Date code on the bracelet is 71, movement is ETA, case and bracelet both have crowns. Basically the best of all possible worlds.
This used to be a privet hedge with a healthy infestation of black swallowort. F that.
So I had landscapers dig it all out and I bought a multi plant tray from Prairie Moon to fill it all in. Things are doing great 2 months in, even with the drought and heat waves.
I've got:
- prairie thistle
- showy goldenrod
- blue vervain
- harebell
- great lobelia
- butterfly weed
- wild bergamot
- volunteer wild violets
- smooth aster
- evening primrose
Plus some cosmos and zinnias for some easy year 1 wins.
Weekly weeding has kept most of the weeds in check and I lightly mulched to make my life easier. Saw my first monarch today checking it out, along with a bunch of different bees.
Planted 3 last year and they've probably multiplied into 8-10 plants. In another year or 2, I can divide this clump and spread it to other areas or share
Veggie garden is in, but probably won't take off for another month (thanks shallow spring sun angle). Planted a pollinator strip where a privet hedge used to be but that probably will take off next year.