Ulrich Lorimer is the director of the Native Plant Trust in Framingham , MA , a conservation organization that managesGarden in the Woods . He has been a longtime advocate for cultivatingnative plantsin both public and private gardens to aid set off home ground loss . In this episode , he talks about some outstanding native mintage that have an outsized impingement when establish in a garden setting . He also digs into the nitty - gritty of designing with regionally adapted industrial plant , gardening in achanging mood , and integrating native works into our backyard ecosystems .
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Uli ’s Favorite High - Impact Northeastern Native Species
Narrowleaf mountain mint ( Pycnanthemum tenuifolium , Zones 4 - 8)
Turk ’s cap lily ( Lilium superbum , Zones 5 - 8)
Cucumber magnolia ( Magnolia acuminata , geographical zone 3 - 8)
White oak tree ( Quercus alba , Zones 3 - 8)
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Narrowleaf flock mint , flower ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
Narrowleaf mountain mint , winter seed head ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
Turk ’s cap lily , flower ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
Turk ’s cap lily , riding habit ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
Cucumber magnolia ( acknowledgment : Courtesy of William Friedman viaWikimedia )
White oak ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
Garden in the Woods , Framingham , Massachusetts ( course credit : Uli Lorimer )
Garden in the Woods in summer ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
semen plot of land at Nasami Farm Nursery ( credit : Uli Lorimer )
‘ Iron Butterfly ’ ironweed ( credit : Michelle Gervais )
New York vernonia ( credit : Michelle Gervais )
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