Design a native landscaping plan that resonates with the general public. Consider these tips to keep your landcape from being the neighborhood "weed patch".

Tips on using structural grasses and colourful perennial to create a prairie-style planting

Tips on using structural grasses and colourful perennial to create a prairie-style planting

Once you understand the basics of matrix planting, creating one of your own will be a fun and rewarding exercise. Learn how, here.

The display gardens are a living classroom; where customers and staff can observe, analyze and share feedback on mature plants and review new plants grown in trial gardens. From plant combinations and species comparisons to lighting conditions, and plant communities, the learning opportunities are unique to each garden.

Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith raised his own prairie garden from seed and was delighted to find it requires a fraction of the maintenance of a conventional border

Organic & Regenerative Gardening and Compost - Amanda on Instagram: "Once the side yard was sheet mulched to smother out the grass, and a defined path was created, it was time to plant some native pollinator plants. I laid down a 4” layer of @soil3organiccompost in four areas and planted two seed mixes. I started seeds indoors to maximize the germination and avoid losing seeds to wildlife. Tall grass prairie mix and short grass prairie mix are from @prairiemoonnursery I will also…

These plants are essential for recreating the look of a prairie-style border.

Mixtures of grasses and flowering perennials have, in recent years come to be known as prairie planting. Most effective in larger areas, the relaxed, naturalistic feel can also be achieved in smaller gardens.

In the February 2015 issue of Fine Gardening, we introduced you to a stunning garden in central Illinois designed by Adam Woodruff. Here are the plants featured in each of the photos.