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and imgeeeesl
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- kerdlrrds and eoaslai dunes, eoasral or river
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longesswarnpr
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Ar he
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- nasivrirs 5mm: Sanirpermanrm and relying on so
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or so grasses plus Image legumes.
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. bruins A low speeiesls-ioeomnxinl. mainly gnss
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- Cereol i-rnys usually as monoeuilure or simple
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mixed erop sysierns will a legume or \egume: A
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subsel is wei padiemplneel,
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Grasses are ol grear voiue in soil prnrserion and
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i- eonirol, epeeially in diiirniir siroaiions sueh as
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on dunes
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A 312:! many or ihe liowers and vegerables we use
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roday wore parl or lhe original liora oi meadows,
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lnduding rhe dune meadows and seashores. These
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ineiude aimosr all onions. poppies. eereois, pus and
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beans. amaiaarhs, mmo, ground orenids, all bulbs, ins
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and oilier rhizomes, anemones, sages, herbal
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Campuslmt such as iennei. earrols, parsnips, the
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broom. lamily, oomirey, peoaues, aspangus and so on
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Alpine meadows snil inchlde a gum many speeies, bur
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we have banisned linwers and bulbs lrorn rhe bread
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“grassland deserls" at our pasiures in modern limes
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in iiie serlin laoraiiieal Garden, lliero is aboui an an!
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oi reeorisiiiured European meadow, whlch ineiirdes
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many nonlgrlculhinl gums, and abnur so species or
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liowers lsome now very rare in rhe agricultural
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environnienll Thar lhis reerealed acre is aboul ihe only
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area so rich rn nalive speeres is a eornmeniary on lne
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srerilily oi wesiern indusiriai sorrelies and ihe
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eherniealised lann. We have elrrninared almosi all rho
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aneeslors ol our herbs, \epublub, ilowers, and reel
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rrops lo make way lor peel and a low erops in
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Yugoslavia and ireiand, rieli meadows and bugs srili
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EXISK where pmgnss lor misusol has nor overlaken ihe
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onvironmenr
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old easlies, remelerios, rail reserves and unsprayed
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or unmown roadsides shelrer ihe prairie and sieppe
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reiuges ol rhe USA and ussn ailhough beialed
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reserves ol llieir anoienl eompa - pianrs have been
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esiablialud in bath eounines Wherever meadows srill
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eaisl. a \‘Islku’ wiii noliee ine rieiiness ol insect lire
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lespeeially eonspreuous species soeli as bumble bees
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and bullerhesl, and ihe deep springy soiiness ol ihe
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unh iisell ir is ihe deep runnels nl undiriurbed
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burrowers rhal produrzs an absorbenr malrress ol
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meadow on llie ewrrh,
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A single iziissran gmnndrsqulnfl lsusiikl will die
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some 2m holes per aere. and nuns over 95 rubie (get ol
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soil per year Sushks are eriipsed by woodehueks,
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moles, wombars, and las a grumpy nure and voles in ihis
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deep—ploughing elleel, and prairie dogs and rabiurs
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may lolly runnei our and manure many an:
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a sum rnanv bulbs wilh poor seed sei, and roorser
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planrs such as eornirey are planred by lhese nndur
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gmund gardeners, who leave lumulmn srmages or no
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and mude seed, moi euilings, and bulbs in shallow
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lonneis A Nunh Amman gardener ean never rely on
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limping eoml-rey rn one piare ii gophers are in llie area:
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Many pianls rhus eame lo rely on vegeiarive rnrher ihan
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seed propagarion in mdcnkvidi meadows, while as
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many seed ea-ers became involunrary gardeners Even
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ine vegurglla oi owls spioirl meadow seed eaughr in rlve
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iur ol lherr vierinis, while ihe negieeled undtqmnd
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sloies ol iheir prey spenes are ieil uneaien. lo spnmr
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iarer As so many oi rhese runnelers are eliminaied by
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plough minus and many beennie pesrs ol slored gums
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or oops. ihey have hugely disappeared l-mm owilised
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pails, leaving hooled animals ro (ampan rhe earrh
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wulroui reliel
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in ihe nee dump savannahs ol Alma and Ausnalia,
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and in rhe marshiands, only llie raised mounds o!
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iormues and nits presenr welldmmcd and manured
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nee sues Everywhere in grasiland. ine burrow spoil ol
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anrs, inoles, miee, and rabbirs dol ihe Iandsclpr. 0n
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riiese sell ham—sail places, dogs and ears deleeare, and
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biowriseed lindsaseedbedloa and dug dunglsofirn
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as nol eonram ihe seeds oi mulberry, plum, ioqual, and
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vine fmiEv whieii rely on a eornbinarion ol loose soil
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and manure,
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We ran reereare meadows and prairies A iiilie
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researeh and gathering will provide ihe seeds and
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lsiubs, and roday many meadowieed mores are sold, ii
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we do she ,oo properly, however, we musr also ioieeile
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ihe burrowera and rheir predalors. Today, many
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flinungul and ebservanl lar-rners are including more
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and more herbs in iheir ieys lminrs, chieory, dandelion,
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eleavers, daisies, pianiain, and veleliesl lo ihe greai
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healrh beneiir ol iheir herds wnen we eiiminale ihe
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bulbs, herbs. mushrooms, moses, hedges, and small
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animals iil rhe igrlmhunl landseape. we also lose pan
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or ine body oi ihe ear-h and ol ourselves there is
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norhing so duh, anridnielieelual. and slerilrsing as ihe
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eonremporary :glkultuml ieene. We may yei die oi ihe
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poisonous poiiey oi ”CLEAN, DEAD."
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For real humid areas, perennial paslures usually
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eonsrsr ol a award Ciwfufly eomposed ol grasses and
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lagumes liradi onally, good sleains oi perennial rye-
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grass (Lalwm perennel, eoekslool (Dadylls glornenrlal,
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while clover lrrr/airurn vaneriesl and some lueerne
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lMedreagol would be sown, and eareluily managed Pot
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gazing on me basis ul shorl—roiariun smtkmg.
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However, rhere are several more innovallve ways lo
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inerease lllllnhml, drought bulkring and mineral
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baianee in sueli paslures in niehevaiue iandseape
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lwell-siruerured soils al guide slopel [encedrofl
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browse lois and hedgerow nee Image sinps are obvrous
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ways lo erlend and bulier rhe sysiem. i-oday, perm»
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nenl eieerrie leneing is eheap and eileslive in partlr
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Honing pasnries and proaeeiing new Image htdgemw
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in ihe eonloured hedgerows, an undermin. M sei
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phmmg ol lueerne, eornlrey, enieery. seleered
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dandelion; and a midlevei plan-ins oi hgisasie,
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Cunglml, Capmymll rrnens, and pampas Ens:
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icirrirdrrral. wilh a rail ovenlmy Flaming ol willaivs,
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poplar lseieered hlgh- aiue iorage eullivarsl, while
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oak, eneslnui. honey loousr, and known desirable
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woody browse lhawlhnrn and Rosa spp e g.) eould
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