reaching and informative. His wealth of knowledge and relatable way of explaining his research makes for an engaging chat. I hope you enjoy it! Jerry is an author of several floras of the Chicago Region and the development of the Floristic Quality Assessment methodology, a tool to assess the integrity of natural areas. He is the director of research at Conservation Research Institute, a nonprofit organization "dedicated to the promotion of planning, design, restoration, and long-term management of sustainable ecological systems in built and natural environments through applied research, education, and outreach." Like, subscribe, and share! Leave comments and questions and Roy will do his best to reply! Closed Caption is now available! Activate with the CC button on the bottom right of the video window. 👉 Recommended reading 🤓 📗 Piet Oudolf At Work https://amzn.to/3TL1Ntd 📗 Wild flowers and how to grow them by Edwin Francis Steffek https://amzn.to/42GAc0k 📗 Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex https://amzn.to/3FBA5cD 📗 Gardening with Grasses, Michael King & Pite Oudolf https://amzn.to/3TtQ5Dd 📗 The Gardener's Essential by Gertrude Jekyll https://amzn.to/3XbHBAV 📗 The Well-Tempered Garden by C. Lloyd https://amzn.to/3Yp30aQ 📗 Flora of the Chicago Region https://amzn.to/3kZcOKf 📗 The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry https://amzn.to/3IuiB0J 📗 Gardening With Perennials Month By Month https://amzn.to/3k9NCy1 📗 Tokachi Millennium Forest: Pioneering a New Way of Gardening With Nature https://amzn.to/3lcbsba 📗 In Praise Of Shadows https://amzn.to/3ljBvgq 📘 The Hidden Half Of Nature https://amzn.to/3dkmYzn 📕 Perennial Garden Plants by Graham Stuart Thomas: https://amzn.to/37mGvM7 📗 Planting Designs by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury: https://amzn.to/3oTYKOF 📘 Planting The Natural Garden by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen: https://amzn.to/2IRvglg 📙 Seedheads In The Garden by Noel Kingsbury: https://amzn.to/37ji6H7 📙 Know Maintenance by Roy Diblik: https://amzn.to/3oWt9fy 📕 A Small Porch by Wendell Berry: https://amzn.to/3gPLO9T 📘 Jewels of the Plains by Claude A. Barr: https://amzn.to/3J0yFsM 📕 The Art of Planting or the Planter's Handbook by Graham Stuart Thomas: https://amzn.to/3B9l3t8 📘 Hardy Perennials by Alan Bloom: https://amzn.to/3aRh6hY (Some of these links may be 'affiliate' links. You'll pay the same price but I may make a small commission if you purchase through these links. This will help support my channel and keep the content coming! Thank you!!) 🎥 Produced by Geneva Lake Creative http://genevalakecreative.com ✍ For a design consultation contact Roy at [email protected] 📕 Buy Roy's book here: https://amzn.to/3oWt9fy 👉 Buy the Spear Head Spade here: https://amzn.to/3b7ygWt #roydiblik #northwindperennialfarm