Even a small corner can make a difference
Here is a small corner which is now teeming with life! With some thought and planning, sometimes several species can be grown close together to create a stunning visual impact in a previously uninspiring spot.
An Alberta gardener set this corner alight with colorful native flowers
Source: https://www.gardenforbirds.org/what-about-this-spot-advice-on-garden-issues/
As mentioned by CompactFlax:
Despite the captions Hemerocallis is not native to North America, but serves here as a colourful addition, adding some red depth.
Sticking only to native plants doesn’t always give a pleasing result (especially in more extreme climates); it’s perfectly ok to mix them in with nonnative (noninvasive) species to add some variety. Having some native plants is better than a manicured lawn and entirely nonnative species!
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Despite the captions Hemerocallis is not native to North America, but serves here as a colourful addition, adding some red depth.
Sticking only to native plants doesn’t always give a pleasing result (especially in more extreme climates); it’s perfectly ok to mix them in with nonnative (noninvasive) species to add some variety. Having some native plants is better than a manicured lawn and entirely nonnative species!
Thank you for the correction, I'll add it
Gorgeous corner.
Looks great, was this seeded or planted?
I would love to do something like this but i hate actual garden work.
I honestly don't know for this case, I wasn't able to find more details on the source site
I'm more of a lazy gardener myself, I just throw seeds randomly and whatever grows is fine by me. I just look at it once in a while to remove any invasive species.
Planting vs seeding is a minimal part of the overall labor involved with clearing an area and supporting the plants as they become established. You still need to make a space for and then water the seeds.
With the pictured plants, it’s planted.
Natives are the least amount of work and perfect for lazy gardening. They don't need watering once established and work best without fertilizer and with competition
If i wasn’t convinced to go with natives for ecological reasons already this definitely does it!
Just buy them as plants instead of seeds. I love https://www.prairiemoon.com/
wow!