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I have an itch that I’ve waited now some twenty years to scratch and it may be about to happen. \u00a0When we moved in, I wanted to nix the lawn and sow prairie grass instead. \u00a0Now Kate is open to replacing most of our lawn with prairie grass and perhaps some new tree plantings as well. \u00a0I say open because she’s agreed to think about it.<\/p>\n
We already have two large swatches of prairie on either side of our lawn, our compromise as we did the initial landscaping. \u00a0This notion came to me again while I walked in the eastern side of prairie grass and realized how at home and comfortable it felt: insects buzzing around, wildflowers blooming, a few trees popping up, milkweed ready to burst its pods.<\/p>\n
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Lughnasa \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Honey Moon I have an itch that I’ve waited now some twenty years to scratch and it may be about to happen. \u00a0When we … Continue reading Prairie on my Mind<\/span>