Welcome to my farm journal…

I’m Melanie~ plant wrangler & pollinator watcher here at Lazy Dirt Wildflower Farm.

You’ll find tips to create your own garden for wildlife plus learn about conservation, local events, & farm happenings.

In between posts, you can find me over on Youtube sharing more farm fun…

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Melanie Cutillo 3/27/25 Melanie Cutillo 3/27/25

Melanie Cutillo 7/20/23 Melanie Cutillo 7/20/23

Did you know there are NATIVE sunflowers?

Here’s 5 reasons to grow native sunflowers … besides them looking amazing interplanted with Anise Hyssop & Zinnias~our favorite ‘rebel flower’

Melanie Cutillo 7/7/23 Melanie Cutillo 7/7/23

How to grow bearded iris in your native cottage garden with the 75/25 rule.

Melanie Cutillo 2/23/23 Melanie Cutillo 2/23/23

5 easy ways you can help stop the spread of invasive species in your garden and community.

Melanie Cutillo 9/11/22 Melanie Cutillo 9/11/22

Get more butterflies and other pollinators into your garden with these 5 easy tips. Fall gardening ideas to relax and let the garden go.