Meadow-scaping for pollinators

Front yard of a residence in Decatur, GA: Mountain mint, echinacea and rattlesnake master plants in bloom; annual cosmos, reseeded from the owners' previous planting and filled in some of the early gaps, like the pink muhly grass towards the front left that's a slower grower.

Meadowscaping is an excellent ecological solution for a landscape of any scale- from a postage stamp yard to multi-acre site. These biological diverse meadows are created with native, flowering perennials and grasses. These types of landscapes feed and provide habitat for birds and pollinators year-round. Their seasonal beauty reflects our local, deciduous ecosystem in the Southeast. They are low maintenance and resource efficient. Here we are highlighting a meadow iin its first season in residential front yard in downtown Decatur GA.

Clients approached us to transform their front yard into a meadow. After a wintertime design process, we planted plugs (root stock) in March and photos show the progress after only 5 months

March planting shows mountain mint, hair grass, wood aster

Mountain mint blooming with tons of bees in front. Tufted hair grass to the left slower to start. Echinacea, cosmos, Indian grass and rattlesnake master to the back.

Love how this melon plant volunteered between the coneflower and milkweed!

Transitioning your lawn to wildflower meadow is an ecologically in-tune approach. Perennial and native plants and flowers establish and require less water over time. This sort of landscape is dynamic and provides beauty, food and medicine throughout spring, summer and fall. Let me know if you have any questions about how to introduce a pollinator-lovin’ meadow into your yard.