Native Garden Plans

These plans are designed to provide color through the seasons, using forbs (flowering plants) and grasses, plants with varying heights, and appealing design. The plans may be edited to suit your needs by changing plant selection, changing the size or shape of the garden, or moving a plant to another location. Whether you use the plans as is, or change them, they are a useful tool to ease the planning of your garden. Comments and questions can be sent to Carol Rice.

PLEASE NOTE: Many plants are poisonous, in whole or in part. This is true of some house plants and other garden plants, as well as some natives. Special attention is being drawn to the berries of the red and white baneberries being poisonous because of their attractive appearance. Please substitute other plants if this is a concern.

Dry Mesic Prairie

This design is for yards that are dry and get at least 6 hours of sun a day.

Dry Mesic Plant List
Dry Mesic Plot

Moist Prairie

This design is for yards that will stay damp to wet longer than other areas and get at least 5 hours of sun a day.
Moist Prairie Plant List
Moist Prairie Plot

Savanna / Woodland

This design is for planting around wooded areas in the yard. The species list has a text section at the end explaining that there is inter-planting in some sections due to the fact that some woodland species are ephemeral (plants that bloom in the spring and then die back, but the root system remains alive).
Savanna/Woodland Plant List
Savanna/Woodland Plot