Late-Spring Native Garden Maintenance

Late spring in the Midwest means hotter temps and more rain which equals more garden maintenance! Join Deep Roots’ “native plant nerds” Cydney and Maddie as they highlight summer blooms, weeds, and demonstrate maintenance strategies to support your gardens at home! Have a plant that gets too tall in the fall? Or perhaps you regret adding a prolific native plant species to your garden? Techniques include cutting back flowers so they don't spread by seed, using a paint scraper as a weeding tool, and demonstrating the late spring pruning technique known as the “Chelsea Chop”.Visit www.deeproots.org/curious-by-nature to view the video of this episode, review our archive, and join our webinars live every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 12pm CST where you can ask your native gardening questions!Questions, comments, or feedback? Contact us at [email protected] Native Plant Species:Dittany (Cunila origanoides) Woodland Spiderwort (Tradescantia ernestiana) Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) Yellow Coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa) Glade Coneflower (Echinacea simulata)Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) Tall Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) Willow-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus salicifolius) Grayhead Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendular)Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum)Non-Native Plant Species:White Clover (Trifolium repens)Bindweed (Convolvulus genus)