Prairie landscape design

Design a native landscaping plan that resonates with the general public. Consider these tips to keep your landcape from being the neighborhood "weed patch".

An Iowa gardener takes cues from nature to create an easy-care wildlife haven filled with colorful native plants.

Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith raised his own prairie garden from seed and was delighted to find it requires a fraction of the maintenance of a conventional border

Tips on using structural grasses and colourful perennial to create a prairie-style planting

Create a butterfly- and bird-friendly landscape with these garden plans. Each design includes a mix of plants that can provide nectar, seeds, and shelter to wildlife.

The story of how a regular gardener convinced a local zoo to install a meadow at a new enclosure, and how that gardener successfully used the book Prairie Up. Inspiring project and images!

Ornamental grasses are one of the most useful types of plants you can use in your landscape designs; here are five ideas to get you started, plus lots of beautiful grasses to achieve your favorite look.

a number of grasses in the mix, including Sesleria autumnalis, Sporobolus heterolepis, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’, and Molinia litoralis “˜Transparent’.

Prairie borders replicate the American plains. Providing soft drifts of grasses & plants. Prairie gardens are great even in a small garden design.

Grasses can act visually like shrubs. Some are arching, while others are stiff and formal. Learn more about designing your garden with grasses.