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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Sunlight, Shade & Your Plants
Melanie Cutillo Melanie Cutillo

Sunlight, Shade & Your Plants

What does that little plant tag mean by full sun? part shade? If your plants are struggling to thrive it could be they are not getting the right sunlight. Know the differences and save your plants!

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Obedient Plant ~ a plant with a bad reputation
Melanie Cutillo Melanie Cutillo

Obedient Plant ~ a plant with a bad reputation

Meet Obedient Plant (Physotegia virginiana) the native plant most gardeners love and sometimes struggle with especially in small gardens.

It draws in lots of hummingbirds & native bees who LOVE the rich nector in those pretty pink flowers. It’s reputation precedes it but really it’s only doing the job Nature requires it to…

Learn how to grow & control this amazing food source for pollinators in your garden

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Let’s Get Winter Sowing
Melanie Cutillo Melanie Cutillo

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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