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Backyard with a Prairie and a Pond Part 2

February 25, 2018 By Jim 2 Comments

View into Backyard

Last post, I started a backyard landscape design with a Prairie and a Pond. Today, we finish it by adding shrubs, perennials and accessories. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Supports Wildlife & Biodiversity Tagged With: backyard design, landscape design, meadow, native plants, Prairie

Ecological Landscape Design with a Prairie and a Pond Part 1

February 3, 2018 By Jim 1 Comment

View of Accessories added to Backyard Ecological Landscape Design

Today, we start a backyard Ecological Landscape Design with a theme, a prairie and pond. This should be fun, as we are going to put together a design with a strong form and a lot of plants. This design would provide a ton of ecological value compared to the existing lawn that is currently at this site. Not only will the backyard have a small prairie, but we will retain a large portion of lawn as this family has kids and wants a large play area. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Supports Wildlife & Biodiversity Tagged With: ecological, hickory, landscape design, native plants, oak, pond, Prairie

Local Inspiration for your Nature Inspired Garden Part 1

May 31, 2014 By Jim 3 Comments

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

In a previous post, I wrote about using a natural area as the inspiration for your garden. In it, I wrote about using plants and materials that are native to your area. Doing this helps to bring about the feeling that your garden is actually related to the surrounding landscape. To use native plants in your garden to invoke a natural place, we need to know what plants to use as well as how they are arranged in natural areas. To do this it can help to classify the natural area we are trying to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Perennials and bulbs, Restorative Environment, Supports Wildlife & Biodiversity Tagged With: native, Prairie

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