Illinois 2025

Homeowner is extending an existing native garden making it a prairie woodland with pasture roses, mist flower, Bowman’s root, hoary skullcap, another native plants.
This garden is being expanded with prairie dropseed.
This corner will get a native plant addition.
Homeowner is removing invasive plants in this yard and adding wild geranium and white trillium. Last year goldenrod and nodding onion seeds we placed in this spot.
Homeowner is adding native elderberry for everyone to enjoy!
Homeowner wants to make their yard more beautiful while also supporting birds and butterflies.
This yard is reducing its lawn to make it feel more like a woodland. Cover for birds is being created to help provide them with shelter from the next door neighbor’s free range cats.
Spot awaiting new native plants.
Weedy spot will experience a removal of invasive plants and the addition of natives to experiment with what works to support monarchs and hummingbirds.
Property lost a pine and they plan to add a collection of native plants around stump with a central feature on the stump–maybe a birdbath?
A bed ready for new native plant additions.
A pot awaiting a native plant.
This is an ongoing effort to replace rose bed with native plant species.
This is the only part of the yard that is not yet converted to natives.
In an agriculture-heavy region, this property sees value in providing birds with the resources they need to thrive.
This area has a lot of agriculture and homeowner want to provide migratory birds with seeds, shelter, and places to nest.
This homeowner recently moved to the suburbs from the country and noticed the drop in numbers of birds. Thus, they will work to convert their lawn to habitat and encourage their neighbors to do the same.
This homeowner has put natives in their front and backyard. Now they are converting their parkway to natives and eliminating the grass.
This area used to be annuals and non-native plants which are now being replaced to better support insects and birds.
Wildflower seedlings getting started and ready to be added to the garden.
Native plants will be integrated into an existing gardens space.
This is an area between two houses where more plant variety will provide better foraging opportunities.
This area will undergo a little by little transformation to help attract and support birds.
Less lawn and more native plants is the goal on this site.
This property started adding natives in 2022 to reduce the “boring lawn”. More will be added this year to improve the yard for birds.
Native plants will be added to help birds and butterflies.
Native plants will add additional food resources for birds near feeders.
Soil is warm enough! Native plant seedlings are in their new home.
Property is adding natural food sources to this garden for the birds and biodiversity.
This lovely deck garden will get some native plant additions to provide food for birds and insects.
A birch once stood here but it was destroyed in an ice storm. A new native tree will take its place.
This subdivision lacks native plants. Homeowner will remove a tree and will plant native plants for birds and pollinators.
Each season this property has been adding natives. This year blue false indigo is the chosen addition.
New native plant will be planted here.
Property owner is adding to existing native landscape. New plants include moss phlox and Solomon’s seal.
Lawn where weeds have been removed and sedges encouraged to fill in with native shade tolerant species.
Native plants create visual interest as well as habitat in this yard.
This yard is adding native gardens for birds and insects.

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