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Appendix D, Landscaping With Native Plants
In A Riparian Buffer Area
Enviornmentally Sensitive
Aeasthetically Pleasing
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Introduction
What's the hottest news in landscaping? NATIVE PLANTS.
Native Plants have been around for many thousand of years, adapting
themselves to their habitats and just recently we have begun to appreciate
their beauty.
When landscaping with native plants you enter into a new way of looking
at your lot and the adjacent land. Instead of following the base rule
of landscaping you let nature do what it has been doing successfully
for many years, then modify those concepts to suit your own personal
vision.
Landscaping native is our way of letting Mother Nature do her job
with our help. Native plants offer us a wonderful alternative, because
they are self-sufficient, reduce maintenance, environmentally friendly
and do not need chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
Progress Energy strongly recommends that the leased land remain natural
and enhanced with plants native to the area. We encourage the lessees
to landscape their property adjacent to Company's property with native
trees and plants as well.Progress Energy's goal is to protect and
improve water quality by adding and retaining existing shoreline vegetation.
Native plants and the natural environment provide food and habitat
for animals, filter nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants from
runoffs; provide shade and cover for fish; minimize shoreline erosion;
and contribute to shoreline aesthetics.
Progress Energy seeks to increase awareness of the impact of pesticides,
herbicides and fertilizers on the lake ecosystem. The Company recommends
the use of native plants to protect the riparian buffer area around
Lake Tillery.
We encourage natural landscaping (environmentally beneficial landscaping),
this means using native plants and employing landscaping practices
and technologies that conserve water and prevent pollution. The use
of native plants not only protects and provides wildlife habitat,
but also reduces fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicide pollution and
generates long-term cost savings.
The purpose of this material is to recommend landscaping with native
plants in the riparian buffer area adjacent to Lake Tillery. Landscaping
with native plants is environmentally sensitive and aesthetically
pleasing. We have gone to several sources and did extended research
to get help in this endeavor. We will include references that will
give more insight into landscaping with native plants, including places
in the area and outside for the purchase of native trees, shrubs,
plants, etc. Parties that landscape with native plants can be assured
they have contributed to the improvement of water quality and wildlife
habitat.
What is a Riparian Buffer Area?
A riparian buffer area is an area beside a body of water that serves
as a zone of protection between the body of water and the various
upland uses. The buffer area is most effective in a natural and undisturbed
state.
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Why is A Riparian Buffer
Area Important?
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The roots of trees and other vegetation anchor
the soil and keep it in place. |
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Takes the energy from rain by slowing it down and
allowing it to absorb into the ground thus preventing erosion. |
| 3. |
Improves water quality by filtering and trapping
chemical contaminates. |
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Allows microbial decomposition to take place where chemical
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ntaminants can be changed to nontoxic forms.
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Supplies food and habitat for fish and wildlife.
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Corridor of movement for wildlife. |
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Promotes biodiversity and environmental stewardship. |
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Provide food and shelter for native wildlife. |
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Adapted to local weather and soil conditions and
generally requires less maintenance (designed for area). |
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Usually more resistant to local pest
populations. |
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Do not require pesticides and fertilizers because
of natural adaptations. |
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Low maintenance. |
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No mowing. |
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Nature purifies water best filtering pesticide,
herbicides and fertilizers out before they reach our source of
drinking water. |
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Fish in cooler cleaner waters. Trees and brushes
along the shorline provide coller habitat for fish during the
warmer months. |
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Dogwood or other trees of similar height will cause
only minimal damage if they should fall onto a house or boathouse.
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Zones of A Riparian Buffer
Area Zone A - Upland Zone
Zone B - Upper Slope
Zone C - Lower Slope
Zone D - Waters Edge
Zone E - Inundated
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for a larger image
Zones A - D should be undisturbed and a minimum of 30 feet wide.
A greater distance is preferable and more environmentally advantageous.
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Why Landscape with Native Plants in the
Riparian Buffer Area?
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Native plants are adapted or best suited to the
area. |
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Native plants offer the greatest rate of survival
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Provide bio-diversity of plant life. |
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Benefit a large number of wildlife species. |
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Low maintenance, allowing more time to enjoy recreational
activities. |
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Native plants are rarely invasive. |
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Maintain and improve soil fertility, reduce erosion. |
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Saves time and money. |
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More resistant to pests and diseases reducing the
need for pesticides and herbicides. |
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Once established native plants do not require watering
or fertilizing. |
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The greater the diversity of native plants used
increases the likelihood of uncommon or rare species of wildlife
being attracted to the area. |
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Varying flowers, foliage, color, form and texture
of native plants allows the creation of distinctive natural landscapes
that are aesthetically pleasing. |
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You are working with nature to make
the environment better. |
Landscaping For Wildlife
Wildlife is a product of the land and the plants living thereon.
Acorns, hickory nuts and dogwood berries are among the best-known
plants, which provide food for a variety of animals. Large hardwood
trees provide nesting cavities for wood ducks, flying squirrels and
screech owls. Mature pine trees are used as roosting sites for wild
turkeys while younger pines make escape cover for cottontail rabbits
and white -tailed deer. Grasses provide nesting cover for grasshopper
sparrows. In short, it is important to offer a variety of plants in
order to provide for the greatest diversity of wildlife.
Below is a list of native plants, which may be useful in landscaping
for your home and property. We stress native plants because there
are many examples of non-native plants which are considered invasive
and which may become difficult to control. Examples of non-native
invasive include kudzu, English ivy, wisteria, and Japanese honeysuckle.
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Red maple
Sugar maple
Serviceberry
Shagbark hickory
Chestnut (hybrid)
Hackberry
Redbud
Fringetree
Flowering dogwood
Pesimmon
Honey locust
Sweetgum
Yellow poplar
Blackgum
Sourwood
Sycamore
Black cherry
White oak
Scarlet oak
So. red oak
Cherrybark oak
Water oak
Willow oak
Chestnut oak
Red oak
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Acer rubrum
Acer saccharum
amelanchier arborea
Carya ovata
Castanea sp.
Celtis occidentalis
Cercis canadensis
Chionanthus vurginicus
Cornus florida
Diospyros virgininiana
Gleditsia triancanthos
Liquidambar styraciflua
Lirodendron tulipifera
Nyssa sylvatica
Oxydendron arboreum
Platanus occidentalis
Prunus serotina
Quercus alba
Quercus coccinea
Quercus falcata
Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia
Quercus nigra
Quercus phellos
Quercus prinus
Quercus rubra
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| Evergreen trees
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American holly
Eastern red cedar
Loblolly pine |
Ilex opaca
Juniperus virginiana
Pinus taeda |
| Evergreen shrubs
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Inkberry
Mountain laurel
Wax myrtle Rhododendron Strawberry bush |
Ilex glabra
Kalmia latifolia
Myrica cerifera
Rhododendron catawbiense
Euonymus americana |
| Deciduous shrubs
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Red chokeberry
Black chokeberry
Amer. Beauty-berry
Sweetshrub
Chinquapin
Sweet pepperbrush
Gray dogwood
Wahoo Witch-alder
Winterberry
Wild plum
Staghorn sumac
Elderberry
Blueberries
Possumhaw
Black haw
Yellowroot |
Aronia arbutifolia
Aronia melanocarpa
Callicarpa americana
Calycanthus floridus
Castanea pumila
Clethra alnifolia
Cornus racemosa
Euonymus atropurpurus
Fothergilla spp.
Ilex verticillata
Prunus angustifolia or P. umbellata
Rhus typhina
Sambucus canadensis
Vaccinium spp.
Viburnum nudum
Viburnum rufidulum
Xanthorhiza simplicissima |
| Ground covers |
Lady fern
Blazing star
Wood sorrel
Bird-foot violet |
Athyrium filix-femina
Liatris graminifolia
Oxalis spp.
Viola pedata |
| Ornamental grasses
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Bluestem/broomstraw
Virginia wild rye
Deertongue grass
Swichgrass Indiangrass
Eastern gamagrass
River oats |
Andropgon spp.
Elymus virginicus
Dichanthelium candestinum
Panicum virgatum
Sorghastrum nutans
Tripsacum datyloides
Uniola paniculata |
| Flowering perennials |
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Wild columbine
Butterfly weed
Beggar-ticks
Partridge pea
Coreopsis
Buttlerfly pea
Queen Anne's lace
Tickclover
Geum
Sunflowers
Blazing star
Cardinal flower
Virginia bluebells
Wild bergamot
Wild sweet William
Black-eyed Susan
Fire pink
Virginia spiderwort
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Aquilegia canadensis
Asclepias tuberosa
Bidens spp.
Chamaecrista fasciculata (annual, but reseeds well)
Coreopsis spp.
Centrosema virginianum
Daucus carota
Desmodium spp.
Geum virginianum
Helianthus spp.
Liatris scariosa
Lobelia cardinalis
Mertensia virginica
Monarda fistulosa
Phlox divaricata
Rudbeckia hirta
silene vurginica
Tradescantia virginiana |
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A listing of commercial sources for wildlife
planting materials may be obtained from the NC Wildlife Resoures
Commission
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| Nurseries
in North Carolina that may supply shoreline planting vegetation: |
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Arugura Nurseries
7000 Canada Rd.
Tuckasegee, NC 28783
(704) 293-5550
Boothe Hill Wildflower seed
23B Boothe Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 967-4091
Bud's Plants and Produce
P. O. Box 122 Mt. Holly, NC 28120
(704) 391-0569
Camellia Forest Nursery
125 Carolina Forest Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 967-5529
Gilmore Plant and Bulb Co., Inc.
Julian, NC 27516
(919) 685-4451
Montrose Nursery
P. O. Box 957
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 732-7787
Niche Gardens
1111 Dawson Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 967-0078
Perry's Water Garden
191 Leatherman Gap Rd.
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 524-3264
Bud's Plants and Produce
P. O. Box 122
Mt. Holly, NC 28120
(704) 391-0569
Camellia Forest Nursery
125 Carolina Forest Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 967-5529
Gilmore Plant and Bulb Co., Inc.
Julian, NC 27516
(919) 685-4451
Montrose Nursery
P. O. Box 957
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 732-7787
Niche Gardens
1111 Dawson Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 967-0078
Perry's Water Garden
191 Leatherman Gap Rd.
Franklin, NC 28734
(828) 524-3264
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Holbrook Farm and Nursery
Rt. 2, Box 223B
Fletcher, NC 28732
(704) 891-7790
Hoffman Nursery
5520 Bahama Rd.
Rougemont, NC 27572
Little River Farm
Rt. 1, Box 220
Middlesex, NC 27557
(919) 965-9507
McCoy's Pond
5315 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 394-0186
McLamb Nursery, Inc.
Rt. 1, Box 222-A
Angier, NC 27501
(919) 894-3709
Serendipity Plants and Smith
890 River Hwy.
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 664-2560
We-Du Nurseries
Rt. 5, Box 724
Marion, NC 28752
(704) 738-8300
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Rt. 2, Box 339
Washington, NC 27889
1-800-344-0399
Little River Farm
Rt. 1, Box 220
Middlesex, NC 27557
(919) 965-9507
McCoy's Pond
5315 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 394-0186
McLamb Nursery, Inc.
Rt. 1, Box 222-A
Angier, NC 27501
(919) 894-3709
Serendipity Plants and Smith
890 River Hwy.
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 664-2560
We-Du Nurseries
Rt. 5, Box 724
Marion, NC 28752
(704) 738-8300
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Rt. 2, Box 339
Washington, NC 27889
1-800-344-0399
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| Large orders of plants (100
or more) contact: |
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Cure Nursery
880 Buteo Rd.
Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312
(919) 542-6186
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Mellow Marsh Farm
205 Anolis
Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312
(919) 542-3542
web page: mellowmarshfarms.com
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| Nurseries
in South Carolina that may supply shoreline planting vegetation:
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Charleston Aquatic Nurseries
674 Ferry St.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 881-8843
or
4624 Hwy 162
Hollywood, SC 29449
(843) 766-1511
Carolina Nurseries
739 Gaillard Rd.
Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (843) 223-7333
Springfield Farms
Rt. 1, Box 830
Waterboro, SC 29488
(803) 649-0489
Wayside Gardens
Hodges, SC 29695
1-800-845-1124
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Coastal Gardens and Nursery
4611 Socastee Blvd.
Mrytle Beach, SC 29575
(843) 293-2000
Weyerhaeuser Co
Rt. 6, Box 1072
Aiken, SC 29801
Geo W. Park Seed Co., Inc.
Cokesbury Rd.
Greenwood, SC 29647
Woodlander's, Inc.
1128 Colleton Ave
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 648-7522
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| The following
parties may assist in obtaining more information about certified
nurseries and plant collections |
North Carolina
Gene B. Cross, Plant Pest Administrator
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Division 1
Plant Protection Section
P. O. Box 27647
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Telephone: (919) 733-3933
Fax: (919) 733-1041 |
South Carolina
H. B. Jackson, Head
South Carolina Department of Agriculture |
Plant Industry
511 Westinghouse Road
Pendleton, South Carolina 29670
Telephone: (864) 646-2130
Fax: (864) 646-2178 |
To learn more about mail ordering plants and seeds obtain Barton's
Gardening by Mail:
A Source Book from:
Environmental Concern, Inc.
P. O. Box P
St. Michaels, MD 21663
(410) 745-9620
web page: www.wetland.org
Environmental Concern, Inc. also supplies some wetland and shoreline
plants. .0
| Local Nurseries |
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Breeze Hill Garden Center Inc.
48218 NC Hwy 731
Norwood, NC 28128
(704) 474-3354
Spring Lake Gardens Inc.
33463 Old Salisbury Road
Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 982-2511
Plant Farm & Nursery
1613 Ross Drive
Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 983-3027
Efird's Nursery & Farm Inc.
20766-C St. Martin Road
Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 982-3196
All Season's Nursery
29016 Sweet Home Church Road Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 982-5677
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Napier Landscaping
26644 Valle Drive
Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 983-3974
ABCO Landscaping
Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 982-2061
Greenthumb Nursery & Landscape
3086 US 220 Alt N
Seagrove, NC
(910) 428-4587
Saunders Landscaping
Troy, NC 27371
(910) 572-3145
Oakwood Farms
544 Cotton Creek Road
Star, NC
(910) 428-4885
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Plants Deer Don't Usually
Like
Deer sometimes cause a problem for the native plants you use
for landscaping. Generally deer do not like plants with aromatic
or pungent foliage. Plants with fuzzy leaves, prickly needles,
spiny branches and thorns usually discourage deer from eating
them. Using plants that combine the tangy with the bitter and
the spicy with the prickly will aid you in reducing damage by
deer to your native plants.
Listed below are some plants deer do not usually like:
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Annuals,
Biennials and Perennials
Botanical Name
Achillea spp.
Aconitum spp.
Aquilegia
Amsonia
Anemone
Asclepias tuberosa
Campanula spp.
Coreopsis spp.
Cosmos
Delphinium
Dicentra
Ilex spp.
Lobelia erinus
Lupinus
Monarda didyma
Myosotis
Oenothera
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Sedum
Senecio aureus
Verbena
Viola
Yucca
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Common Name
Yarrow
Monkshead
Columbine
Blue star
Anemone
Butterfly Weed
Bellflower
Coreopsis
Cosmos
Delphinium
Bleeding Heart
American Holly
Lobelia
Lupine
Bee Balm
Forget Me Not
Evening Primrose
Blackeyed Susan
Salvia
Sedum
Golden Ragwort
Verbena
Violet
Yucca |
Trees
Alnus
Betula
Carpinus
Castanea
Catalpa
Cedrus
Cercis
Cladrastis
Cornus
Gleditsia
Liquidamber stynaciflua
Liriodendron
Morus
Quercus
Rhus
Robinia
Tsuga
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Alder
Birch
Hornbeam
Chinkapin
Catalpa
Cedar
Redbud
Yellow
Wood
Dogwood
Honey Locust
Sweet Gum
Tulip Tree
Mulberry Oak
Sumac
Black Locust
Hemlock
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Herbs
Sassafras |
Sassafras |
Vines
Campsis spp.
Lonicera spp. Parthenocissus
Wisteria
Vitis |
Trumpet Creeper
Honey Suckle
Virginia Creeper
Wisteria (American & Kentucky)
Grape |
Shrubs
Vaccinium |
Blueberry |
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