Prairie garden ideas

Finding Common Ground with Native Landscaping - Dyck Arboretum

Do you have a sunny plot of land you’d like to convert into a native prairie habitat? A pocket prairie is a mini prairie habitat that can support native plants and plenty of pollinators. It’s easy to create a beautiful pocket prairie as part of your home landscape. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces nine tips for starting your own pocket prairie.

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.

Learn how to design a stylish pollinator garden; a bustling meeting space for bees, butterflies, parasitic wasps, and hummingbirds.

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 […]

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

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!

Autumn Sage, Salvia greggii, Husker Red Penstemon, Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red', Four Nerve Daisy, Tetraneuris scaposa, and Pale Leaf Yucca, Yucca pallida.

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

Naturalistic gardens give you the feeling of being in nature. Learn how to design a stunning naturalistic garden here.

These plants are essential for recreating the look of a prairie-style border.

Native plants are the most beneficial for all-things nature. They are a complete life cycle to so many! Here are 9 beautiful native plants for your Midwest garden. Your pollinators will thank you! :) #nativeplants #plantnative #midwestgarden #gardening #butterflies

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Transform your outdoor space into a stunning prairie garden with expert tips! Begin with a clean slate by clearing old debris, then take your time to enhance your yard step-by-step. From selecting the right plants like perennials and evergreens to balancing aesthetics and functionality, discover how to create a vibrant, seasonal haven in your landscape. For top-notch lawn care and landscaping services in New London County, contact Steve’s Property Maintenance at +1 (860) 847-3441 and get a…