The perfect prairie garden brings diversity and an ever-changing landscape to the yard. The leaves of the compass plant always arrange themselves in a north-south orientation. The open prairie is Mother Nature's garden. The random and accidental mixture of native grasses and wildflowers creates a relaxed charm not typically seen in cultivated spaces.
Natural prairies attract birds and butterflies and provide a habitat for other wildlife.
What occurs naturally on the prairie can be more or less reproduced in a home garden. Lawrence gardener Bitsey Patton found the development of a prairie garden a perfect blend for her love of gardening and her profession as a biologist. The garden offers her ample opportunity to witness biology right in her own back yard. A how-to guide By its very nature, the prairie garden is ever changing. Depending on the wind, sun, moisture, seed dispersal and temperatures throughout the season, plants will proliferate one year and recede the next.