Easy street patch

This area contains plants from the “Easy street patch” and “Hummingbird power pack” kits. This was one of our first experiences with native plant plugs. We planted them in the spring of 2024 and had a lot of blooms in the summer. Bradbury’s monarda and penstemons bloomed the following year. We also added some wild petunias, but they can get shaded by the taller plants around them, so some thinning is required.

The spotted bee balm and purple love grass have reseeded themselves, and a good number of volunteer seedlings popped up in the area.

Species:

• Pearly everlasting
• Butterfly weed
• Spotted bee balm
• Purple love grass
• Lance-leaf coreopsis
• Bradbury’s monarda
• Foxglove beardtongue
• Royal catchfly