Eurgh :/

ooo thank you!! I had a peek through and found a link that brought me to even more resources in my area. Turns out there’s a few different groups around here working with native plants and offering them up for sale!

oh that’s convenient! We do have violets in the backyard, maybe I could harvest the seeds then. I don’t think I’ve ever harvested seeds from anything before.

EDIT: after some reading, it seems that lyreleaf sage is not present in my area (which I’m starting to think is a little bit of an unusual spot ecologically). But the wild strawberries on the list are! Wild strawberries and blue violets sounds so magical…

It does get mowed :C I would really love to spread wildflowers there if not. As for salt - my road almost never gets salt in the winter (thanks city council for turning a drive to get groceries into Spicy Bumper Cars) so that’s no worry! Any suggestions on somewhere else I could put the wildflowers? My city is remarkably well-maintained in the mowing department, much to my dismay

Good to know, thank you!! Shallow roots o7

What are our thoughts on throwing the blue violets and lyreleaf sage in together? I love me some flowers and my balcony garden isn’t currently doing much for our local pollinators. Plus the description of the lyreleaf even says it can survive hellstrips and if the blue violets are pretty aggressive then it sounds like a powerful combo

According to the website, I am right on the border of Eastern Temperate Forest and Northern Forest. Apparently my house is in Eastern Temperate Forest, but the ten minute drive to my local SCA practice takes me to Northern Forest. My favorite used clothing store is Eastern Temperate but the creek I take my dog to is Northern Forest XD Does that mean I should look at options for Northern Forest too or is it pretty accurate to the mile?

Northeast US! I know that doesn’t narrow it down all that much but y’know

I think she’s speaking from the perspective of a dedicated pristine pure-grass lawn owner, they don’t care if it has little bugs on it or if its soft to walk on because bugs and walking on it ruins the “perfection.” She’s not like suggesting astroturf or concrete as a viable alternative

We’re part of the solarpunk community so I’d bet money all of us are solidly Astroturf-haters. I love me some little bugs, especially a nice backyard that has a mix of different plants, like clover and sorrel, maybe some patches of moss in the shady areas… bees hanging out on the dandelions and violets, big grass spiders zipping away from your feet, little leaf hoppers springing into the air… that’s the good shit man

Right yeah like if all you care about is having a pristine swath of short grass spikey shit in front of your house… you could save a lot of effort if it was just plastic, what’s the point of spending hours and hours of labor just so you can have some green stuff that you never touch, never use for any purpose, and I guess just maybe… look at?