Casual reseeding or replanting to alleviate the guilt of collecting in the wild can do more harm than good, or do no good at all. The garden, rather than natural settings, is the place to play with plants and seeds. Rare plant restoration, a mostly science-based discipline, is still in its infancy. It is based on objectives that are quite different from those of gardening and horticulture. Biological and ecological assistance to plants in their native haunts is an activity humans are increasingly engaged in. Considering the extent of natural areas impacted by humans, this is a good thing. Examples involving rare and endangered species may seem to be exceptional, but the goals and risks-- and outcomes-- can be informative when considering the ways we think about any type of plant reintroduction. This link is to a recovery plan for the Ventura Marsh Milkvetch, a plant I was involved with soon after it was rediscovered after having not being seen for 30 years: https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/tess/… Reintroducing rare plants and rehabilitating habitats present great challenges, with many critical variables that are unknown or uncontrollable. The complexity of native soil and soil fauna is one example. Dependency on at least one good rain year during the term of the project is another. Few of these projects could be called successful in biological terms, and only by perseverance will outcomes improve. Dylan Hannon *"The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add an useful plant to its culture…" --**Thomas Jefferson* _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…