After being kept waiting in their pots for weeks, our native plants finally are in their new home.

August 12, 2015

August 12, 2015

Thanks to Janet, we have a plan.

Otherwise, if you don’t know the plants and how they grow, (how big; when they flower; etc.) you could spend years fiddling around to get things where you want them.  Just got the news from Janet that she picked up the Liatris spicata and a few are getting ready to bloom 🙂

Now it’s time for the hard work.  Kent from church has offered to help and he is really keen about getting out there and digging. My only concern is the heat during the day out where the plot is, so we’ve planned to choose a weeding date in the late afternoon.  Of course, Janet has chosen plants that “I think will do well given the full-sun/prairie-like location with driveway on one side (heat island effect) and lawn on the other.”

Bring it on!

June 29, 2015: South view before weeding: the garden a month or so after pulling the stumps

June 29, 2015: North view before weeding: looking along the side of the garden towards the hill

The big day is finally here!

This afternoon the bushes and stumps will be pulled out of the garden bed at the top of the hill, making way for the pollinator garden to become a reality.  My mom really wanted this garden to happen and thanks to the help of a lot of people, it looks like we are ready to start.  Last Sunday at the church BBQ, Janet and I had a talk about possible plants and where everything will be placed in the bed.  She brought along a couple pots of native plants to give us an idea of size and the variety of leaves.  The bed faces south east and is perfect for attracting bees and butterflies.  Janet and Patrick were sure they saw Swallowtail butterfly while we were talking.  We hope that is only the beginning!