Native Plantings Garden Open House #3

Native Plantings Garden Open House #3

The prairie plants along Rock Avenue in front of the McIntosh Memorial Library in Viroqua were planted in the spring/summer of 2016.  A total of 35 different species were purchased and planted by a team of volunteers.  Under the direction of Gary Thompson, a planting...
Native Plantings Garden Open House #2

Native Plantings Garden Open House #2

Roberta Ducharme moved back to Wisconsin in 2014, after teaching in Hawaii for four years, and was lucky to find a little house with a large, open backyard and a small front lawn. Within a month she had planted a raised bed vegetable garden.  Over the next few years,...
Native Plantings Garden Open House #1

Native Plantings Garden Open House #1

This year Valley Stewardship Network held its first Native Plantings Garden Open House that included six homes and businesses around Viroqua, WI.  Each garden featured a different take on native plantings.  This tour was part of our Plant Native for Biodiversity...
Plant Oaks to Add Native Biodiversity

Plant Oaks to Add Native Biodiversity

Interested in more biodiversity in your yard? Plant trees! If you are considering planting trees, there is no better choice to promote biodiversity and support birds and other wildlife than planting oaks. Oaks top the list of tree species that, across all of North...