"The land remembers what belongs here. So do we."
An almanac
of growing things.
Scroll through the nursery's year. Each season has its own work, its own discoveries, its own reason to pay attention.
Propagation · March–May
The greenhouse wakes before the fields do. Trays of stratified seed, mist benches, the first true leaves emerging from loam. Each plug is a commitment — to the soil, to the pollinators, to the watershed.
Greenhouse bench, Week 6. 84,000 plugs in propagation.
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis
What's in the
ground right now.
Click any species for bloom time, soil requirements, and pollinator pairings. Updated weekly.
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Know before
you plant.
We give knowledge first. Bloom charts, pollinator pairings, soil prep timelines — because an educated planter makes better choices and comes back next season.
Bloom Sequence Chart
A well-designed native planting provides bloom from March through November, supporting pollinators across their full active season.
Bar height = relative bloom density across all species
8-Week Soil Prep
Turf removal, soil amendment, and weed suppression protocol. The prep is 80% of success.
- Week 1–2: Smother or solarize turf
- Week 3–4: Scalp and rake
- Week 5–6: Compost amendment
- Week 7–8: Pre-plant weed flush
Monarch Butterfly
Obligate host plant relationship — monarchs cannot breed without milkweed.
Bumblebees
Buzz pollination specialists. Critical for tomatoes and blueberries nearby.
Hummingbirds
Red tubular flowers preferred. Plant in clusters for territorial defense.
Native Bees (47 spp.)
Specialist bees require specific plant families. Goldenrod alone supports 115 bee species.
Ready to plant with confidence?
Download the regional planting guide matched to your exact seed zone — bloom charts, species lists, and soil prep timeline included.
"We planted 3 acres of Rootstock plugs in May. By September, we had 23 native bee species and the first monarchs we'd seen in six years."
Bloom Charts
March–November sequence
Soil Prep Timeline
8-week protocol
Pollinator Pairings
47 native bee species
Species Lists
68 seed zones
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regional planting guide.
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