Re: Planting something more appropriate

 the problems ... with
>invading species.

{There} is a clear 'steering away' from climate appropriate garden
>design because those who stock these {book} shelves are not considering the
>impact upon the public.
{from Sean}


        What is particularly interesting about this subject to me is that
the very impetus to use 'climate appropriate' landscapes might be
eviscerating the native species of the area.  Could it be that the clueless
homeowner planting rhoddies in a dry Mediterranean Steppe climate in Walnut
Creek, California is protecting the environment more than the more
knowledgeable gardener?  Rhoddies hold no risk of escaping into the hills
to smother out oaks, elderberry, manzanita's as Acacia melanoxylon does.
        And, as to the issue of human dispersal of otherwise distant
genetic material:  the issue is biological diversity.  The other fauna and
flora that have evolved with the native species depend on those species for
survival.  A relatively rapid alteration of the wild landscape means the
disappearance of thousands of other species, thus, probably, jeopardizing
the survival of this Homo sapien species.
Jerry Heverly, Oakland, CA
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