Prairiescapes

Prairiescapes is a full-service landscape company specializing in prairie, woodland and wetland restoration in Central Minnesota.

04/02/2019

When the ground is still frozen in April, but the burn schedule is being organized, we are still philosophical...

It is paradoxical that prairies require burning. It is paradoxical because, in North America, many of us think of the prairie as “pure” nature—as a kind of dry Boundary Waters Canoe Area on land. Our romantic notions of nature suggest that the best nature is that which is least impacted (and t...

10/10/2018

Cool season landscapes expose the different kinds of plants. A good time to kill cool-season weeds and encourage cool-season grasses.

In terms of prairies, and plant life in general, October is the month that separates the cool season plants from the warm season. Warm season plants are those that thrive in the warmer temperatures of summer, but begin to go dormant when the cool days and nights of autumn arrive. The cool season p

09/02/2018

Ever wonder how prairie plugs work? Also, check out our monarch migration!

With more and more land being developed for one purpose or another, and more farm land being put into production, pollinator habitat has been in decline. We've been restoring our 80 acre farm to native plants for some time now, and there have always been monarchs. Like many, however, we've

08/06/2018

Prairie at its peak (or just post-peak)

Many apologies for the gap in posts. All I can say is that it is somewhat paradoxical that the most beautiful time of a Central Minnesota prairie is also our most busy time. When I would like to be photographing and pondering its beauty, we're busy weeding, plugging, and preparing sites for future s

08/03/2018

Native plants and gardens are the best way to attract and sustain critical pollinators and other species.

With a little help, your backyard can double as a tiny slice of the wild

07/08/2018

July is dominated by removing the weeds before they seed out. Sometimes it's hard to see the beauty beyond the thistle.

This is the weeding time for prairies, especially for second-year prairies. The first season, newly seeded prairies are usually mowed to keep the weeds down and let the newly germinated seedlings get sun. The second year we let things go. But that is when many weeds come up with the prairie. Our goa

06/24/2018

We've moved into summer with lots of pop from the butterfly milkweed in the prairie. Do you see any of these flowers in yours?

We break the various wildflowers down into four seasons: spring, early summer, late summer, and fall. The spring flowers are fading and we are now in the season of early summer, and there are some great flowers that are beginning to bloom. All of these photos were taken today, June 24th, in a prairi

06/03/2018

Prairies are a long game. The first year never looks very promising, as the natives compete with the weeds. Thus this frequently asked question...

The most frequently asked question we get regarding prairies and their installation is this: "You seeded my prairie last fall; it's now spring and I see nothing but weeds. Where is my prairie?" Many wonder early on how their investment can possibly become a prairie. This is in great part

05/27/2018

Lupine! Today's blog chronicles some of the early flowers, the difference made by burning prairies, and some Russian meddling.

It's an exciting time when the first prairie flowers bloom. Around here the most consistent and dependable flowers are the Golden Alexanders, Spiderwort, Beardtongue and Lupine.

05/21/2018

How the natives get a jump on the weeds...

This is prairie seeding time. And when I'm out seeding prairies, I think of Jethro Tull. Or, more accurately, I think of the two Jethro Tulls. Being 60 years old, my time with popular music was in the '70s. The band, Jethro Tull , was part of my musical diet then, and for good reason. The sound of

05/15/2018

Burn season is always frantic and short. We'll be spending the next two weeks watching the wind direction and trying to get the burns in.

We are in the burn season, which occasions some thought on that part of prairie work. It is somehow paradoxical to think that prairies depend upon burning. It is paradoxical because we think of us, homo sapiens, as outside of nature, or at least corrupters of nature, and that pure nature w

05/06/2018

In a year like this, landscaping goes from 0-60 in a heartbeat. Burning season has begun and the oaks in the tree nursery have to be moved around before it is too late.

The time after the ground thaws to before things green up is the time to burn prairies. Also, the time after the ground thaws and before the trees bud is the time we dig up, transplant, pot, or ball and burlap trees. The window for much of what we do this spring of 2018 is a very small one.

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29641 95th Avenue
Saint Joseph, MN
56374

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+13203335931

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http://prairie-scapes.com/

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