One on One with....Kathryn Kennedy, Plant Conservationist

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Kathryn Kennedy, President and Executive Director, Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) speaks on the threat caused to native flora by land use that destroys or degrades wetlands. She also discusses, the efforts of CPC to build a network of local communities and institutions and help that can be rendered by American gardeners by keeping invasive out of their landscapes and avoiding unnecessary spraying when pollinators are foraging.

Author: De Witt, Lynda
Publisher: American Horticultural Society
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2005
Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Interview, Plant conservation, Center for Plant Conservation, Kennedy, Kathryn

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Regional plant picks

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Several regional horticultural groups have released their lists of the best plants to grow in their region. Great Plant Picks, a northwestern list by the Elizabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, includes the Paperbark maple and the rhododendron. The Pride of Kansas list includes serviceberry and Virginia sweetspire.

Publisher: American Horticultural Society
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 2001
Reports, Nebraska, Mountain States (United States), Kansas, Plant selection, Horticultural societies

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Ferns of the Northwest

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This article focuses on the many varieties of ferns found in the Pacific Northwest that are suitable for woodland gardens. The ornamental qualities and growth requirements for several species of fern including deer, chain, dwarf, and creeping fern are discussed.

Author: Olsen, Sue
Publisher: American Horticultural Society
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 1999
Practice, Growth, Gardening, Varieties, Ferns, Forest flora, Forest plants

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Subjects list: United States, Natural history, Pacific Northwest
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