My Microprairie.
Saving nature one yard at a time.
The solution is at ground level.
Ever want to start your own garden? Dig in the dirt a little and grow some things? Help with climate change but didn’t know where to start?
You’re in the right place. There’s a still point among the vast garden centers and potting soils and complicated-looking plants and chemicals, chemicals, chemicals. It’s called a microprairie, and I’m planting one in my yard using regenerative gardening techniques and native plants suited for my area. You can plant one, too. We can save the planet, together, one yard at a time. Come on along. I’ll show you how.
Recent Blog Posts
Check out what’s going on in the garden!
- It’s fall! Putting your microprairie to bed
The weather is cooling off (finally), and the leaves are starting to change. It’s fall, and t Why clean up your microprairie? After all, aren’t we supposed to keep the… Read more: It’s fall! Putting your microprairie to bed - There’s still time to grow your microprairieAfter this exceptionally hot, dry summer, I’m looking forward to the rainy, cool days of fall. But before everything goes dormant for winter here in the Up North, we still… Read more: There’s still time to grow your microprairie
- Adding grasses to your microprairie: Prairie dropseedHow’s everything going in your microprairie this week? When I think of gardens, I mostly think of flowers and vegetables. But in the real world outside our yards, prairies… Read more: Adding grasses to your microprairie: Prairie dropseed
- A little prairie road tripI took a little road trip recently that was supposed to be just a weekend getaway, but it kind of turned into a prairie restoration mini-tour. Everyone should drive down… Read more: A little prairie road trip
- It’s hot out!Tips for helping your garden beat the heat. In case you haven’t been outside lately… It’s hot out there! The dog days of summer usually mean hot, humid weather, but… Read more: It’s hot out!
- A butterfly buffet: milkweedA friend of mine decided to start his own microprairie last year. But when he walked into his local garden center and asked if they had any milkweed, the employee… Read more: A butterfly buffet: milkweed
- What now?Rethinking the garden after a disaster The drought finally broke in the garden this week, at least for a while, but drought or no drought, the wild bergamot burst into… Read more: What now?
- Coneflowers: Pretty, adaptable and a bee magnetI didn’t really think much of coneflowers until I planted some in my yard last year and go to know them. That’s when I found that coneflowers are a great… Read more: Coneflowers: Pretty, adaptable and a bee magnet
- Power to the PeopleIt’s been quiet in the garden this week. The plants are plugging along, trying to survive these last few days of extreme heat before the weather settles down into more… Read more: Power to the People
- When good plants go badInvasive plants aren’t always what we think. This is creeping bellflower. It’s cute, it’s a pretty purple, the bees love it. And I hate it. I noticed this slim, delicate… Read more: When good plants go bad
- My plant died! What to do when things don’t work out in the gardenI really want a butterfly weed in my milkweed garden. Their bright, deep orange blossoms look spectacular against their dark green leaves, they’re a native plant for my area and… Read more: My plant died! What to do when things don’t work out in the garden
- Lawns are not evil: 8 tips for making your lawn an allyYour standard blanket of green grass has gotten a bad rap over the years, especially as we’ve started to understand the connection between the disappearance of pollinators and the expansion… Read more: Lawns are not evil: 8 tips for making your lawn an ally
