tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post2770139765631745219..comments2008-02-16T15:01:10.184-06:00Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510052722805573141ptbrr@aol.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-11144473144979622682008-02-16T15:01:00.000-06:002008-02-16T15:01:00.000-06:00I love these photos. I used to live in Chicago and am proud of the City of the Big Shoulders (and Tall Grasses) for giving such attention to native plants.Wild Florahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12879469366372645504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-84391687290999329252008-01-20T23:20:00.000-06:002008-01-20T23:20:00.000-06:00entangled, sometimes the weather has scattered all the white fuzzy seed of little bluestem by now. In spring it covers the ground under and around the grass like the cotton from cottonwood trees are known to do. But it does not fly around.<BR/>The Lurie cut back is beginning soon so I will document its denuding.Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510052722805573141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-38206992760496953922008-01-20T23:15:00.000-06:002008-01-20T23:15:00.000-06:00Jodi,Piet Oudolf choses plants for the location and the climate working with nature to achieve a lasting beauty.While it is not really prairie it is a wildlife haven.Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510052722805573141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-58357413198552812202008-01-18T16:43:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:43:00.000-06:00I appreciate seeing the winter photo of little bluestem! I'd been trying to wish my common broomsedge into little bluestem, but now I can see clearly that the winter appearance is really very similar. I love grasses in winter, but our "meadow" is due for it's annual haircut soon.Entangledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-62507064259161160652008-01-17T11:22:00.000-06:002008-01-17T11:22:00.000-06:00I really like these photos; the colours are muted and soothing, the textures are great...actually, some of it reminds me of the waterfront gardens I saw in Windsor, Ontario, which has sort of similar conditions to you (very edge of tallgrass prairie lands, but on Detroit river. It was an amazing place to visit, though I was there in early October, not winter.)jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-65366670414540545062008-01-17T10:30:00.000-06:002008-01-17T10:30:00.000-06:00Hey Lisa, yes gardens can be interesting in winter. It is supposed to snow today and turn very cold tomorrow. If I don't freeze my toes off the pictures sure be great.Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510052722805573141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36328208.post-2799239253512480272008-01-17T05:07:00.000-06:002008-01-17T05:07:00.000-06:00This just goes to show that gardens can be interesting during winter.Lisa at Greenbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com