Spring Hopes Perennial

Spring’s unfolding has been a stop-and-start affair in our valley this year. A brief early warm-up was followed by a cold, rainy stretch and then three inches of snow, a little sun and then more rain and cold. Plants everywhere continue awakening, though, pushing promisingly above the soil surface, pacing their growth, biding their time [...]

Surprise in our Planting

In June,  preparing for our first tour, I’d like to share what the planting looks like around our office. Aquilegia canadensis (Wild Columbine) is very bushy in appearance. Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox) Note the variation in colors. Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) I spotted a Killdeer…watched and followed… Ah ha…that’s why she is so feisty! You [...]

New growth or old?

Unusually warm weather this past couple of weeks here in the Upper Midwest has made short work of our snow cover. I was out prowling around, doing some preliminary clean up and evaluation of how planting sites fared through the winter. Many plants typically retain a bit of dormant crown at soil level through the [...]

Video: Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)

[Steve] – (June 5) Hi. This is Steve at Prairie Moon Nursery. I’m in front of our new office here in the planting that we did last year. Here is the Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum. It’s really one of the favorite (native) species – people are always asking for it and asking about it after [...]

2009 Photo Contest Finalists!

At the end of May this year, we sent an email to our subscriber list encouraging them to take photos of their favorite native plants throughout the seasons and email quality entries for the chance to win a $100 Prairie Moon gift certificate.  It was the first time we had offered a contest like this [...]