There are some invasive and non-native shrubs that often make their way into our landscapes and the horticultural trade—and in many cases—for good reasons. Perhaps they have unique floral interest, or they were developed for human or wildlife use, or perhaps they are touted as “deer resistant”. Whatever the case, there are many native shrub alternatives that could be used as replacements for these non-native shrubs. Since I’m in New York state, zone 5/6, I’ll be primarily focusing on native shrubs here in the Northeast, so your native shrubs may be different.
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Thank you for this video!!! We have been looking for native alternatives for a few of these. Love your content ❤
What are your thoughts on the Elderberry? "Native" Sambucus Canadensis… is there a place or use for those in the landscape? Do you guy's have any knowledge or experience with this type of shrub?
Growing up, my neighbor had a lengthy Barberry shrub separating the property, and it certainly was a deterrent with that thorny shrub. It is beautiful all year round though and very stealthy 😊
You're a really good speaker, and you handle the pronunciation of all the many species with such ease…
Thanks for sharing. I am from the lakes region in central NH. I have several Rhodies that I can identify now. Good to know they are native
I like to be in awe and you really do it for me. Been watching quite a while
Thanks for the useful video. The previous owner of our property actually put rosa multiflora in the garden beds. I ripped those out (with the help of some strong young men) and am working on the edge of our wooded areas. In addition to spreading like crazy, these roses are a vector for rose rosette disease. There is also a lot of Japanese knotweed in the area — ugh. I see it in ditches but on my property it also grows on a dry slope and in the crevices of retaining walls. Unfortunately I have found that only chemical means can eradicate this pest and it's a laborious process of cutting the canes and spraying the stubs. I also pulled out the butterfly bushes from the beds and am working on their progeny elsewhere on the property. There are some beautiful cultivars that are sterile, but you have to do research to identify those. There should be warning labels on nursery plants. My fantasy is that we use genetic engineering to cause deer to eat only the invasives! I have planted many of the natives you suggest and am going to try some of the others. I am experimenting with blueberries as a substitute for burning bush (my husband loves the fall color of the euonymus). Thank you again for encouraging people to grow our wonderful native plants.
It's very interesting that two of of the Rosa species you've listed as native to New York is also native as far south as Florida. Rosa palustris is found southward into Central Florida and Rosa carolina is found in north Florida. Rosa setigera was in north Florida but now believed to be extinct in the State. Unfortunately Rosa multiflora is found in a few counties in north Florida.
In a previous home I grew our native beautyberry. I put about ten plants against a south facing side of the house. The soil was terrible, rock and clay. This plant performed beautifully and got better every year. I wanted this plant to stay compact so I cut it all the way to the ground early in the spring. Nothing compares to this plant when it's covered with purple berries. I would highly recommend it for a sunny, hot location.
REALLY Good stuff! 👍
Hashtag (native gardeners) trigger warning! 🥵
This is such helpful and valuable information as I transition from non-native to native plants. Thanks once again for your articulate style!
Please dedicate an episode to the removal and issues around Japanese knotweed…love the videos
Oh, I love these videos. I wish we had a similar channel with Finish or even just Scandinavian knowledge of what would work here in stead of the foreign cultivars we keep purchasing into our gardens here in Finland. Would be so valuable. I'd love to support those natural connections that happen in wildlife in a local level on our land. I should definitely get in contact with our local botanical garden. Maybe they could give me a good start in the game.
Please remind us often of your zone. Love what you and the team are doing there and love that you share your knowledge and experiences.
We don't live in NY, but our now elderly, actually professional 'hobby' gardeners, in the neighborhood, have chosen many of these plants. I can now appreciate the thought given to their fine choices, even more than before. I see that they wanted their gardens to maintain the original plan, to be a nice vision and to save work. Most schrubs are already flowering with just some tiny encouragement, from fleeting rays of the March sun. The area has lost many of the older trees, so there is less shade to interfere. These bushes have survived the drought of 3 years, as well. Students have walked right through thorn hedges, with those reddish-green leaves and red berries, around school grounds and have made lasting paths…city deer. These plants are really into the Spring season, which makes a freezing dog walk that much more enjoyable. Flowers popping out of bark, is amazing. Most of the berries, in all colors are not eaten by the birds and hopefully not by children either. One Winter the birds did go after dark blue berries, otherwise they remain as decoration. I guess that most are poisonous. An old spiny wild rose blooms beautifully, in a piece of earth, surrounded by cement block walkways. That way, it can't spread. The scent is special and reminds me of old-fashioned roses from my Grandmother's garden and of wild delicate pink roses found in fields where we used to play. You can't pick them, the vines are ferocious. Thanks for the video and the nomenclature, for the eventual search at the garden center. I am curious. What is your goal beyond all of the uprooting and planting, or do we have to stay tuned to find out? 😅Hope there is no great erosion when the great melt happens. ☃️⛄🌊☀️
Thank You very much ,You are amazing
Prayers for your surgeon & for you as you recover. 💕
I'm pleased to find out that Callicarpa Americana is a native!
Some sterile varieties of Barberry that are now legal in NYS are: Crimson Cutie, Lemon Cutie, and Lemon Grow
Burning bush!! Uuugghhh. I can say with experience that it is indeed invasive in the woods. I’m constantly cutting it out of our woods. Yes it’s beautiful but it offers no wildlife value and frankly the native chokeberries are just as beautiful in the fall as is the Yahoo which is an American burning bush. And the non native burning bush does not get red or as red depending upon sun in the woods so it can be difficult to spot in the woods unless one looks for the wings on the stems. We are in central Ohio zone 6b.
hi summer, you are certainly right about the deer loving the native plants. we have a few riparian areas with pretty dense stands of mountain laurel. even though, as you mention, they are slightly toxic the deer have completely stripped them up to about 4' high. we would love to put in some more native rhododendrons but so far the deer have killed all that we have planted. i will have to try some of the other plants you mentioned and see if we have any better luck. thanks for another great video!
I thought all Rhodies came from a valley in China and brought back by a British horticulturist a long time ago….
This is so exciting! I've been 'wilding' my urban lot in central Ohio for a few years now (I only have about 0.25 acre). I have at least seven Asian bush honeysuckles that have crept in and I've been looking for Ohio native alternatives. I'm lucky to have an amazing native plant nursery less than five miles from my house, so I'm going to go there & get black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) & common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) when they open in April. I also have quite a bit of vining Japanese honeysuckle, so I'm thinking of replacing it with crossvine (Bignonia capreolata), which I haven't found a source for yet. Anyway, I love love love your channel & appreciate your attention given to native plants and how they benefit nature (most especially specialist pollinators like solitary bees). Thank you for all you do!
A great resource to check if plants are native or invasive to your USA State and even County is BONAP’s NAPA (The Biota of North America Program’s North American Plant Atlas) I think I check the website almost daily.
Sweet shrub is so invasive and pop up everywhere..hate it
For colorful autumn foliage, there are several sumacs that also bear fruit for wildlife (and people).
Just removed all the shrubs in my front yard due to changes in light and cold.. love this video
I love your videos. So much good info. I was born and raised in Carbondale and now live in Portland Oregon. I noticed the newspaper article was about work done in Jessup. Coal mines left a horrible legacy such as the Carbondale mine fire that was finally put out when I was in High School. Such a beautiful area. Thank You for contributing to the healing of the land in NEPA. ❤
Re Japanese Knotweed. The former genus is Fallopia. IE Fallopia japonica. Kill it. If you can. One of the most invasive plants on Earth. It can self propagate with only a few grams of plant tissue.
Your prohibited plant list for your state should be easily accessible on your state's web site. If it isn't ask until you get it.
Be so careful Knotweed is spread by mowing so easily.
Love these informational videos with native plant suggestions! So useful and informative.
really enjoy these types of videos, since i've tried to research a lot of this myself tbh. paying the most attention to the buckthorn and honeysuckle sections because oh my GOD those two families of plants have spent the last several years driving me insane. only last year have i finally seen my efforts to remove them pay off with some native elderberries pop up, but i definitely need to look into what you recommended more, because i need something to help refill those spaces. those plus the occasional euonymus, like i swear i didn't even know what any of our native shrubs looked like until i got into gardening because there were none in this yard beyond some hidden dogwoods and sumac
I wish you mentioned rose rosette disease to the list of problems caused by Multiflora rose. I am an avid rose collector so as you can imagine I am concerned about rose rosette disease which is spread with the help of this non native plant.
I love ninebarks also, however, there is a real problem with powdery mildew….
Hey Summer ! Love the idea of planting native spiciest in my garden, I am in WNY zone 5b I was hoping I would be able to grow cranberries, not only do I love them ,but I think they would be a great ground cover in certain areas of my backyard any thoughts on them? And where can I get my hands on some? They are almost impossible to find ! As always Thank you for the inspiration ❤😊
28:40 mark is a variety of Salvia, not Clethra (just a heads up!)
Here in Texas the American beauty berry grows well at the edges of wooded areas. The leaves are also somewhat of an insect repellent. Which is handy because my horse doesn’t want to eat it. Locals make jelly out of the beautiful berries. They don’t taste good raw.
I enjoy your videos so much.
We literally have every single one of these invasive plants on our 4 acres in north NJ! ugh. Trying to clear them out in the areas we garden and live in, but have 2 acres of woods behind us that is daunting. Great ideas for alternatives!