Fire in Old Fields at Prairie Moon

The spring 2010 burn season has ended for Prairie Moon.  We use prescribed fire to manage prairie plantings, and in some places to encourage native plants that we have seeded into former pastures.  When properly timed, fire sets back aggressive non-native plants like smooth brome and gives an advantage to native forbs like Biennial Gaura, Nodding [...]

Wildflowers in the fall (PostBulletin.com)

Knowing the difference between Butterfly Weed and Purple Prairie Clover is part of a day’s work for Bill Carter, president of Prairie Moon Nursery, which offers customers about 600 species of wildflowers and other plants, all native to the upper Midwest.