Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Three years ago, this 2,240-square-foot slope was essentially a monoculture of reed canary grass—a fast-growing, aggressive Eurasian grass that had formed a thick, almost impenetrable mat across this entire area. It didn’t look great and it wasn’t doing much for biodiversity.
We wanted to see if we could turn this into something much more diverse—a meadow filled with native grasses and flowering plants that would support birds, insects, and other wildlife…while also being a lot more interesting to look at. Here are the results after three years of experimentation, with still more to come!

Special thanks to @EspomaOrganic for partnering with me on this video.

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