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alee
Joined: 22 May 2006
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Location: Flower Mound,TEXAS
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:22 am Post subject: Native Grass Seed Sources? |
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| A friend of mine has an area behind his house that he wants to fill with native grasses and wildflowers. He does not plan to water this area. Any ideas on the best places to buy native grass seed? Things like bluestem, inland sea oats, etc? |
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khwoz
Joined: 10 May 2003
Posts: 776
Location: Weatherford,TX
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| Check your County Extension Service. Here in Parker County, they sell various trees, grass seed & wildflower seed. Prices are very reasonable. |
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sandih
Joined: 04 Apr 2003
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Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: |
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This is my favorite source..
http://www.seedsource.com/ |
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Nadine
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Carrollton,TEXAS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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seedsource.com is great! This may be of interest as well:
Attend a free presentation on Texas SmartscapeŽ by Tarrant County Extension Agent Dottie Woodson. The event will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday 21 March at the Denton Senior Center located at 509 N. Bell Avenue, Denton, TX 76201. The Denton Organic Society welcomes you! No pass is needed for entrance into the Senior Center to attend a meeting of the Denton Organic Society. For more information, call 940-382-8551.
What is SmartscapeŽ? The purpose of SmartScapeŽ is to educate citizens on the ecological, economic, and aesthetic benefits of using landscaping plants, shrubs, grasses and trees that are native or adapted to our regional climate and local conditions.
The ultimate goal is to conserve local water supplies and improve storm water runoff quality by reducing the amount of water needed to maintain landscapes while decreasing the amounts of pesticide, fertilizer, and herbicides used in landscaping practices. |
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dustoff79
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
Posts: 96
Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| Douglas King Seed in San Antonio has a great selection. www.dkseeds.com/ |
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grdngrl
Joined: 12 May 2006
Posts: 16
Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Here's an idea your friend may want to consider. Have y'all heard of seedballs? I just learned of it and am going to use them to do my alley strip with wildflowers. Basically you just mix the seed with powdered red clay and water, roll it into balls and scatter them and let nature take over. Here are a site I found
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/pathproject/gardening/seedballs.shtml |
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squid
Joined: 11 Apr 2007
Posts: 49
Location: Abilene,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| if you dont have a catalog from seedsource, go to the website and request one. Good reading and great pictures of their products...... |
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