It must be garden planning season because two different people recently asked me variations of this question. Let’s dig in. Question: I’d really like to convert part of my yard into a prairie garden. Can I just stop mowing it and let it naturally convert back to prairie? If I want to add plants, which…

I like winter, okay? I like having a little break from weeding and watering and I love having a break from the heat. But, dang. When our recent snowstorm hit, I groaned. I’m definitely trying to eke out some winter fun activities in these last few weeks of snow, but my brain has already completely…