https://www.compassecological.com/home daily 1.0 2024-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/213aadc9-b404-4f4d-b123-a4fc8f0607cf/IMG_2775.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/c9d6bc35-dc8b-4591-8e92-56c17590fa0b/IMG_5004+%281%29.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/2626074e-2867-4166-8a68-2a9d8b9761a0/IMG_5149.jpeg https://www.compassecological.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-03-26 https://www.compassecological.com/invasive-species daily 0.75 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/8c873399-7d33-4c89-bca7-2694db665194/IMG_5004+%281%29.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/e46fb97c-dfd4-4977-bc4a-a30a79e29121/IMG_2775.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/2cb0b22d-979a-4eed-a1ac-c26d0d994f30/IMG_5041.jpeg Invasive Species An Oak Savanna invaded by Honeysuckle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/eca07970-f3c0-495a-864e-741d2766f018/IMG_5022.jpeg Invasive Species Invasive shrubs drop their leaves much later than native shrubs, making them easy to ID in late fall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/5036c724-469d-40cd-8837-80b34d47313c/IMG_5016+%281%29.jpeg Invasive Species Bush Honeysuckle (Lonicera maacki) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/42a77eeb-2e28-4afa-9d42-0e33bb7b7e0f/IMG_5057.jpeg Invasive Species Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/0a290267-d876-4723-a7c8-96059b490e8a/IMG_5059.jpeg Invasive Species Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/9e515710-a2aa-48cc-865f-6ed4775e3b12/IMG_5038.jpeg Invasive Species Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/63b07b02-df7d-402c-8cdf-99720d831c0a/IMG_5021.jpeg Invasive Species Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/2424549b-d9cd-4837-9260-a1678ffe7302/IMG_5046.jpeg Invasive Species Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/2601375a-b60b-4f89-ba19-f38ed3d15852/IMG_5056.jpeg Invasive Species Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/842e9a10-03b1-43c8-9156-c29365cbd1a6/IMG_5017.jpeg Invasive Species Bradford, or Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/6426d593-aec8-4ab2-95c8-4cc9af599c3c/IMG_5048.jpeg Invasive Species Bradford Pear sapwood is yellow orange when cut, sharing this trait with Common Buckthorn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/64497e9b-4dbf-4ac7-8dc1-c8b315393c8b/IMG_5019.jpeg Invasive Species Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) - Commonly found in wreath decorations around the holidays. Vines around and strangles trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/27b98fc5-addf-4670-ac08-33c85b6bd6dd/IMG_5037.jpeg Invasive Species Wintercreeper (Eunoymus fortunei) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/a97f692f-17d8-43ed-9f96-6ee58376a0de/IMG_5045.jpeg Invasive Species Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), should be called Tree-of-Hell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/d7f0e792-9fd1-457e-999a-72bd516ba4be/IMG_5028.jpeg Invasive Species Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium), commonly planted as border hedges in historic neighborhoods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/7c12db5b-6df9-4e4c-a61e-083f1c5acf48/IMG_5032.jpeg Invasive Species Erosion caused by invasive shrubs https://www.compassecological.com/native-landscaping daily 0.75 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/33bd4504-6f4c-473a-9c8b-8eb0ccafd49f/IMG_4937.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/7f408048-f271-4850-a6fd-80097c614ead/IMG_6932.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/032a0595-3b5b-4a2d-8204-2d280a3cf4db/IMG_6396.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/919eefdd-41d2-4f0e-aa4a-b6dcac603cde/IMG_6288.jpg https://www.compassecological.com/resources daily 0.75 2024-10-25 https://www.compassecological.com/forest-management daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847902870-ZOUR0EX0L2QSQNRC1SP2/image-asset.jpeg https://www.compassecological.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://www.compassecological.com/gallery/sequel monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/95ce7dd5-75c4-438a-a7ab-af05f1a15834/IMG_5731.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/7cf6fb5b-9941-4e02-8d1a-4dcd6b7368fb/IMG_6013.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture A little over a month post-planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/800cfcb9-9358-471c-a634-ec69c53a4353/IMG_5742.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture A plow-shaped sculpture placed within the planting. The tool will be overtaken by the plants it once destroyed across Iowa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/71920184-ebe8-44a5-9ce3-ec5c6a9bd392/IMG_6024.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/0c963b0e-2b63-41f9-ad81-0e7d2319c97f/IMG_6016.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture A highly dense planting and diligent weeding will allow this portion of the planting to be mulch-free as it will fill out and cover the ground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/587b6d1d-d831-4ee5-9051-6d2146fdc6e2/IMG_5759.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture Construction paper is placed as a temporary weed barrier, allowing the grasses in this privacy screen to mature and dominate free of weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/73b1cf4a-2b70-411b-9bc9-89ed53b23ed3/IMG_6011.jpeg Gallery - Sequel Architecture The privacy screen placed along the fence consists of a base layer of sedges and grasses with native shrubs planted through it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/f4acc1de-52ca-43a7-bc00-1f8edb0ebb56/IMG_6007.jpeg Gallery - 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Rocky Mountain Patio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/4acbc8d5-ca6c-4719-baba-647098d6bcb2/IMG_6066.jpeg Gallery - Rocky Mountain Patio https://www.compassecological.com/gallery/rat-hollow-restoration monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/26196ed9-7e5f-4e55-93a2-f636bd04368b/IMG_2775.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration Before removing weed trees and invasive shrubs - 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/678ac8a5-5810-40ff-ba2d-8febc1d7c161/IMG_5004.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration After weed tree removal and invasive shrub management. Note how open it is below now. Native grasses and sedges will soon dominate the understory - 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/09427945-9159-4cbb-8c34-0c63a1e1065e/IMG_0686.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration Clearing out weed trees around some veteran Bur Oaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/08f197da-4d2b-4164-aad2-3639b8d962f4/IMG_3820.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/645d8858-af80-4b7f-8a46-a66c12c38965/IMG_4995.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration Taken in the heart of the savanna after clearing out many small dead trees. The ground remains very open after weed-eating a near monoculture of giant ragweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/00dd3814-1565-48bd-be46-86e65ba2a88b/IMG_5665.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/939e2383-d0a9-4a5a-a1ff-60b0605e5f06/IMG_5673.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/9061b28d-b670-4796-8d04-2a9bfd22f9e8/IMG_5668.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/14d62d87-daff-4a8c-89e2-d34735373bee/IMG_5666.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/25be4a9e-d153-4220-b347-19b853df9650/IMG_2452.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration Masses of wild bergamot sprang up after a spring fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/536ff580-8f97-45e8-8389-1ecbe4e96468/IMG_3521.JPG Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration White Trout Lily leaves peek up from the soil in early spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/82cc800e-aebc-4af1-b254-ba5381b1d9ea/IMG_3614.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration Either missed or lying dormant in the soil prior to the foresty work, these Michigan Lilies will benefit from the increased sunlight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/e800fa44-41fc-4431-81c2-91cdf490c6e8/IMG_3637.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration A Prairie Crabapple flower in the spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/9d328f09-f411-4471-943b-e06e73c011b5/IMG_4277.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration After removing weed trees, this native Culver's Root blooms for the first time in years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/eb15694e-9f0f-4fc4-87e3-ff5cc9c86e1d/IMG_3718.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration A Northern Prairie Skink find refuge on a fencepost during a prescribed fire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/768332d7-bb12-4461-b8bf-04ace257f6d0/IMG_2190.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration A rare Gray Tree Frog which is axanthic, meaning it has no yellow pigment, making it blue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/3abc7c30-905c-4732-aa3a-f99af0890a20/IMG_3971.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration Beavers inhabit the stream at Rat Hollow, helping to improve habitat and water quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/e4a4fa88-b8bd-4418-b6fc-00a79b8b84d1/IMG_5672.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/284462e4-f022-4a7e-8c5d-c54303168d46/IMG_4740.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration A view down the creek from the entrance onto the property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/d5772eae-179a-4d55-981b-85ba6334694c/IMG_5524.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/d45939ff-b3cf-4512-8641-695c7b0cf220/IMG_5533.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/68ef0866-29eb-4225-a9a2-b43c7ed37f1d/IMG_5504.jpeg Gallery - Rat Hollow Restoration https://www.compassecological.com/gallery/prairie-privacy-screen monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/5229a01d-d2f1-48fe-9bc7-5c0ed5ce0c1a/IMG_5414.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen Ancient honeysuckle bushes provided privacy and shade for the home, but their invasiveness meant they had to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/2be174d1-ef62-4d22-b6f1-b5079b2dc9dc/IMG_5862.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen Immediately after planting, in a couple years the planting will fill out and restore privacy and habitat to the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/98b9fa0f-4b3a-4d16-b04e-b3cb4e4c9d67/IMG_5413.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen A view of the honeysuckle in the backyard prior to removal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/1a28fd3a-4ce1-43ad-9520-c991f2ec7f01/IMG_5855.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen Backyard after planting, the switchgrass will form a dense wall of vegetation that will provide privacy throughout the winter and cover for wildlife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/f594084f-4ecf-483e-a31f-173d0abc9c33/IMG_5412.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/26d8281a-e117-4c24-88f1-f40b261d781a/IMG_5861.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/b040f73d-820c-4a3a-a849-bee5ae318cf0/IMG_5864+2.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen A full row of Switchgrass is planted along the fence with repeating waves of grass that reach out into the yard, providing depth and variability in the planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/6f445d75-ff43-42b1-a787-14c5b4c0f06c/IMG_5852.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen The front side yard, a seemingly blank row along the house is actually Pennsylvania Sedge which will serve as a walking path for access to the downspout and A/C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/9685a255-6e68-48f3-b9d5-6e75c9d869f9/IMG_5863.jpeg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/1719970897100-OPGCNOW67M2I1D8ZX1BB/IMG_5859.jpg Gallery - Prairie Privacy Screen https://www.compassecological.com/gallery/remnant-roadside monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/f3d71bec-c390-4a0b-bd17-b558c47c9732/IMG_3754.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Remant roadside when I discovered it. A near monoculture of invasive Smooth Brome, or so it seemed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/e1b0b83d-b7a9-40bf-a3c1-4c40da2d78a1/IMG_4190+%281%29.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside A month or two after a late-spring burn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/05533082-a76d-4a34-8b04-fc90d2e834e0/IMG_6088.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside The summer after burning, invasive grasses have temporarily outcompeted by native grasses including Porcupine Grass (Stipa spartea), Side-oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/01a5dd31-5938-4e14-bd33-128391778051/IMG_4720.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside The fall after the first burn, which revealed a large population of Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/1730252066236-6A61LA08RV8HSOKPM38X/IMG_3753.jpg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Driving at 40 mph, I slammed on my brakes when I saw this plant, and immediately knew I was looking at a remnant roadside. Prairie Redroot (Ceanothus herbaceus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/8c3a874f-7658-48a0-9087-aaff8ac4c0f8/IMG_4195+%281%29.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Prairie Redroot - Ceanothus americanus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/8d473392-5832-449e-813a-46b9280e156a/IMG_4191+%281%29.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Pale Purple Coneflowers flowering first year post-burn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/7d4e36b3-7f64-43ab-b06d-b195309f9d7f/IMG_5674.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Fringed Puccoon (Lithospermum incisum), a remnant indicator species https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/92ad4f20-7377-4c4f-8ea2-eb2a11f9f251/IMG_4722.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Prairie Violet (Viola pedatafida) another indicator species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/dd7d7614-82db-4836-822d-0c7167aa88db/IMG_6781.jpeg Gallery - Remnant Roadside Another roadside I've been burning for 2 years, this one has Bastard Toadflax (Comandra umbellata) a remnant indicator and hemiparasitic species. Hemiparasitic plants are often found in high quality remnants and may have an effect on forb diversity by taking resources from grasses. https://www.compassecological.com/gallery/littlehouse monthly 0.5 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/3976da9b-c562-4a9f-ae1c-5738447c5d9e/IMG_1181.jpeg Gallery - Little House Tearing out the existing landscaping, which was previously nothing but weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/b499e39c-336b-4a02-9f6d-8a2573d40291/IMG_4388.jpeg Gallery - Little House First year, early August https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/d225cc4b-5f5b-4c40-b7b9-562924d449bd/IMG_6268.jpeg Gallery - Little House Year 2 - Late July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/018cb40d-5c5c-404e-a7e7-d4b0c8285f14/IMG_6264.jpeg Gallery - Little House Year 2 - Late July https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/d4f011ef-0b59-424e-9a03-89c42facbc67/IMG_6840.jpeg Gallery - Little House Year 2 - Early October https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/4b99b220-a749-4a4b-bc50-a032fb35b2aa/IMG_6841.jpeg Gallery - Little House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/8278ad72-fc93-493f-a9cd-82220f3996b9/IMG_4736.jpeg Gallery - Little House Year 1 - September https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/22625cff-01f8-4390-a6d0-f869358de70a/IMG_3917.jpeg Gallery - Little House A bumblebee enjoys some early season nectar from a foxglove beardtongue flower (Penstemon digitalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/aec0e3b9-2440-48cc-8db3-4d7eb90973d1/IMG_3822.jpeg Gallery - Little House Immediately after planting, the rocks will work with sedges planted around the downspout to resist erosion. The shrub in the background is a Dwarf Chinkapin Oak (Quercus prinoides). It is one of Iowa's only oaks with a shrub like habit, making it ideal for dryer home landscapes and an excellent wildlife plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/3d35c760-afee-4b99-a029-8eeff4d8b0ea/IMG_4387.jpeg Gallery - Little House First year of the planting in early August, by this time next year it will be full of blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/2c30d037-54b0-4650-8c7b-93de99158a26/IMG_3827.jpeg Gallery - Little House Day of planting, some natives had been planted the year before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/9a4a291a-492f-49e6-b281-e4c049526aa2/IMG_4389.jpeg Gallery - Little House Prairie Dropseed in the foreground, this grass is a favorite for landscaping for it's low height and mounding growth habit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/fd2348c7-cbc0-4da1-b4fd-9be30de45b2f/IMG_4393.jpeg Gallery - Little House White Prarie Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana) and Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) make for an excellent color combination that lasts much of the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/b6651980-3a71-467e-80ee-e811e4fcc5ae/IMG_5497.jpeg Gallery - Little House Prairie Violet (Viola pedatafida), larval host for the Regal Fritillary butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/e6d8716d-9426-40a0-99a3-ccee8f219f42/IMG_4737.jpeg Gallery - Little House Silky Aster (Aster sericeum) shows off its abundant late season purple bloom in the first year of this planting. Note as well the dense mass of Plains Oval Sedge (Carex Brevior) below the downspout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/b6097b9d-db38-4cfc-9a48-4418771cb78f/IMG_6267.jpeg Gallery - Little House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/fa025111-5c3e-46c6-83a4-1e600338462d/IMG_6273.jpeg Gallery - Little House Prairie Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii). Closely related to Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) but far less aggressive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/c0fe33ef-33f6-4d97-8f46-f66e1b763629/IMG_6272.jpeg Gallery - Little House In the foreground: Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium), perhaps one of the strangest looking prairie plants, with leaves that resemble that of a yucca plant. Some of the oldest shoes ever discovered by archaeologists were made with the leaves of the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/855f848c-3c24-44ef-b042-6dcbee4e1459/IMG_6276.jpeg Gallery - Little House Dwarf Chinquapin Oak (Quercus prinoides), a relatively uncommon species of Oak in Iowa. It can be grown as a small tree or as a multi-stemmed shrub and produces acorns in as little as 3 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63ea4c0dac049210625fe1da/6060a0ff-f683-4090-ab3c-b8bf51eaab55/IMG_6271.jpeg Gallery - Little House The view from the front step.