Backyard Ecology™30 Nov 2023

Tips and Tricks for Growing Prairie Plants in Your Native Plant Garden

Did you know that for many of our most commonly grown native wildflowers and grasses, 2/3 or more of the plant is underground in the form of roots? Or that you can reduce weeding requirements in your native plant garden by understanding the root systems of different plants that you are growing? Or that there is now a resource that can help you avoid mistaking a native plant in your garden as a weed and accidentally pulling it?

Today, we are talking to Hilary Cox and Neil Diboll. They are the authors of the newly published book, The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants. Neil is also the president and consulting ecologist of Prairie Nursery, located in Wisconsin.

The full transcript of this episode can be found at: https://www.backyardecology.net/growing-prairie-plants

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Episode related links:

🦋 Hilary's email: crumpetlee@gmail.com
🦋 Neil's email: NDiboll@prairienursery.com
🦋 The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants: https://amzn.to/3QTmMco (affiliate link)
🦋 Prairie Nursery: https://www.prairienursery.com/

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