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DIY Home Gardening

Black Locust trees dominate the front yard and allow a dappled sunlight, just enough to allow successful growth of sun loving plants. Full sun in winter & spring. Coneflowers, Monarda, daylilies, Spiderwort, Catnip. Liriope lines the public sidewalk - grows dense to hold water in the beds & off...

DYI Home Gardening - Turf Removal & Weed Control

Native Coneflower and Monarda have grown & spread to fill this front yard planting bed. Over 14 years, this bed has expanded to replace a large area of Bermuda grass that I hand dug to remove this difficult creeping grass. Plant density is key to weed control, as there is just little space for...

DYI Home Gardening - Grow Native

Close up of same front yard bed - different year when a Oakleaf Hydrangea starts to dominate (relocated it in 2014). Catnip and Liriope line the front and have no problem with road salt and dog urine. The Catnip blooms from June to November since this bed becomes full sun as the season turns to...

DYI Home Gardening - Dense Planting to Control Weeds

Close up of same front yard bed - Monarda magenta and Coneflower pinks, with a touch of rusty orange and yellow daylilies. Even a few Queen Ann's Lace pop up here in white. Note the density - the cure for weed free gardening. This bed has gone untouched for 4 years before any maintenance was...

DYI Home Gardening - Midwest Native Plants