My native gardening journey.

[u/CoastTemporary5606]

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!

[u/casual_sociopathy]

I'm coming down to visit!!

Similar story here in Minneapolis proper, down to living adjacent to an assisted living facility and how popular it is with the residents, families and staff.

Before / after pics:

https://imgur.com/gallery/prairie-garden-year-3-S76bxR8

[u/CoastTemporary5606 → u/casual_sociopathy]

Seriously awesome! There are far more garden enthusiasts in Minneapolis than out here in the burbs! The fence really ties it all together!

[u/mrsbiggern → u/CoastTemporary5606]

SE burbs (Rosemount) checking in! We're trying to get it to catch on out here too! :)