Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Follow along with me as I create a foundational design for a 300 sq ft Mesic Prairie planting!
Mesic Prairie Plant List:
Coreopsis palmata
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Parthenium integrifolium
Sporobolus heterolepis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Monarda bradburiana
Liatris scariosa
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock
Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke
Erigeron pulchellus (Robin's plantain)
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π The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry amzn.to/3IuiB0J
π Gardening With Perennials Month By Month amzn.to/3k9NCy1
π Tokachi Millennium Forest: Pioneering a New Way of Gardening With Nature amzn.to/3lcbsba
π In Praise Of Shadows amzn.to/3ljBvgq
π The Hidden Half Of Nature amzn.to/3dkmYzn
π Perennial Garden Plants by Graham Stuart Thomas: amzn.to/37mGvM7
π Planting Designs by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury: amzn.to/3oTYKOF
π Planting The Natural Garden by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen: amzn.to/2IRvglg
π Seedheads In The Garden by Noel Kingsbury: amzn.to/37ji6H7
π Know Maintenance by Roy Diblik: amzn.to/3oWt9fy
π A Small Porch by Wendell Berry: amzn.to/3gPLO9T
π Jewels of the Plains by Claude A. Barr: amzn.to/3J0yFsM
π The Art of Planting or the Planter's Handbook by Graham Stuart Thomas: amzn.to/3B9l3t8
π Hardy Perennials by Alan Bloom: amzn.to/3aRh6hY
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β For a design consultation contact Roy at roydiblik@gmail.com
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Follow along with me as I create a foundational design for a 300 sq ft Mesic Prairie planting!
Mesic Prairie Plant List:
Coreopsis palmata
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Parthenium integrifolium
Sporobolus heterolepis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Monarda bradburiana
Liatris scariosa
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock
Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke
Erigeron pulchellus (Robin's plantain)
Like, subscribe, and share! Leave comments and questions and Roy will do his best to reply! Closed Caption is now available! Activate with the CC button on the bottom right of the video window.
π Recommended reading π€
π Flora of the Chicago Region amzn.to/3kZcOKf
π The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry amzn.to/3IuiB0J
π Gardening With Perennials Month By Month amzn.to/3k9NCy1
π Tokachi Millennium Forest: Pioneering a New Way of Gardening With Nature amzn.to/3lcbsba
π In Praise Of Shadows amzn.to/3ljBvgq
π The Hidden Half Of Nature amzn.to/3dkmYzn
π Perennial Garden Plants by Graham Stuart Thomas: amzn.to/37mGvM7
π Planting Designs by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury: amzn.to/3oTYKOF
π Planting The Natural Garden by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen: amzn.to/2IRvglg
π Seedheads In The Garden by Noel Kingsbury: amzn.to/37ji6H7
π Know Maintenance by Roy Diblik: amzn.to/3oWt9fy
π A Small Porch by Wendell Berry: amzn.to/3gPLO9T
π Jewels of the Plains by Claude A. Barr: amzn.to/3J0yFsM
π The Art of Planting or the Planter's Handbook by Graham Stuart Thomas: amzn.to/3B9l3t8
π Hardy Perennials by Alan Bloom: amzn.to/3aRh6hY
(Some of these links may be 'affiliate' links. You'll pay the same price but I may make a small commission if you purchase through these links. This will help support my channel and keep the content coming! Thank you!!)
π₯ Produced by Geneva Lake Creative genevalakecreative.com
β For a design consultation contact Roy at roydiblik@gmail.com
π Buy Roy's book here: amzn.to/3oWt9fy
π Buy the Spear Head Spade here: amzn.to/3b7ygWt
#roydiblik #northwindperennialfarm










