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Can I use it on my native plants and proteas?

GroMor Organic Fertiliser
Yes. The thorough decomposition process means GroMor won't upset sensitive plants. For certain plants such as grass trees, ask your nursery when purchasing plants.
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Can I use it on my native plants, on my roses, on proteas?

Q-Lawns - Landscape Gardening
Grades are available for specific plants. There are particular plants that don't like any fertilisers.
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You mentioned native plants. What do you mean by that?

SDNHM: Botany FAQs
Native plants are species that occur naturally in a region, not having been brought in -- either accidentally or on purpose -- by humans. There are many non-native (or "exotic" or "introduced") species that have spread into wild areas and grow freely there. These are called "naturalized" plants. In some cases they may be so aggressive that they crowd out native species, and may even threaten them with extinction.
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Will native plants encourage fire?

Great Lakes Environment: Greenacres-FAQs
Fires, or prescribed burns, are necessary to maintain natural prairie systems. In areas where burning is not practicable, such as in an urban garden or next to buildings, mowing will serve the same maintenance function as fires. By mowing and removing the plant debris from the site in the early spring, you will expose the soil to the sun's warming rays and thus promote growth of the native plants.
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What are native plants?

Welcome to the Meadowood Nursery
Native plants (also called indigenous plants) are plants that have evolved over thousands of years in a particular region. Meadowood Nursery provides native plants adapted to the geography, hydrology, and climate of this region.
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FAQs: Riparian Buffer Restoration - Fairfax County, Virginia
Native plants are species that occur naturally in an area or habitat. Native species are also called indigenous species. Fairfax County is using native plants for its riparian buffer restoration project. Review a list of common riparian buffer plants.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Presidio of San Francisco
The park shelters 13 distinctive plant communities featuring 280 native plant species, 16 of which are rare or endangered, such as the Raven???s Manzanita.
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Evergreen - Frequently Asked Questions
Native plants existed in a particular region prior to European settlement. They evolved over thousands of years to local conditions such as soil type, rainfall and temperature. Not all plants that exist in the wilderness are necessarily native. Some species have been introduced from other parts of the world. For a list of plants native to your area, visit our Native Plant Database.
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IRC - Natives for Your Neighborhood
Many nurseries cultivate native plants, and many more are beginning to grow these great plants. Unfortunately, however, native plants are still more difficult to find than exotic species, which are the most commonly sold plants in nurseries and garden centers.
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Will native plants attract rats?

Great Lakes Environment: Greenacres-FAQs
No. Actually, natural vegetation does not provide the sort of food in quantities required to sustain a population of vermin. Some small mammals like mice, gophers and moles live in grassy areas, but do not pose a health threat. You may want to leave a mowed strip of two to three feet around your house as the weather turns cold to discourage mice from having easy access to your home. Moles and gophers do not enter homes.
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I need some garden mix to plant my native plants, what should I use? Why?

Australian Native Landscapes :: FAQ's
Many native plants, particularly those in the Proteaceae family such as Grevilleas, have adapted to nutrient poor Australian soils which are low in Phosphorus, and have the ability to supply themselves with their own Phosphorus. Planting these plants in garden mix, which supplies additional phosphorus, can be toxic. Native 'Low P' Mix is a purpose designed garden mix, low in phosphorus, for all native plants.
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Will native plants attract or allow mosquitoes to breed?

Great Lakes Environment: Greenacres-FAQs
No. In fact natural landscapes (other than recreated wetlands) discourage the pools of standing water that are required for mosquitoes to breed. Mosquitoes require 10 days of standing water to complete their life cycle.
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Will native plants increase the pollen and my allergies?

Great Lakes Environment: Greenacres-FAQs
Probably not. While there are few native plants that give off the allergic-type of pollens, most of the native plants are insect pollinated, not air pollinated. It is the pollen in the air that triggers allergic reactions. The plants responsible for most pollen allergens are not native to the Great Lakes such as, ragweeds (Ambrosia spp.), pigweeds (Amaranthus spp.
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I hate cacti, I hate native plants. Is there anything else I can grow?

Frequently Asked Questions
Sounds like you're here for the winter climate and not the natural beauty the desert offers. There are plenty of non-native plants available in the nurseries that are drought tolerant, don't have thorns, and will thrive in a Tucson landscape. They may have small leaves, thick stems, and look best in the spring and fall like many native plants.
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How can native ecosystems be protected from invasive plants?

Region six-Invasive Plant EIS-FAQ
Protecting native ecosystems from infestation by invasive plants requires that land managers develop an integrated approach to management. This type of approach is typically referred to as 'Integrated Weed Management (IWM)'. The Forest Service defines IWM as 'An interdisciplinary weed management approach for selecting methods for preventing, containing, and controlling noxious weeds in coordination with other resource management activities to achieve optimum management goals and objectives.
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What are the protected native plants?

Planning Division | Frequently Asked Questions
The Protected Native Plant Ordinance with a complete listing of protected plants is downloadable from this site and is also available by calling or visiting the Planning Division during business hours. If you need help with plant identification, please consult the Planning Division staff.
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What are the advantages of native plants?

Welcome to the Meadowood Nursery
Plants native to a specific geographic region are generally very hardy and well adapted to the different soil types, rainfall, and temperature of that area and have a survival advantage which many imported plants do not have. Native plants provide a beautiful, hardy, drought resistant, low maintenance landscape while benefiting the environment. Once established, native plants generally do not require special watering, fertilizers or pesticides or lawn maintenance equipment.
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Can native plants be used exclusively?

Natural Sequence Farming
For me the jury is out. Plants created the environment for the animals. However, 200 species of animals plus agriculture, roads and buildings have been introduced.
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Are your plants native? Are they grown in Australia?

Sydney Plant Hire - Indoor Plant Hire - Office Plant Hire
All our plants are grown in Australia. Some are unique and native to Australia whilst others are also found in various subtropical rainforests of the world. Some of our Australian growers whom we support even export to countries around the world.
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Where can I buy native plants?

Grow Native!
Go to the "Where to Buy" section of our website for a current list of business selling native plants to the public. About MDC The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has many resources available to further the goal of using natives. These FAQs will help guide you to a few of those resources.
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What are the benefits of using native plants?

Evergreen - Frequently Asked Questions
Native species have adapted to local soil and climate conditions. This means that they will not require watering or chemical fertilizers and pesticides in order to thrive. These species have evolved with the local bird, mammal, butterfly and insect populations and are therefore their best source of food and habitat.
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What are your philosophies on native plants?

Frequently Asked Questions
We are for native plants. We are also for non-natives that perform responsibly in our part of the world. Some fanatics would like to legislate what we can and cannot plant. They are for strictly native plants. We have a problem with that concept. Limiting ourselves to non-natives is equivalent to saying only a certain kind of person should be allowed to live in this community.
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Why is it important to landscape with native plants?

Tampa Bay Estuary Program - Frequently Asked Questions
Planting native and other drought-tolerant plants in your yard helps conserve water - a precious resource in Florida. Native plants cost less to maintain and they require fewer chemicals. Conserving water reduces stress on freshwater supplies and less chemical maintenance of lawns and exotic plants reduces the amount of polluted runoff into the bay.
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How do I use your downloaded PLANTS information?

Frequently Asked Questions | USDA PLANTS
Most of our data are downloaded as uncompressed ASCII text, and can be imported into word processing, spreadsheet, or database programs of your choice.
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Why do native plants require less water than non-native plants?

Grow Native!
Natives have incredible root systems that support the plants in times of drought. Compared to the roots of most non-natives, warm season grasses and flowers have a deep, extensive root system which helps absorb moisture and prevent erosion. Many species of prairie plants have roots that extend between four and eight feet into the soil while cool season non-native grasses such as Kentucky blue grass and smooth brome only extend a few inches into the soil.
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Can I use plants in my cichlid tank? What plants work well in a cichlid tank?

Frequently Asked Cichlid Questions
Since many cichlids dig in the gravel, it is quite possible that your fish will uproot your plants. Some predominantly herbivorous cichlids may eat your plants. Other cichlids will tear up plants "for fun" and are efficient aquatic lawn mowers. If your cichlids chew up your plants, bits of leaves and roots can clog filters. Some plants require lots of light and some cichlids may not be comfortable with a lot of illumination.
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Can I use your translations to translate into my native language (for scanlations)?

frequently and not-frequently asked questions
Figments of imagination are preceded by **, unless the reader isn't supposed to know it's imagination and it isn't painfully obvious.
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I want to plant native shoreline vegetation on my property. What type of plants should I use?

Lake Water Quality - F.A.Q.
Please refer to the list of native shoreline vegetation (Native_vegetation.wpd) for information on northern Ontario native plant species that you can plant along and near your shoreline.
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Does the Conservancy have a plan to get rid of all non-native plants on the Island?

Frequently Asked Questions
No. Besides not having jurisdiction over portions of the Island it doesn’t steward, the Conservancy could not get rid of all the non-native plants on the Island if it wanted to; there are too many with too wide a range to eradicate. What the Conservancy has done is to map non-native plants and to rank them, with the most highly invasive and easiest to eradicate or control being at the top of the list.
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