=> home => offshoots => 20060716_yardtours2006
Categories:
July 16, 2006
Today we went to tour several yards of Wild Ones members in our area. The Native Suburbia project is so young that it can be difficult to imagine what it will look like when our plants take over the yard. So we were excited to see what other people had done with their yards. It was a very inspiring trip. Unfortunately, none of the yards was in the type of sterile, tightly packed neighborhood that we find ourselves in, so we are still pioneers in that aspect.
Pat Clancy; Lisle, IL: This 2-acre yard consists of a variety of habitats such as a wet prairie garden, a sunny slope terraced with limestone, and wooded areas. There was also a fair amount of lawn still present. I was very jealous of the amount of land that she had to work with.
Rich Whitney; Glen Ellyn, IL: When first driving up we noticed a prairie planting by the curb. Up the driveway is a section that has been evolving from a prairie into a woodland planting as the trees mature and block out the sun. In the beautifully wooded backyard, Rich has been fighting a valiant battle against the buckthorn. His struggle makes me thankful that I have been able to suppress most of the buckthorn regrowth in our yard.
Leslie Cummings; Wheaton, IL: This half-acre property features more than 100 species of prairie, savanna and woodland plants. The front yard is dominated by a large expanse of prairie plants. We were very interested to see this yard in the summer, because we had assisted Leslie with a controlled burn of her property in March 2006. We were very impressed with her complete commitment to converting to native plants. There is nothing resembling traditional lawn in this yard.
/offshoots | Permalink (1 comment)
Submit a comment
Comments are closed for this story.
Comments
Rich W wrote at 2006-07-18 21:42: