Early Spring Bloomers

A customer and blog subscriber requested we  ‘SHOW OUR SPRING BLOOMERS’!  You can easily search through our 600+ natives species to find specific criteria such as ‘April bloom time’ by using the Plant Finder – found in the header of our website.
Here are some native species that will be peeking out in the next few [...]

Spotlight on: Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa)

The Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) is an under-appreciated native plant that has great landscape potential.  One of the few native cacti found here in the Midwest, it’s a very low-growing plant with amazing yellow flowers up to 4″ across.  The edible, pear-shaped fruit is red when ripe.  In fact, Native American Indians ate [...]

Canada Goldenrod Invasion

This question has come up occasionally from various customers so I thought I would pass on my response:
A customer asks:  “We have an invasion of Canada Goldenrod in our prairie and I’m wondering if there is a parasitic plant that we can add to the prairie to control this?”  Also, in a couple of new [...]

What If I Can’t Burn?

On page 65 of our current catalog we advise in boldface type, “Burning is the single most important management practice for native plantings.” Wayne R. Pauly, in his booklet How to Manage Small Prairie Fires, succinctly summarizes the benefits of regular burning:
“Fire rejuvenates a prairie; more plants flower, produce seed, grow taller and are generally [...]

Feed the Bees Please!

(Great Blue Lobelia)
It’s not necessary to have an entire prairie to offer forage for bees.  A dozen or so species in an area as small as 100 square feet can make a difference.  Here at PMN (Prairie Moon Nursery) we have plenty of native plants for seed production that provide excellent forage [...]

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