tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post7941951669250603469..comments2023-05-08T21:42:05.380-04:00Comments on Blue Jay Barrens: Prairie Garden - Mid JuneSteve Willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-36776007573340567162011-06-17T21:55:09.101-04:002011-06-17T21:55:09.101-04:00Hi, Michael. I’ve noticed that many who snub the ...Hi, Michael. I’ve noticed that many who snub the common species are those people who only make a passing acquaintance with plants. They really don’t know the rare plants any better than they know the common. I’ve lived with my plants for many years and know that each species has characteristics that makes it special.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-56775026544292676922011-06-17T17:15:36.035-04:002011-06-17T17:15:36.035-04:00nice!..you were right about the learning while gro...nice!..you were right about the learning while growing...I had to laugh when you said "weedy", my wife uses that word often when describing my native plant garden! It often amuses me this "Weedy" connotation..just today I listed a common st.Johns wort,Hypericum perforatum I had come across in a field, described as weedy and distained by many and yet<br />mention its nearly identical ,albeit "rarer' cousin northern st.Johns wort Hypericum boreale ,and you get the opposite response.:o...I guess the part that puzzles me is , we strive to increase the numbers of species and when we or they succeed, they go on the weed list.??? The Goldielocks and the three bears effect i guess?Michael Bartneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274980237298207404noreply@blogger.com