The grasses that will make up the main fill for the prairie substrate includes two native grasses that will provide both habitat and structure. arrived 5/16/2019 Acclimate 2 days shade. Move to sun 5/18. BERGAMOT LITTLE BLUESTEM DROPSEED Foreground: bergamot Middleground:bluestem grass Far: dropseed A wave of dropseed and cosmos; a wave of bluestem […]
Gaillardia being tested in Sandy soil.
I chose a number of different sites around Grandma’s house for spreading gaillardia seed. I need to head back up to see if I see any seedlings. They’re supposed to get taproots that will help establish them for summer. Side yard and gallery Some ideas are they planned garden. 3 rows of sascaton grasses. In […]
3 peach blossoms
The silver maple comes down, well mostly
Who cries when a tree is cut down? Yep it’s me. Today I say goodbye to the silver maple. It is so hard to make a decision about cutting down a 40 year old tree. Its been ailing for a very long time. Every big wind some large limb comes down. And still, I have […]
Ready set spring! The todo todo
If only my body could keep up with my thinking. – plan new entry by shed in pollinators garden. – grass seed cold stratification ✓ – gaillardia pulchella seed at gma – gaillardia seed at home in containers – choose new evergreens? – call for sprinkler – call for soil prep – decide what color […]
Middleton place
I’m reading a book while I’m here, Charlseton. We arrived at Middleton mid-morning amongst dense dense trees. How did anyone think that they could grow something out of a land so boggy and swampy? We got to Middleton place and all the sudden you see live oaks azaleas and camellias the azaleas and Camellias are […]
Foxtail Barley instead of Mexican Feather Grass
I’m looking for a shorter grass that will create movement all summer. And nothing moves like Foxtail Barley. Imagine these shiny seed heads on a mound the sunlight hits in the late afternoon. Hordeum Jubatum is a grass used extensively at roadsides. The reason they are not used in landscapes is their great ability to […]
Herbs and Swallowtails
Converting todays vege garden to a butterfly’s haven. This will be something we can do cover type crops. Dill and curled parsley black swallowtails Monarda for food (Bergamot) Alfalfa and pea for regeneration There are many species across the front range and I want to focus on the generalists. Black Swallowtail Blue Butterflies in […]
Ideas for a native revival in a local meadows
https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SAAM2 The growth we want to keep to is plains plants. Some near water – others should survive fully in the sun. I would like to turn wayside gardens into a native treasure in our small area. Starting around the Wayside meadows sign small shrubs and herbacious perennials greet the neighbors. Near the drainage ditch, […]
Native Plant Conference 2019
February 16, 2019 8:30 4:30 Auraria Campus Tivolo Turnhalle Hall. There are things to be learned and great places to be. I will be attending the Colorado Native Plants conference next Saturday. This all day event features keynote speaker from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. One of my favorite references for pictures of natives and their […]
