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NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION TEAM news!
The Mighty Oak Tree
The single most important plant in our native gallery is the oak tree, followed by willow. Oaks are habitat for over 300 species of animals and insects. They are long-lived, helping to shade the ground and nourish it with fallen leaves and sticks. Their canopy leaves help soften the impact of hard rain by shattering the drops into smaller and gentler droplets. Acorns have been a mainstay food for animals and humans for millennia. Oaks send out large side branches which become buttresses, helping to hold the heavy main oak in place even when heart rot, fire or insect damage may weaken the main trunk. Pruning an oak, sycamore or almost any long-lived tree into a lollipop form, such as in a park setting, will endanger and shorten the life of that tree as it ages. If you have the space for an oak, plant one, don't prune up the side branches and leave that thick oak duff. Your oak will survive storms for hundreds of years to come.
Photo and article by Diane Kennedy, Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture.
You can learn more from Diane by joining the Native Plant Restoration Team any Wednesday morning at 8:30am at Los Jilgueros Preserve! More info at
https://www.fallbrooklandconservancy.org/volunteer
One of our favorite parts of Stagecoach Sunday is being able to introduce our members to some of our non-profit partners. Come out on Sunday and meet the permaculture experts of Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture, Project Wildlife's bat rescuer Cindy Myers, and the butterfly champions from Wings of Change!
Tickets for BBQ, drinks, and activities are on sale at FallbrookLandConservancy.org/stagecoachsunday
NATIVE PLANT RESTORATION TEAM news!
The Native Plant Restoration Team changed local temporarily to install a native plant landscape around the Palomares House. The landscape had become a collection of aging non-native bushes and trees which had been installed over time without a plan. Now thanks to a design by Diane Kennedy of Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture and the hard work of the NPRT, a selection of flowering native plants will act as a demonstration garden for those interested in native landscapes. It will also serve to reflect the purpose of the Fallbrook Land Conservancy at its headquarters. Much labor in the summer heat was necessary to remove stumps, pick-axe through hard soil, and make gopher baskets to line the holes. The NPRT volunteers outdid themselves in the heat. Special thanks to Ken Quigley to assist the team by reconfiguring the irrigation system to properly irrigate the less thirsty native plants and helping reset bender board. The native plants were purchased from Moosa Creek Nursery thanks to donations from FLC supporters, and are already putting on new growth and flowers. Our milkw**d even has some monarch caterpillars! Thanks to Wings of Change for delivering the milkw**d and donating wildflower seed!
Today at 4 p.m. don’t miss our YouTube livestream with Diane Kennedy of Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture.
I was reading about gardens, and I thought the Finch Frolic Garden would be a great place to visit. Are you guys open? Please let me know, I would love to stop by. Thank you
Hey Everyone!
I want to share this informational photobook that details some great uses for end-of-life palm trees. Palm trees make up most of the organic matter found in landfills (aside from food) but using them in our gardens and elsewhere is extremely beneficial!
Tree San Diego CAL FIRE Finch Frolic Garden Permaculture
You can access it here:
Thank you for today!
Saw your photo and wanted share my Italian squash, trombochini (think) Grew one last season that was 5 feet long only because it grew up into my strawberry guava and then down. Picked it so it wouldn't fall on a small child and left it all winter on my front porch wall just because it was so interesting. Cut into it last spring and you're right. It was a perfect winter squash for 50.
Barbara Rowe This is Diane Kennedy's food forest we were talking about yesterday. Her tours are great and introduce Permaculture techniques. Ann Bellafaire if you haven't heard about Permaculture, this is the place to go. It is a smarter, more ecofriendly way to farm, save water, etc. You can farm the way we talked about. We are implementing these techniques for smarter, more efficient use of water. :-)
I can't thank you enough for all of your time today. You have helped us see the full potential of our space. We cant wait to get started! Bring on the rain!... After i dig the swails..... ❤🌳