Comments on: Montana’s mini wildlife in the Carroll College native plant garden https://wildwithnature.com/2022/09/22/mini-wildlife-carroll-college/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mini-wildlife-carroll-college Thu, 25 May 2023 03:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Shane Sater https://wildwithnature.com/2022/09/22/mini-wildlife-carroll-college/#comment-3017 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:58:21 +0000 http://wildwithnature.com/?p=1192#comment-3017 In reply to Kate Wilburn.

Thanks, Kate! I’m so glad you enjoyed reading this. 🙂

]]> By: Shane Sater https://wildwithnature.com/2022/09/22/mini-wildlife-carroll-college/#comment-3016 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:57:49 +0000 http://wildwithnature.com/?p=1192#comment-3016 In reply to Laura Alvey.

Thanks, Laura – and great questions!

I believe the garden does receive supplemental water, but I’m not positive… perhaps someone from Carroll College will read this and weigh in.

Your question about plants that do well vs. fade away is an excellent one. Looking at the original species list provided on the Carroll website (and linked in this post), it does seem that some of the species have more or less faded away (or at least they aren’t very evident now). Among these are thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia), and white prairie clover (Dalea candida). Clearly others, such as the rabbitbrush and the showy milkweed, have thrived.

]]> By: Kate Wilburn https://wildwithnature.com/2022/09/22/mini-wildlife-carroll-college/#comment-2165 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 03:28:04 +0000 http://wildwithnature.com/?p=1192#comment-2165 And I love this spotlight of yours on the “mini-wildlife” and the teaser…. to be supplemented later in the winter with a followup. Also loved your OOPS with the “Canada” thistle that has snuck in and noting that nonetheless, it’s nourishing some mini-wildlife too.

What a grand resource at Carroll, either for curiosity and a wildly beautiful change of pace, for those students learning entomology, and for the entire community to value as a something created and held together. I am so pleased to know it’s there!

]]> By: Laura Alvey https://wildwithnature.com/2022/09/22/mini-wildlife-carroll-college/#comment-2110 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:00:09 +0000 http://wildwithnature.com/?p=1192#comment-2110 Shane, this is super cool. I did not know Carroll strategically planted this pocket of native plants. The diversity of wildlife hosted by just a few native species is amazing. “If you plant it they will come.” It’d be interesting to know if Carroll provides supplemental water to the garden. It’d also be interesting to know if they had initially planted more species, and what succeeded over time. I’ve kept an eye on the native garden at Montana Wild and some plants do really well and other plants seem to fade away. In my yard, the milkweed has really gone crazy (because it gets extra water) and crowds and shades out other smaller plants. Fun stuff!

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