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The seasonal changes in a meadow garden surprise and delight, creating ever-changing vistas. Their colorful flowers not only provide beautiful views but also attract an important part of the ecosystem: pollinators, including birds, bees and butterflies. A meadow garden is sustainable and will benefit the yard it’s planted within as well as the greater area beyond the property lines.
Establishing a meadow garden takes forethought, some physical effort and a bit of trial and error. However, these lovely grassy areas can establish themselves quickly and take on a life of their own. Check out the three meadow gardens below, in three very different locales — a small urban garden in Toronto, a yard in Illinois that was once prairie and a property in eastern Massachusetts designed according to permaculture principles. We’ve included plant lists to help inspire your own pollinator-attracting meadow garden.
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The food forest also has citrus, apricot, apple, plum, fig and persimmon trees. In addition to attracting pollinators, improving the soil quality was also important. Lyon added soil-improving species to keep the soil rich. These include a California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica, zones 7 to 10), Catalina currants (Ribes viburnifolium, zone 8), California lilac (Ceanothus sp.), sticky monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus, zones 7 to 10) and alpine strawberry plants (Fragaria vesca, zones 5 to 9).
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