Iowa 2025

Site will be planted for pollinators and birds.
This site already has button bush, nannyberry and queen of prairie but will soon get fireweed and milkweed additions.
This steep slope is being converted to a prairie strip both to support wildlife and to minimize difficult mowing.
Existing native plant garden is being extended. Homeowner added prairie smoke, pasque flower, rattlesnake master, dense blazing star, meadow blazing star, purple prairie clover, lead plant, monarda, foxglove beardtongue, New England aster, and showy goldenrod.
Homeowner is adding a ton of natives to this site.
Homeowner is adding adding wild bergamot to a coneflower bed.

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