The verbena stricta has been blooming since the start of July! It sent up fresh blooms this week after I trimmed a few back so the bees are very happy! #nativeplants #michigannativeplants

Rattlesnake master and hoary vervain in a matrix of little bluestem grass. #nativeplants #michigannativeplants #pollinatorgarden

Lucky! My yard is mostly clay. But there are a few spots that are gritty and sandy.

How stunning is this native monarda punctata (spotted bee balm). New to the garden last year and I’m in love!
#nativeplants #pollinatorplants #monardapunctata

Me on my way back from our neighborhood nursery with my wheelchair bags and seat stuffed with plants! #disabledgardening

These were small plugs planted last fall in an area of our yard that’s surrounded by trees and left for the wildlife. We did have to start having the grass around this mowed for now to control buckthorn and lemon balm spread.

Big bluestem and switch grasses are growing up and we’ll soon have blooms on the nodding wild onion, boneset, monarda and Joe pye weed. Blue vervain is taking its time but is very tall.

I checked in on our year one native meadow yesterday. The swamp milkweed is starting to bloom! Slender and regular mountain mint as well so we’ll have nectar for any monarch guests.

As few recent garden pics…
#mygarden #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden

I on the other hand, already get hot faster because of the energy used to get around with my physical disability. So a water-wise, low maintenance garden is essential!
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These beauties doesn’t seem to be bothered by this heat wave! I’ve only watered a few things planted recently. Mostly native and nativar plants but of course the sedum and pincushion flowers, etc. are not.

And it did get nibbled on last year by either rabbits or woodchucks but they haven’t touched it this year 🤷🏻‍♀️. Hope that helps!

And it did get nibbled on last year by rabbits or possibly woodchucks but they decided not to eat it this year 🤷🏻‍♀️. Hope that helps! It only bloomed densely like this in the areas with the most sun.

I have this sedum planted around my front and back yard in partially shady spots. This particular spot gets quite a bit of afternoon sun but has some grasses around it that shade it a bit. The soil is pretty nutrient rich but drains well. This is just one of the clumps.

But lots more grasses and forbs out of frame.#nativemeadow

It’s been a month since I posted a meadow update! Mainly because I can’t physically get down to this low area in our yard too easily. But it seems very happy! Nodding wild onion, blue vervain, slender mountain mint, penstemon, wild bergamot, yarrow and several sedges and wild violets shown here.

I can’t wait to see the fluffy cloud-like white blooms and the pollinator party they will bring.
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Penstemon, slender mountain mint, hoary vervain, little bluestem and more! I added the slender mountain mint last year and it was just what I needed to add some airy layers between some of the more structured plants.

Michigan natives - plains oval sedge and downy wood mint looking lovely in the garden. Although the downy wood mint is thriving more in my backyard where the soil is more lean.
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A couple plants I’ve been able to enjoy since a portion of our yard was rabbit-proofed! Woodland phlox and foam flowers! Both of these are cultivars I believe. Maybe “blue moon” and cutting edge.”

Sedum ternatum/woodland stonecrop looking stunning! #nativeplants #springblooms #nativegarden

I have to slide down the hill and use crutches at the bottom to get to this spot but I can read the markers and see the plants with binoculars from up top 🩼👩🏻‍🦽‍➡️!
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It’s exceeded my expectations which were - it’s worth a try to plant a meadow in the middle of our deer and rabbit heavy natural area! The cardboard will be a path of some sort. The only real regrowth we’re seeing from b4 when we just let it grow are wild violets 😍. So they’ll be the groundcover.

Lowland native meadow check-in! Nodding wild onion, blue vervain, penstemon digitalis, switch grass, big bluestem, boneset, mountain mint, various sedges, swamp milkweed, lady fern, blue flag iris , wild bergamot and a few others!

Lots of lush native plants coming up in the part shade garden! This area is almost the right size for me to tend to easily. I still should’ve left myself a kneeling path through the center at its widest point which is 5 ft. Paths are key to gardening with a mobility disability! #nativeplants

I forgot to include the trillium in my white flower post! This one comes up every year but never spreads .
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White blooms and buds in the garden! Antennaria howellii / pussytoes, narcissus Thalia/ daffodil, aronia arbutifolia/ red chokeberry, sedum ternatum/ woodland stonecrop. The daffodils are the only non native in this bunch.
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It’s been a very cold spring in Michigan. So here’s another old photo from one of the small beds in our yard. Shallow beds and/or pathways make it easier to garden for me ♿️. Knee pads are a must too for all that kneeling and crawling! Butterfly weed and yarrow shown here. #garden #nativeplants

Our Eames Lounge in Girard Checker upholstery. We couldn’t resist this subtle nod to Ska 😉!
#midcenturymodern #eameslounge #ska #mustardplug #hermanmiller