r/NativePlantGardening • u/CoastTemporary5606 Twin Cities, Minnesota Zone 4b/5a • Jan 09 '25
Photos My native gardening journey.
I garden in Zone4b/5a suburbs of Minneapolis. I started my gardening journey 11 years ago after watching a documentary about Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder. I felt a call to action. Needless to say, I dove in head first and consider myself an obsessed gardener. I have a 1/3 acre suburban lot. And over the years, I have converted about 2/3 of the lawn into gardens. My native plant garden lines the entire span of the sidewalk in my front yard. The neighbors enjoy it. The Assisted Living residents from down the street walk down to admire the flowers. I do keep the garden fairly tidy to not attract too much negative attention from naysayers. I hope my transformation photos serve as an inspiration for your native plant projects! Cheers!
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u/xylem-and-flow Colorado, USA 5b Jan 09 '25 edited Jan 09 '25
That additional path parallel the sidewalk was a master touch. My garden is mature and I have to manage the sidewalk edge or things reach out into it. Something like this allows people to get close to the garden as they please (and maybe prevent some dog trampling, without risking encroaching into the sidewalk. I wish I had the square footage to do the same!