by Nan Marshall | Oct 12, 2021 | BLOG
This is the last garden from our Native Plantings Open House. This garden is full of native plants that, besides their obvious beauty, have formed a robust and diverse ecosystem in their gardens without herbicides, pesticides, excessive watering, or fertilizer in an...
by Nan Marshall | Oct 8, 2021 | BLOG
This garden owner has a particular interest in permaculture – plants that provide fruits, berries, and nuts for human consumption, many of which are native to the area. He also has a wide range of herbs and plants for medicinal uses. He has been growing vegetable...
by Nan Marshall | Oct 6, 2021 | BLOG
This yard is Andy Lukens’. He and his father Tom spent the spring planting 75 native shrubs in seven different species throughout the yard to provide a buffer to the street, provide habitat and food for birds, and to beautify the yard. Photos of and plans for...
by Nan Marshall | Sep 14, 2021 | BLOG
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...
by Nan Marshall | Aug 17, 2021 | BLOG
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,...