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Recreate a wildflower meadow at home
Recreate a wildflower meadow at home
Recreate a wildflower meadow at home

Published on: 07/18/2025

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Native plant expert Suzie Savoie holds the long stem of a pollinator-attracting western bistort, a common perennial wildflower found in Oregon's high mountains, particularly in moist meadows and along streams.What grows wild off a trail could be a native plant candidate for a home garden, said native plant expert Suzie Savoie.Yellow-centered, purple petaled Alice Eastwood’s fleabane is a source of nectar for all types of pollinators.Sicklekeel lupine, which has whorls of pale purple, pea-like flowers that have a sickle-shaped keel, is nitrogen fixing and can help revegetation and soil stabilization in locations with poor soil fertility, said native plant expert Suzie Savoie.Yarrow attracts beneficial insects and won't overpopulate in dry soil, said native plant expert Suzie Savoie.Oregon sunshine, also referred to as woolly sunflower, is a drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, easy-to-grow perennial, said native plant expert Suzie Savoie.Suzie Savoie conducted a walking workshop in a Mount Ashland wild meadow filled with lupine, corn lily and other native plants.The meadows in Mount Ashland, once denuded by cattle grazing, are now ecosystems recovering without human interference, said Savoie.Horsemint attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, including western monarch butterflies if planted in its migration route.Native plant expert Suzie Savoie conducted a walking workshop called Wild Inspiration: Observing Nature for Native Plant Garden Design Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Grouse Gap, below Mt. Ashland on the Siskiyou Crest.Mark Newberger’s pollinator garden on Mount Ashland was created with native plants growing in the area.Mark Newberger’s pollinator garden on Mount Ashland was created with native plants growing in the area.Mark Newberger’s pollinator garden on Mount Ashland was created with native plants growing in the area.Mark Newberger’s pollinator garden includes sicklekeel lupine.Mark Newberger’s pollinator garden with native plants thrives at around 5,500 feet elevation on Mount Ashland.Mark Newberger’s pollinator garden with native plants thrives at around 5,500 feet elevation on Mount Ashland.

A cluster of home gardeners walked into a wild meadow on Mount Ashland in early July, following in the footsteps of native plant expert Suzie Savoie.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/07/looking-for-home-garden-inspiration-walk-among-native-plants-in-an-oregon-meadow.html

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