Re: George Ball's NYT op-ed article

**F*@aol.com**

Okay, we're getting closer: "With some parties seemingly overeager to  outlaw 
non-native plants, as a gardener I am concerned."
Who are these parties? I know many native plant growers, advocates and  
enthusiasts. I know no one -- okay, maybe one guy -- who wants to rip out and  
destroy every day lily and Hosta in the US. 
I have a good friend who runs a nursery, a major grower of native species.  
He is also active in local activities such as the native plants symposium at  
Millersville U each year (a spinoff of Cullowhee (sp?) ). His take on this  
alleged issue -- I'm paraphrasing, but this is close -- is, "I encourage people  
to grow natives to expand the plant palette, not to restrict it."
I ask again: Who are these native plants bullies George is so worried  about? 
Who is threatening gardeners' rights to plant non-natives? Name some  names.
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