Little bluestem, side oats grama grass, blue brama grass, switch grass, and prairie dropseed serve as a mixed grass foundation, adding strength at the ground level and visual texture, as wild strawberry creeps, filling the empty space and acting as a green mulch.

The mid spring dew seems to decorate the lacey fringe tree as the blue hues of cool inflorescences of blue-eyed grass, blue wild indigo, and eastern blue star replace the last frost.

Eventually, these give way to the vibrant warmth of bee balm, native sunflowers, and threadleaf coreopsis throughout the summer, as rattlesnake master racemes and spikes of prairie blazing star emerge proudly throughout the garden to announce the fullness of summer.

A variety of goldenrod and aster species lay in wait, as a column of sweet joe pye weed forms at the rear flank of the garden. When Joe Pye gives his nod, the garden erupts with powerful golds and purples to inaugurate the autumnal season, providing a final feeding ground for our beloved pollinators before the winter.

As the fall matures, threadleaf blue star paints a golden breeze, and the chokeberries, spice bush, and summersweet self-immolate in sunset tones before the harvest.