#grow_native

Linum lewisii (Prairie or Lewis’s Flax). This is the sight that greeted me yesterday morning. I love this plant. Even though the flowers will drop their petals in the afternoon, the morning show and feathery foliage. Make it an outstanding plant for a dry sunny spot. And watching the hungry bumblebees enjoy this abundance isn’t bad either. #nativeplants #nativegardens #grownative #grow_native #gardens #whynotplantit #gardening #gardeningwithnatives (at Happy Apple's Farm)

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta). This butterfly favorite is just beginning its long bloom time...and loves drought. It seemed totally unaffected by the hot, humid, blazing sun of the last 2 weeks. Amazing. #nativeplants #grownative #grow_native #nativegardens #favoriteplants (at Happy Apple's Farm)

A day in paradise. This was my view as I added a few new plants to the edges of this garden. Yes, it was hot. But I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Where else would an intensely colorful zebra swallowtail fluttered in to land on a flower right next to me? The act of reaching for my phone scared it away. But the memory is enough. And I thought, that little grove of paw paw trees we planted many years ago was a good idea. #lovemyjob #lovethisplace #nativeplants #nativegardens #gardening #grownative #grow_native #luckyme (at Happy Apple's Farm)

Prairie plants...take-home style. We have a rather large inventory of native plants just waiting to give your garden a little more prairie style. I love giving tours of our gardens so that visitors can get a glimpse of how these beauties perform around a home (in a drought). We’re open from 1-6 pm Saturdays. #plantsale #nativeplants #nativegardens #grow_native #grownative (at Happy Apple's Farm)

Bee dance. It’s happening now on a purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea) near you. #nativeplants #nativebees #grownative #grow_native #nature #nativegardens (at Happy Apple's Farm)

Busy bees. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) are beginning their show. And now my morning walk has me attempting to capture pictures of all the happy bees. They are abundant in this garden...and very busy. #nativebees #nativeplants #nativegardens #grownative #grow_native #gardenwalk #color #flowers (at Happy Apple's Farm)

Over 75 species...so far. We are still growing and selling here at the farm. This heat is no problem at all for most of our native plants. Come for a visit to find out how our plants look in a garden, without sprinklers and with a lazy gardener like me. And maybe you’ll find the natural beauty of these plants as irresistible as I do. #nativeplants #nativegardens #gardening #gardeningwithnatives #grownative #grow_native #lovemyjob (at Happy Apple's Farm)

Intense. That’s our weather. Spring decided to be Summer this year and the hot, saturated color in the garden is here to help us enjoy the heat. Pictured are Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) and Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). Seedlings of these stunning natives are available for sale at our farm. We’re open 1-6 Saturdays through October. #thegardentoday #nativeplants #nativegardens #gardenwalk #garden #gardening #gardeningwithnatives #naturelovers #flowers #grownative #grow_native (at Happy Apple's Farm)