Prairie garden design

Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith raised his own prairie garden from seed and was delighted to find it requires a fraction of the maintenance of a conventional border

Finding Common Ground with Native Landscaping - Dyck Arboretum

We love having our hand in projects that fulfill all our values at once and this planned-prairie hits a home-run; stewardship, simplicity, habitat and community. Embracing their natural landscape, a client from a few years back requested a poolside garden for their home in the hills of western Nebra

You can have the beauty of the prairie and benefits of a native ecosystem with a proper native garden design. Discover how to design a native plant garden.

Wild Ones has recently launched a new website to help you create your own native garden with plants specific to your ecoregion. The website includes free professionally-designed garden plans for To…

This perennial border is brimming with a colorful, naturalistic planting. It is the perfect tranquil setting in which to relax and enjoy a summer day with friends and family. Easy to grow and fairly low care, most plants are attractive to butterflies or hummingbirds!

With snow surrounding us in Iowa (and lots of other places), I’m dreaming of summer landscapes. To me, the most quintessential summertime style is a the prairie-inspired landscape. This style takes its cues from the vast grasslands that used to cover most of Iowa, blending grasses and flowering perennials into a graceful, ever-changing scene. A […]

I have been thinking about the future of my prairie garden for a while and now on April 1, I have finally made the difficult decision that it is time to abandon this foolishness and declare my four year prairie garden experiment a mistake and a waste of time. I know this will come as a shock to many, but I have thought long and hard about this and the truth of the matter is that I miss my lawn and I want it back. I wish I could have known how much I would miss my lawn before I went through…

You can sit back and enjoy your garden.

These beautiful ornamental grasses are versatile plants that can provide four seasons of interest in any landscape.

Love the winding paths, abundant flowers, and romance of a cottage garden? Here's the expert advice you need to know to create your own!

Make a Pocket Prairie - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Detailed guide with everything you need to know to start your own micro prairie native plant garden. From how to clear the sod, to identifying your soil type, to how to layout the garden and guides on many native plants. Support the environment and the wildlife in your own backyard no matter how much space you have!