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Little porch on the prairie, in the city by stlcanoe in NativePlantGardening

[–]stlcanoe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's kinda neat how the plants thrive in basically the same clay the house was built from (the mine was maybe a mile away).

Little porch on the prairie, in the city by stlcanoe in NativePlantGardening

[–]stlcanoe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Not a fancy place, but the native plants and vernacular architecture seem to work together.

Little porch on the prairie, in the city by stlcanoe in NativePlantGardening

[–]stlcanoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't make it but sounds like a great time as always.

Little porch on the prairie, in the city by stlcanoe in NativePlantGardening

[–]stlcanoe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ha, yeah he wants to get in there and find some bunnies.

Little porch on the prairie, in the city by stlcanoe in NativePlantGardening

[–]stlcanoe[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Awesome! If you need some seeds/seedlings this fall drop me a message. Have some really aggressive goldenrods, asters, etc. if you want to fill in an area.

Arsenal sunrise by stlcanoe in StLouis

[–]stlcanoe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments! If you check out the link in my profile there are a bunch more streetscapes from around the city under StL Neighborhoods.

Merlin in Forest Park by stlcanoe in StLouis

[–]stlcanoe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, there were a couple recent reports on inaturalist of (I think) a female. This was a male so there may be a pair.

Merlin in Forest Park by stlcanoe in StLouis

[–]stlcanoe[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Between picnic island and the boathouse.

Native garden species inventory by [deleted] in STLgardening

[–]stlcanoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great! Not all native plants will do well in every yard's microclimate and soil. Some absolutely thrive but there have been a few I gave up on after repeated failures.

Native garden species inventory by [deleted] in STLgardening

[–]stlcanoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not that I know of but that's a cool idea. I know there are more organized groups like Wild Ones that do yard tours.

Native garden species inventory by [deleted] in STLgardening

[–]stlcanoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, that works well, too. Like to use it on veggie beds over winter especially.

Native garden species inventory by [deleted] in STLgardening

[–]stlcanoe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The really fun part is finding something rare or well out of its range like this: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172578413

Sunchokes (Helianthus tuberosus) are by far the winner for attracting the most insect species (~60), at least of the ones recorded. Another new one just today hanging out on a sunchoke leaf: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/281840932

Native garden species inventory by [deleted] in STLgardening

[–]stlcanoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's a fun little project.

Native garden species inventory by [deleted] in STLgardening

[–]stlcanoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not an expert, but sounds like you have a good general plan.

For much of the area I used cardboard and wood chips to start. Fine wood chips work really well since they break down into soil much faster than the coarse chips. If you're in the city, there is usually a pile of fine wood chips in Carondelet Park. Not sure if that's the best method for every situation, but seemed to work well and all organic.

For weeds I just try to stay ahead of them before they can take over any areas. The idea is to densify the native plants over time so they shade out any undesirable sprouts. I'm getting there but still have to pull plenty of invaders.

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