Flock Finger LakesLawns have both pros and cons, but we're not really "lawn people" per se, so we're constantly experimenting with different ways to convert our lawn into more dynamic, biodiverse spaces on the land. We've compiled 10 techniques–many of which we've done or are in the process of doing—to help spark new ways of thinking about the "lawnscape."
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LAWN = YAWN: 10 Ways to Create a BIODIVERSE, DYNAMIC LAWNSCAPE — Ep. 262Flock Finger Lakes2024-07-02 | Lawns have both pros and cons, but we're not really "lawn people" per se, so we're constantly experimenting with different ways to convert our lawn into more dynamic, biodiverse spaces on the land. We've compiled 10 techniques–many of which we've done or are in the process of doing—to help spark new ways of thinking about the "lawnscape."
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Special thanks to Historic Owego Marketplace for partnering with us on this video. To find out more about happenings and events in Owego, head over to owego.com.
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We'll stroll through the Meadow House gardens one last time before 2024 is out and take you through some of the future plans as well.
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Though we often notice the adult butterflies and moths in our landscape, we tend to overlook their caterpillars—and it's their caterpillars that most often have very specific food needs.
Trees and shrubs play a huge role in feeding caterpillars. We'll go over our Top 30 Trees that insects use as their host plant; and then highlight specific butterflies and moths that use certain trees and shrubs to fulfill their lifecycle.
Additional videos: 6 Weeds for Our Butterflies & Moths - youtu.be/W_8u7gg80l4 25 Pollinator Plants Butterflies & Moths Can't Live Without - youtu.be/IyK0FWcTN0k
0:00 - Introduction 2:50 - 30 top trees as insect host plants 6:56 - Butterflies and moths using Celtis 9:36 - Butterflies and moths using Quercus and Carya 11:30 - Butterflies and moths using Betula, Populus, Salix, and Prunus 15:04 - Butterflies and moths using Prunus 16:01 - Butterflies and moths using Pinus 16:16 - Butterflies and moths using citrus, Prickly ash, Ptelea 17:45 - Butterflies and moths using Cercis, Vaccinium 18:50 - Butterflies and moths using Juniperus 19:25 - Butterflies and moths using Sumac 20:42 - Butterflies and moths using spicebush and sassafras 21:40 - Wrap up
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In this video, I'll take you through 6 groups of common weeds that serve as the food plants to grow 20+ iconic butterflies and moths that are native to New York (and other places as well). These host plants are integral for the caterpillar stage of many butterflies and moths, so we may want to "rethink" our definition of "weed."
To see our other video highlighting popular horticultural pollinator plants that also serve as host plants for our native butterflies and moths, visit here: youtu.be/IyK0FWcTN0k
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He takes us through his journey and hardships, how he'd approach the business it if he were starting today, reviving an old farming town, and shows us through his operations–from the grazing to the food processing to the composting.
White Oak Pastures was generous enough to give all U.S. FLOCK Viewers a code to try their products using the code FLOCK. $20 off entire order, minimum purchase of $150 required, Limited to one use per customer. whiteoakpastures.com/FLOCK
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Special thanks to our partner-sponsors, Flowerbulb.eu. You can go there for education and inspiration about all things bulb-related!
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To see the Plant Delights Nursery tour over on our sister channel @summerrayneoakes : youtu.be/ozg98RKUQwI
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