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Thanks for your response. I’ll think on your points. FWIW, In my area of the world I hear about non natives being bad but they often seem to grow very well, e

by onos 4y ago

Thanks for your response. I’ll think on your points. FWIW, In my area of the world I hear about non natives being bad but they often seem to grow very well, eg in the wild. So it seems to me that they are often well suited to the local environment. The concern then seems to me to be an implicit preference for what was already here over new comers. To me, seems a bit “anti immigrant” and I just can’t relate. I definitely appreciate the point that we should avoid catastrophic decrease in diversity, and bringing in foreign plants could raise risk of that.

jonnycomputer 4y ago
See my comment above, but one reason they thrive is lack of predation. And yes, the rhetoric can be feel very anti-immigrant (something my immigrant spouse picked up on very quickly)
HEmanZ 4y ago
One point on top of the poster that I think also matters, especially if you want more people to get involved: aesthetics. Any regions of the world people actually live have really beautiful natural plants that are often excluded from peoples yards just because it’s not what the builder has massive stockpile of. You can use local plants to make your property look distinctly and beautifully “of a place” and not some e.g generic American burb or “trying to imitate” some other place (palm trees in Seattle, im looking at you)
caskstrength 4y ago
> FWIW, In my area of the world I hear about non natives being bad but they often seem to grow very well, eg in the wild. So it seems to me that they are often well suited to the local environment. The concern then seems to me to be an implicit preference for what was already here over new comers. To me, seems a bit “anti immigrant” and I just can’t relate. This seems like a plot of some South Park episode or Onion news article TBH.

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Thanks for your response. I’ll think on your points. FWIW, In my area of the world I hear about non natives being bad but they often seem to grow very well, e

by onos 4y ago

jonnycomputer 4y ago
See my comment above, but one reason they thrive is lack of predation. And yes, the rhetoric can be feel very anti-immigrant (something my immigrant spouse picked up on very quickly)
HEmanZ 4y ago
One point on top of the poster that I think also matters, especially if you want more people to get involved: aesthetics. Any regions of the world people actually live have really beautiful natural plants that are often excluded from peoples yards just because it’s not what the builder has massive stockpile of. You can use local plants to make your property look distinctly and beautifully “of a place” and not some e.g generic American burb or “trying to imitate” some other place (palm trees in Seattle, im looking at you)
caskstrength 4y ago
> FWIW, In my area of the world I hear about non natives being bad but they often seem to grow very well, eg in the wild. So it seems to me that they are often well suited to the local environment. The concern then seems to me to be an implicit preference for what was already here over new comers. To me, seems a bit “anti immigrant” and I just can’t relate. This seems like a plot of some South Park episode or Onion news article TBH.