Dry Sun? Plant A MICRO PRAIRIE!

Struggling with what to plant in a hot, dry sunny spot? Plant a Micro PRAIRIE!

North American prairie plants have extremely deep roots and can thrive and continue looking beautiful, even during hot, dry periods. They are adapted for our North American climates, and are beneficial to stabilize against climate change, as they do an amazing job at storing carbon underground! Plus the birds and pollinators LOVE them!

To learn even more about prairie ecosystems, check out Native Habitat Project!
@NativeHabitatProject

Some prairie conservation resources:
* Prairie conservation and restoration recommendations for farms and private land:
* American Prairie restoration:
* Coastal Prairie Conservancy (Texas):
* Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve:

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:47 Prairies Are Endangered
01:10 Microprairie
01:40 Deep Roots!
02:13 Prairie Invasives
03:08 REALLY Deep Roots!
03:55 Birds LOVE!
04:26 Pollinator Magnet!
05:26 Prairie Grasses
06:07 Fire Management

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To learn even more about prairie ecosystems, check out Native Habitat Project!
@NativeHabitatProject

Some prairie conservation resources:
* Prairie conservation and restoration recommendations for farms and private land:
* American Prairie restoration:
* Coastal Prairie Conservancy (Texas):
* Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve:

[ThreeRunHomer]

I have a dry strip just like that beside my driveway too. I sowed anise hyssop and monarda seeds and some are growing well. They got a late start though. You’ve inspired me to fill the rest of the strip with native wildflowers.

[enriquezuniga]

This was such a fun and informative video. I have a variety of native prairie plants in my garden in the Chicago area. Not only did they do very well during the drought months of May and June, but they handled the excessive rainfall of early July quite well. Right now the garden is full of pollinators and other beneficial insects.

[dankeener]

Our community here in Lancaster, PA voted and removed our crumbling sidewalk and hellstrips. Most extended lawn to the street. I chose to do a rain garden, but because there is great drainage and it faces the hot afternoon sun, prairie plants you listed here do very well. Because it looks great and attracts birds, butterflies and bees at least 4 neighbors have done their version of native or mixed street-side garden strips. Sometimes we just need to see it demonstrated like you did in this video. Thx. Great job!

[RobertKaucher]

968 (now 969) subscribers and this quality?! What is wrong with this world?! You should have 3x that!

[Hayley-sllm]

I feel you, that is me breathing into the bag too every time I look at the news. Almost 3 years ago in Oregon we had a HORRIBLE 10-day span of the worst air quality on the planet from forest fires, and then pollution built up under the smoke. The sky was yellow for days... There's nothing more depressing than not even being able to be in your garden because the air outside could harm you 😢.

[emilyfox]

I'm cackling! "These roots are as deep as 1.27 Amanda's." Hahaha priceless!

[feelingkevinly]

Thanks for this video! I just stumbled across it and really enjoyed it! I live in Illinois and luckily I do see a lot of native prairie plants growing wild around here. We have a lot of preserved forests and prairies- well "a lot" in comparison to everywhere else. It's still depressingly dominated by strip malls and parkinglots where chemicals are sprayed to prevent anything growing 😭😭😭 But I am saving to buy a house and I want to have a native prairie garden like you have! I really think there is a growing interest in killing your lawn and planting native plants. I hope so, anyway. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!

[ZZ_Trop]

Your videos rock! I'm super into native stuff right now but there's only so many boring old ladies I can listen to... your content is a breath of fresh air and quite humorous. 🤘😎

[KishorTwist]

It’s missing _New England asters_ for the late September-early October blooms, last chance in the year to see flower colors and feed pollinators before the lame frost comes in!

[jamesetal]

I moved from Missouri to the deep South a while back. I brought purple cone flowers with me. They all died from the heat except for one plant. That one plant had the genetic makeup to thrive in the deep South, . I gave heaps of it away over the years before moving elsewhere. I hope the descendants of the plant are happy there still.
In my new digs I discovered Bidens alba. There were no bees to be found on this property. Then, at the end of the summer I found a single Bidens alba growing in a crack in the driveway. It was covered in bees. I took seeds from it later in the season and put them down the side of the drive. Now, they grow everywhere and continue to be covered by pollinators of every description. Gardening is hope. Keep at it.

[SMElder-iyfl]

I enjoyed this video, but for future videos, please speak more slowly and leave the map on the screen long enough to read it.

[bethaltizer]

Love your videos! I’m just starting my eco gardening journey and it is addictive! Getting some things in the ground this fall so we can hit the ground running this spring! Thanks for all the helpful information and love the humor you throw in!❤️

[artbyadrienne]

😊 I'm in NE Arizona at 6, 000 ft elevation and I have a lot of hot, dry patches. I've been trying to get wildflowers to grow for several years now. I finally got a few things to survive this summer. It's very sad that so much of native areas are being destroyed.

[nicktrull]

Fantastic video, thanks Amanda. The patch looks absolutely beautiful

[JillKnapp]

I've been wanting to convert a chunk of my sad yard to a pollinator happy place, and here you are with your freakin' great videos. Yay! All praise the all-knowing algorithm!

Your vids are really helpful and fun to watch, too. Thank you so much!
((waving from northern Delaware))

[christophernixon]

Another informative, creative, and inspiring video. Your channel is going to grow and grow and grow....just like your gardens. Really, you create the best videos!

[mrstacyj]

Atticus Finch? Thanks for sharing. Nicely produced and good-humored. I'm in Chicago and a surprising number of neighbors have let their lawns and parkway (lawn between the sidewalk and street) go wild. Only recently discovered the prairie restoration efforts (Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.) - some organizations have been working at it for decades! I want to beautify the alleyways (I have a couple little patches each about 1 sq ft) with native flowers and prairie species.

[jumprope]

Maybe the best intro to eco-gardening I’ve seen! 🎉 Thank you for this wonderful video. I’m in yr 3 converting lawn to habitat in Tx panhandle. A roller coaster of climate change here including the worst wildfires in Tx history this spring. Hopeful we can all join in restoring our ecosystems wherever we live. ❤

[karlsenula]

I'm also in Maryland and also have my south facing garden densely filled with natives if the deer and rabbits don't eat it ... I've lost many many plants that way.