Prairie in the City: Native Grasses
This past weekend, on a visit to New York, we walked the High Line, an abandoned elevated railway line running right through Manhattan’s West Side that has been transformed from urban blight into an...
View ArticlePlant This, Not That: Connecticut Natives Edition
Recently, fellow Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens team member, Genevieve Schmidt, wrote a post about native plant alternatives for several overused plants found in many gardens in California, where...
View ArticleWhat to Plant? Taking Cues From Local Prairie Plant Communities
As I wrote in an earlier post about woodland plant communities, the easiest way to create a successful native landscape is to replicate your local plant community. If you’re unfamiliar with the plant...
View ArticleSchool Habitat Garden in Illinois Prairie Country
Building a Habitat Garden at Carrie Busey Elementary School — 4th graders carry corrugated drain pipe to be installed under a dead tree wood slab to create habitat for wildlife.Photo copyright Rick...
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