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Maggie Heffernan
Landscape Designer
Studio Tide, LLC
B.S. Landscape Architecture
Associate Member, ASLA
maggierheff@gmail.com
ph. 302-927-1926
Emma Ruggiero
Current Grad Student under Dr. Bruck
Studying the landscape of coastal Delaware
emmarugg@udel.edu
Carney signs invasive-species bill
https://baytobaynews.com/sussex/stories/carney-signs-invasive-species-bill,43012
“Whether Delaware is their home or it’s a stop to refuel on their migration journey along the Atlantic Flyway, birds rely on a thriving natural landscape of native plant species for food and nutrients, especially insect-feeding birds like the Louisiana waterthrush and brown-headed nuthatch,” said Steve Cottrell, president of the Delaware Audubon Society. “This legislation provides a policy tool to reduce invasive species that displace native vegetation, and we hope (it) will encourage businesses and people to prioritize native plants and the removal of invasives when landscaping and gardening — to provide healthy habitats for birds across our state.”
List of Delaware Native Plants for Wildlife and the Watershed:
Native Perennials.pdfWhere to buy Native Plants
Delaware Nature Society Native Plant Sale
Delaware Nature Society Native Plant Sale
The Inland Bays Garden Center near Bethany Beach in Sussex Co.
https://www.inlandbaysgardencenter.com/
38320 Muddy Neck Road Frankford, DE 19945
The Garden Gate Garden Center in Hockessin, New Castle Co., DE
https://www.gatewaygardens.com/
The National Wildlife Federation's Native Plant Finder
http://nwf.org/nativeplantfinder
Boe's Weed Killer Recipes
for Areas to be Replanted
If you have weeds in areas you want to replant, do this: Fill an ordinary garden sprayer with white vinegar and add about one teaspoon liquid dishwashing soap. Apply sprayer top and follow the instructions on the sprayer to get it ready to spray. That’s it. Seriously, it is that simple.
Pick a hot, dry day to spray weeds until saturated, and they will wilt and shrivel up within hours so be careful to not spray anything you want to live. However, do not worry about the vinegar killing anything below the soil. Because vinegar will not harm the soil, you can safely replant the area once the weeds have died.
Weed Killer for Areas Never to Grow Again
To kill all vegetation in walkways, driveways and other areas where you don’t want any living thing to grow again, mix two cups ordinary table salt with one gallon of white vinegar. Do this in a container that is larger than one-gallon capacity so you have room for the salt. Apply the lid and shake to dissolve the salt. Salt dissolves more quickly in vinegar than in water, but it takes a bit of doing. It may not completely dissolve, but that’s okay.
Add 1 teaspoon of liquid dishwashing soap (this is to break the surface tension of the mixture so it will stick to the plant material you’ll be killing). Pour into an ordinary garden sprayer. Apply to weeds or grass on a dry, sunny day to areas you don’t want to see vegetation of any kind in the future.
The presence of salt in this recipe is what will eventually bring permanence to your weed killing. The salt will penetrate and leach into the soil. It may take several applications, but in time the presence of salt will “sterilize” the soil in this area so that nothing will grow there. Plan well before you go this permanent route.
These homemade weed killer recipes are not only cheap, but both are also completely non-toxic to humans and animals. In fact, except for the soap (not toxic, but not very tasty), you could have fun with the family tonight when you tell them you made the salad vinaigrette using 3 parts olive oil to 1 part weed killer!