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I've created a slideshow of my native garden with photos I've taken over the past two years showcasing the plants as well as the animal life it attracts.
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My meadow anemone garden is stealing the show this time of year! Even aggressive plants can have a place in our yards.
Blue Flag Iris seems to not be too bothered by it, but many other plants would get crowded out.
A quiet evening in the Smolenski prairie. Lots of ticks, still a nice time overall. I wonder if the tick population would be noticeably lower if they'd burn the prairie and mow the trail on a regular basis.
@CensusGadfly Butterflyweed is hit or miss for me and usually short-lived but it's lasted longer in my gardens than common or swamp. Common seems to get milkweed yellows disease every time I have it.
Common milkweed doesn't like my yard and I stopped trying to make it work years ago. But it volunteers itself enough that I always have some. Today I found a couple of caterpillars on it.
The local Wild Ones native plant sale I went to a couple weeks ago still had some leftovers so I went back today and grabbed a couple more. Obedient plant is going in the wild space along my large fire pit. Turtlehead will be going in my pond's bog filter.