WHY DO YOU CHOOSE NATIVE PLANTS? Submit your photo for your chance to win $100 in web credit at www.prairiemoon.com.
Gardeners everywhere are learning more about the benefits of landscaping with native plants. When you choose native plants, each patch of habitat – large or small – becomes part of a collective effort to nurture and sustain the living landscape. With each small act, we do our part to clean water, reduce resource use, and provide food and habitat for pollinators, birds, and other animals.
We are asking for your help to inspire others to choose native plants! Our goal is to increase our collection of photos showcasing native plants in relationships with various subjects – Property, People + Pets, and Pollinators. We intend to use these photos in future publications for education and marketing. Submit your photo for your chance to win $100 in web credit at www.prairiemoon.com. Three winners will be chosen, one in each photo category. 1. Property – Photos that include native plants with hardscapes like: buildings, paths, benches, bird feeders, fountains, fences, etc.
2. People or Pets – Your loved ones among native plants
3. Pollinators – Insects or birds visiting your lovely native plants
Contest details: You can submit as many photos as you like! Submissions must…
1.tag us using the @ on your preferred social platform, and use the hashtag #choosenativeplants 2. include native plants 3. include a reason why you choose native plants 4. be taken by you 5. be high-resolution, digital format
Deadline to submit photos: September 15th, 2019 Finalists will be announced on October 1st. Winners will be announced by October 15th and will be contacted through direct messaging on the social media platform they submitted from.
Your support of native plants allows us to donate to environmental groups; NOW THROUGH EARTH DAY, APRIL 22nd 5% of profits from your online orders will be donated to the Aldo Leopold Foundation!
Burning is one of the more important management practices for native plantings. Most native plantings need to be burned annually for up to five consecutive years, beginning in year two, to become well established. Burning yields better growth and more flowers. Mature prairies with no weed problems may need burning only once every three years. […]