Spring is an exciting time for any gardener, and as a native plant enthusiast I’m always quick to take a walk around my yard and check to see what’s emerged, what’s growing, and what is gearing up to bloom soon. The amount of early spring growth can depend greatly on the age of the plant. […]
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Planning and Designing a Narrow Space Native Plant Garden
This article will outline the process I took to establish a native garden in a narrow bed behind my garage, including clearing and preparing the site (which was covered in invasive plants), choosing a general design and selecting plants, and finally doing the planting and maintaining the garden through the first year and now its […]
Progress: Planning a Small Front Yard Native Garden by a Parking Space
Last fall and this year I’ve been working on a new small garden at the edge of our front yard next to a parking pad. It’s been doing great and I’ve had a lot of nice late-season blooms, and it’s been exciting to see first-hand how you can support wildlife even with a small yard. […]
It’s Early Spring for Emerging Natives in the Midwest
In my garden it may be alternating between balmy spring weather and freezing cold temperatures and there’s still snow in the forecast for March, but numerous plants have nevertheless been emerging here in the Midwest (SW Ohio to be more specific). These pictures were just taken in early March, showing that spring-flowering plants in my […]