If you don't clean your garden in the autumn/fall them you will have seeds to feed the birds that will brighten your days.
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Phase 1 appears to have failed. I planted seeds in containers and none came up. Not sure of germination rate for these, so I will try again with more seed starting mix.
Also, I will plant directly into prepared ground. I have hundreds of seeds and will plant them in different ways and in different areas to see what works and to ensure as many as possible survive.
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Continuing the #NativePlant odyssey!
I now possess the ordered Keystone Plant seeds and have planted some of a goldenrod species.
These needed to be kept for *60 days* in wet cool treatment, which was a surprise to me because it was not mentioned in the general description on the nursery's web site. Clear instructions were provided by the nursery, though.
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Continuing to plan my #NativePlant purchases…
Taking my list of Keystone plants, I have completed some research on availability.
I normally do mass plantings, so I look for seeds as an economical choice, but they also give me ability to stagger my plantings.
Mass plantings attract #pollinators better and provide more space for more caterpillars to drive food webs. More 
Who else is buying seeds now? Plan to get any natives?
A #PacificTreeFrog claims the biggest red #rose in the #garden for itself. #Nature is rocking the red+green complementary colorscheme here. 
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This gigantically flowered rose bush is my best frog hotel, sometimes 5 or more frogs can be found on it simultaneously so expect more photos of future occupants.
