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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Embracing the Cold Rainy Days of Late Autumn
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Embracing the Cold Rainy Days of Late Autumn

How gardening for wildlife helped me beat seasonal depression by getting me outdoors during the cold rainy days of late Autumn and Winter. In this post, I'm sharing how simple gardening practices that support wildlife helped me to prepare and actually enjoy the beauty of the late Autumn and Winter seasons.

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Let’s Get Winter Sowing
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Let’s Get Winter Sowing

There’s lots of resources sharing HOW to sow seeds in Winter. But have you ever wondered WHY?

In this post you’ll find answers and learn the benefits of Winter sowing to seeds and YOU! Plus you’ll find tips based on lessons I learned from my first Winter sowing experince

Read for a special invitation to my Winter Seed Sowing Party

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