My First Attempt at Winter Sowing
See what I purchased and the steps I took to follow Wild Seed Project's advice on how to germinate native plant seeds over the winter.
Deciding to Turn My Back Yard Into a Wildflower Prairie
See how buying a riding lawnmower evolved into a plan to turn my back yard into a prairie and a goal of sowing seeds myself over winter.
Finishing Up My Fall Planting
My plan to put only 8 more plants into the ground turned into a second order of an additional 24 plants before I called fall planting complete.
My First Native Plants Have Arrived!
This week, I got my first delivery of native plants and put them in the ground (and realized that one plant I bought wasn't actually native).
Learning About Native Plants vs. Cultivars
This week, I learned about the difference between native plants and cultivars and decided that for the time being, I'll stick with true natives.
Destroying Three Years of Work
This week, I learned how to find plants that are native to my ecoregion and discovered that out of 58 plants I had in the ground, only 10 were native.
What Is Sow and See?
Discover my inspiration for digging up my existing garden and sowing it with native plants, and see what I learn along the way.