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

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What does a habitat garden look like in its first years? Read this post to take a virtual stroll through my pollinator and habitat garden in June.

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 2/16/23 Melanie Cutillo 2/16/23

Create a beautiful native cottage garden filled with scent & color with our Wild Rose Garden.