https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/the-other-carbon-story-why-soil-matters-as-much-as-the-plants-above-it monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/7889f694-9922-4981-9f5b-f38dea05ec54/cropped_Soil-Food-Web-Small-in-Engineered-Soils-Infographics-768x585.jpg Blog - The Other Carbon Story: Why Soil Matters as Much as the Plants Above It - Make it stand out Atmospheric carbon enters through photosynthesis and reaches the soil via two pathways: root exudates secreted directly into the root zone, and organic matter deposited on the surface and broken down by a layered community of organisms. Mycorrhizal fungi (left) form direct partnerships with plant roots and provide a separate, faster carbon pathway into stable soil organic carbon. Note the trophic layers within the soil community — primary consumers (yellow) feed on organic matter and root exudates directly, secondary consumers (green) feed on primary consumers, and higher-level consumers (red) feed on those below them. At each level, organisms incorporate carbon into their bodies, and when they die, that carbon re-enters the soil. Image by Regenerative Design Group. https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/carbon-in-plants monthly 0.5 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1771940296950-BIE8VQXUF9SZZ5V77WS3/20250228_150738.jpg Blog - Carbon Storage in the Garden: It Starts With Plants - dead hedge wall at North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1771940296653-QZ5R3B5MSRAN2Z2EQM1K/20250228_160107.jpg Blog - Carbon Storage in the Garden: It Starts With Plants - branch sculpture at North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/understanding-water-balance-why-planting-timing-matters monthly 0.5 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/244731c9-d4d0-4883-a089-322b1ceb9205/Screenshot+2025-12-29+164707.png Blog - Understanding Water Balance: Why Planting Timing Matters - Make it stand out Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate Normals 1991-2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/02ae35c7-e6af-45ae-8df8-2cb4d3a3f506/water_balance_with_explanation.png Blog - Understanding Water Balance: Why Planting Timing Matters - Make it stand out Source: Soil Science Simplified, 5th Edition. Donald Franzmeier, William McFee, John Graveel, Helmut Kohnke https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/why-fall-and-winter-planting-makes-sense monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/flower-shape-and-pollinators monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759252917758-UP06I0BJ8C5WC6GIGQE2/20250620_142444.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Large Disk Flower with Good Landing Pad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759252912578-LL52E5NUUZ4ICILP4QON/14849382241_2bc29ed878_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Nectar Robbing Honeybee by coniferconifer is licensed under CC BY 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759254327297-WN0VNL2NO0QDABKGUQKI/28710356021_9e19054b36_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - "Tiger Swallowtail on Phlox 'Jeana'" by Michele Dorsey Walfred is licensed under CC BY 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759254330609-234CXE7A8CGT16CCM800/20250824_170054%281%29+%283%29.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Skipper visiting cluster flower (late boneset) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759254816904-DQTSQ7VRLVAYZPCFFU8S/16251743129_5ac4e9de6b_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Monarch on Open Disk Flower Public Domain Mark 1.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759254970314-Y176201HGTL5LAJKKZRD/15272834745_be1a418287_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Hovering Sphinx Moth by snowpeak CC BY 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759255521951-XMYP8629WCX9TUFT70BJ/52951657215_d8d407461b_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Coral Honeysuckle by Thomas Shahan 3 CC BY 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759255521966-XSBZAU5NTERCXNFO5UE6/7674235238_df6b372870_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Tubular Cardinal flower by PLR_Photos CC BY 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759256213507-NOJHEI4SA5BE3G4YMI2M/25474198522_4cb43d26c2_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - "Goldenrod Solider Beetle on Butterfly Weed Public Domain Mark 1.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759256378395-A0AGLPOUSNB1Z79JOOTH/9298469506_3997d7e7e9_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - Long Horned Beetle on Magnolia by platycryptus is licensed under CC BY 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759257035673-UGDUG1ULX0U657IVH9MC/53923526109_9421151c27_c.jpg Blog - Flower Shape and Pollinators - "Furry dronefly on yarrow" by JuliaC2006 CC BY 2.0. https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/flower-colors-and-the-pollinators-they-attract monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1756979040471-981D2TZLN5AAM89KO9B1/20250828_173656.jpg Blog - Flower Colors and the Pollinators They Attract - Bumble Bee on Iron Butterfly Narrowleaf Ironweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1756978887721-RAHTS2ML97RHOY51Q5DX/Dandelion-SAD-2022.jpg Blog - Flower Colors and the Pollinators They Attract - Dandelion with and without uv light. 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The Food Web Simplified - Baby Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpiller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1750788236182-PFV7ZOZQQR38ONOOSC27/20250622_082811.jpg Blog - The Food Web Simplified - Spicebush Leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1750789327489-RZVEXP4XR52U8ADKBRMS/20250623_163955.jpg Blog - The Food Web Simplified - Leaf miner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1750789422212-JNQIHEM6ICHLYGRK46TX/20250624_141701.jpg Blog - The Food Web Simplified - Stick with Lichens Cut Up to Decompose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1750789501530-YS01AMVRZESZLCOOI4IB/20250624_141758.jpg Blog - The Food Web Simplified - Brush pile https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/aggressive-vs-invasive-why-the-distinction-matters monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/garden-as-a-process-working-with-nature monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/lessons-from-the-garden monthly 0.5 2025-04-29 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/whats-betterthe-first-springtime-growth-or-flowers monthly 0.5 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233833894-2MU8W58CX4MA1QXV1YIT/20250330_114905.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Dwarf crested iris and Green & Gold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233834147-P3PDPIQP49ZJ92EQD40F/20250330_115055.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Hollow Stemmed Joe Pye Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233842824-WHUSXHGDJTFWOOAKCTCS/20250409_140230.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Butterfly Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233842603-E4DZGNPJJWMUTLPB5A2L/20250409_133738.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Liatris / Blazing Star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233847830-UIQDEO71WWLCK49SU86E/20250409_133743.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Eastern Blue Star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233590700-8SS96UIQYMQON716OMQJ/20250320_105629+%281%29.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Bottlebrush Buckeye March 20th Leaf buds just about to open https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233590266-0REODHO9W3WJ2KT0Z8IZ/20250330_114819.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Bottlebrush buckeye March 30th New stems and leaves expanding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744233585308-DDOS1CWR4AETYBY128V0/20250409_155529.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Bottlebrush buckeye April 9th April 9th…17” of growth in 19 days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744234639547-45OP12K1D8GI6EK7FVZ0/20250408_140832+%281%29.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Small's Beardtongue...1st year of natural reseeding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744234639404-F1R0YQTPBZ3A0EJTBTOU/20250409_173159.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Eastern Columbine...several years worth of reseeding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744234649396-FOORPQ5KZ68OZX15ZGDW/20250409_173304.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Celandine Poppy Appears Along Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744234648933-WZ7DK50U9POD9B4PFA00/20250409_173356.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Celandine Poppy Appears Along Stepping Stones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1744235082481-MAR7LQOGL7L6I0WHM5PB/20250409_174324.jpg Blog - What I Love Most About a Garden in the Spring - Virginia Sweetspire Stems Spreading From Main Plant https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/spring-dont-dos-to-save-time-and-money monthly 0.5 2025-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740408501459-9FOIPJ5WMT9C4YSQT0CJ/20250207_080021.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Poor mulching example Too high. Mulch and vegetation mounded 8-12” high up on the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740408391114-I7G40RXZ6N5IPI6J4HON/20250207_080006.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Good Root Flare Good illustration of the root flare. Although it looks neglected due to a lack of mulch, this tree is in fantastic shape with no major girdling issues. If mulch were to be applied, the homeowner would want to start it right roots enter the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740411927779-25G0AEVN0WN3PRFVJZB6/20250224_102340.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Proper mulching Leaf mulch mixed with pine straw with root flare exposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740408526750-ZYXK3N2Q2OP2D0PBU6Z3/20240503_081536.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Over mulching Another example of mulch piled way too high @ 12-18”. The red maple directly next to it (with same mulching practices) was recently taken down after significant dead sections emerged within the canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740408315553-VGITYPWWARCMPCIST5YM/20240503_081839.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Good Root Flare Another red maple that most people would assume is being neglected due to a lack of mulch. The neglect has preserved its natural root flare and resulted in minimal girdling considering its a shallow rooted red maple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740411176959-XLLTTHKU1YOO24NGUKMO/20250224_101858.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Previously Crape Murdered Tree Crape Myrtle that was topped in the past. Notice the thin, twiggy growth growing out of stumps on the multiple trunks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740411176328-6PD77A1CPH7RCXTLH3RY/20250224_101905.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Close up of Twiggy Growth Notice the thin twiggy growth coming out of the topping cut points https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1740411183688-L4HD0W4VTT9BWB36Z9XR/20250224_102155.jpg Blog - Spring Don’t Do’s To Save Time and Money - Natural Form Crape Myrtle Vase like form showing off muscular, multi-color bark. I am not a huge fan of crape myrtles…they are overused in Charlotte. But when pruned correctly and given space, they can be beautiful like this tree. https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/new-old-school-tool-for-decompacting-soil monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/4465f008-886a-4e4c-98fd-93443e138c33/Broadfork+vs+Pitchfork Blog - New Old School Tool For Decompacting Soil - Make it stand out Broadfork vs Pitchfork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1739883911099-RONXSM4X9KZDUH2XXBCN/20250217_163625.jpg Blog - New Old School Tool For Decompacting Soil - 20250217_163625.jpg Broadfork in Soil. Soil loosened by rocking back and forth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1739883911480-DQUP73KPI5YV6U04HSNM/20250217_163520.jpg Blog - New Old School Tool For Decompacting Soil - 20250217_163520.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1739883921503-WDK79X08V11RUW1E0SGY/20250217_163149.jpg Blog - New Old School Tool For Decompacting Soil - 20250217_163149.jpg https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/when-plants-are-suffering-in-late-summer-how-do-you-know-they-are-ok monthly 0.5 2024-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1725116601417-YLY6HGB4DQL105F1H7TX/20240831_093324.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? Foliage on Amsonia 'Blue Ice' has either dropped or is shriveled tightly to the stem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1725116654748-K950WQ3XXPVY7PFLQR6U/20240831_093345.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? Healthy buds at base of Amsonia 'Blue Ice' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1725116605619-HKTRAAP392NAS9H2D1WZ/20240831_093519.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? Recently planted butterfly weed with yellowing leaves and early opening seed pods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1725116605477-YLYYQXOIYYIEGUUIU9VH/20240831_093524.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? New shoots emerging from base of recently planted butterfly weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1725120352158-6Q33RRM52CQT2NNFEIY8/20240831_114156+%281%29.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? Yellow and brown foliage on Ruby Sweet Joe Pye Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1725120420041-YPJS15DAX1NZDATI8OWS/20240831_114247.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? On a different stem, new growth from leaf axil (where leaf stem attaches to main stem) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/683243ee-7fa3-42ff-8e24-817f2509be9e/20240831_093546.jpg Blog - When plants are suffering in late summer, how do you know they are ok? - Make it stand out When I pull upwards on the Butterfly Weed, I feel resistance / no movement, which indicates that it's root system is still healthy https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/blog/prolong-bloom-season-by-planting-in-multiple-locations monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1724445329259-4A640WMPR69N87JZ89YX/20240823_161646.jpg Blog - Prolong Bloom Season By Planting in Multiple Locations - Solar Cascade Goldenrod in back bed Prolific blooms for the past week https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1724445328984-00XIVGHW1GTMM2FII31H/20240823_161940.jpg Blog - Prolong Bloom Season By Planting in Multiple Locations - Solar Cascade in Front Bed Still just forming buds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1724446003245-K694Y8SYZ7W9ZGYY224I/20240823_161806.jpg Blog - Prolong Bloom Season By Planting in Multiple Locations - Axillary Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) in back natural area This axillary goldenrod has been blooming off an on since late June. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1724446003368-ORE0I88I197R643O5LLK/20240823_162026.jpg Blog - Prolong Bloom Season By Planting in Multiple Locations - Axillary Goldenrod in Front Bed Although this is seemingly a happier clump with better foliage, the flower buds are barely visible...so likely another month until this blooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1724447083307-HG7L1O6INK69HESDNW1L/20240613_182102+%281%29.jpg Blog - Prolong Bloom Season By Planting in Multiple Locations - Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) in Back Yard Starting to bloom in mid June...It has just finished up for the season in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1724446997977-MJI01DDHGRGMVR9JBSTX/20240823_170144.jpg Blog - Prolong Bloom Season By Planting in Multiple Locations - Showy Goldenrod in Front Buds (if you look closely) are just forming and not yet plump. 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Full Bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c2d82516-d364-442f-b9e9-47aa7d3e58e6/20240418_162948.jpg Shade Garden After - Golden Alexander, Southern Shield Fern & American Beauty Berry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/053b2887-dfd1-475b-a85c-408ed95e8319/20240418_162958.jpg Shade Garden After - Blue Star, European Columbine, Carex radiata, Southern Shield Fern & Virginia Sweetspire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/6d9412db-5705-4d1b-91a9-9205ed7beafe/20240418_163001.jpg Shade Garden European Columbine, Southern Shield Fern, Blue Star, Carex radiata, Lemon Love Coral Bells, & Green and Gold https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/554d1065-1fbd-4ada-8062-71d86a0f846b/20240418_163020.jpg Shade Garden After - Full Garden From Below https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/24fa6dd4-f62a-41a0-bf9e-174ff40ffba2/20240418_163044.jpg Shade Garden After - Indian Pink, Blue Star and White Wood Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/fe679938-c0bc-4cc0-a0b0-e6fc0344f06e/20240711_103912.jpg Shade Garden 3 Months After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/a41b94c7-c6ef-4bfe-9efc-b36b5e60dc2e/20240711_103923.jpg Shade Garden 3 Months After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/16591893-558b-4ba2-9695-3e548df13ece/20240912_095100+%281%29.jpg Shade Garden Fall 2024 (6 months post install) - white wood aster, eastern columbine, blue stem goldenrod and american beautyberry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/dcd3fa2f-7b4e-438e-8ffe-6517eb526770/20240912_095056+%281%29.jpg Shade Garden Fall 2024 (6 months post install) - white wood aster, eastern columbine and bluestem goldenrod https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/a71bacdd-360b-4c11-a926-6ef31e9c8fb0/20250418_101033+%282%29.jpg Shade Garden April 2025: 1 year after installation. Golden Alexander, Eastern and European Columbine, Green and Gold all in Bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/404b9ca5-e394-4ccd-91eb-639b85062ecc/20250418_101042+%281%29.jpg Shade Garden April 2025: 1 Year After Installation: Golden Alexander and Eastern Columbine in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/3727ecc6-7890-4802-9eb8-cbe3d6cab519/20250418_101055+%281%29.jpg Shade Garden Spring 2025 (1 Year after installation): Eastern and European Columbine in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/9d729a76-1737-4b26-9583-6e452512a7c2/20250418_101146.jpg Shade Garden April 2025 (1 year after installation): Heuchera Lemon Love and Green and Gold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/ceabb702-f21d-4113-a001-35f69e516f70/20250623_102207.jpg Shade Garden June 2025 / 15 Months Post Installation: 2nd Flush of Indian Pink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/a831cc0c-37ec-4fa6-b9bc-7d363cbc2fed/20250623_102241.jpg Shade Garden June 2025 / 15 Months Post Installation: Indian Pink closeup - spring hummingbird favorite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/dac13347-8c95-4325-b379-d3f688ce6caa/20250623_103821+%281%29.jpg Shade Garden June 2025 (15 Months Post Installation): Carolina Wild Petunia starting to appear at edges of garden https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/faq daily 0.75 2025-04-27 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/projects/condominium-pollinator-garden daily 0.75 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/3a044761-ca2e-4855-a63d-27b718cd84f2/20240305_163104.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden Before: Bare planter with Japanese Holly and Azaleas in back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/b3d3d50c-f6af-4c7e-9629-d9c49b26eab7/20240305_163057.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden Before: Azalea, Rose Bush and Japanese Holly in background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/63dda7c5-096e-44f3-ae27-cc35a680b184/20240305_163053.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden Before: Rosebush, Japanese Holly and Japanese Privet in background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/a950285d-e1b4-44c2-982f-a5294a9550cd/20240517_114141.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden After Planting (May 2024): Peachies Pick Stokes Aster, Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis (left to right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/670bc5ba-193f-4d09-9a4b-316e85d7b186/20240517_114148.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden After Planting (May 2024): Purple Coneflower, Moonbeam Narrowleaf Coreopsis, and Wood's Purple Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/90ccdfd8-92da-49dc-83f2-794a78dc0886/20240712_084234+%281%29.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden 2 Months After / July 2024: Stokes Aster, Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis and White / Pink Petunias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/112c81a6-5477-4286-8130-b073a0e42897/20240712_084234-EDIT+%281%29.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden 2 Months After / July 2024: Stokes Aster, Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis and White / Pink Petunias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1721069173406-5Z02APES99839CKM42FS/20240712_084241.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden 2 Months After / July 2024: Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis, White / Pink Petunias & Purple Coneflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/2a92da78-d75d-40d3-ad63-5712fbda5c62/20240712_084247.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden 2 Months After / July 2024: Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis, White / Pink Petunias and Woods Purple Aster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/882d7fe0-dc97-4468-b0f8-a578ecc2da46/20250630_081443.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden 13 Months Post Installation: Stokes Aster, Whirling Butterflies, Butterfly Weed and Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/0662045a-1ba2-49bf-b272-2afd49b54514/20250621_164815.jpg Condominium Pollinator Garden 13 Months Post Installation: We've added swamp milkweed, False Indigo, Bigroot Geranium, Purple Coneflowers and Black Eyed Susan. Threadleaf coreopsis from original planting in bloom along with Purple Coneflowers. https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/gardeninginformation daily 0.75 2025-09-29 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/lake-wylie-screening daily 0.75 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1e1156a9-21b7-47bf-93c7-a2e0d9328f79/5344.jpeg Lake Wylie Screening Before: View from below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/6109ac3a-514c-4d90-9ded-0e857bde5225/20240819_104345.jpg Lake Wylie Screening Before: View from above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/373c4c89-0669-4ffe-8985-5cb833849722/20240819_103102.jpg Lake Wylie Screening Before: Test hole to investigate degree of compaction, drainage and soil quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/64b0d4c7-bcb8-4d2d-9a11-50884095668a/20240905_102907.jpg Lake Wylie Screening In Process: Post soil amendment prior to planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/084fc945-b2d6-4f03-9e05-008fdff34e4a/20240906_115256.jpg Lake Wylie Screening After: View from the side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/814a8504-480a-4707-ac6b-731c376c94b7/20240906_115307.jpg Lake Wylie Screening After: Close up of Cherokee Sedge (Carex cherokeensis) and Little Blue Stem (Schizachyrium scoparium) added to stabilize soil and reduce erosion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/761fa60a-6585-4aaa-bbe7-8299b464135d/20240906_115343.jpg Lake Wylie Screening After: Wooded area by the Lake. We planted 3 Florida Anise (Illicium floridanum) and 3 Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/603d19fe-eeda-4179-942f-72c949186e14/IMG_20250702_115918+%281%29.jpg Lake Wylie Screening 9 Months Post Installation: Little Gem Magnolias in bloom, Cherokee Sedge and Little Bluestem https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/hoa-planters daily 0.75 2024-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1729333051414-UPUZUHRW4K4LBHBVNVR6/20240320_133038.jpg HOA Entrance Planters - 20240320_133038.jpg Planter 1: Before - Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/08681554-1213-4c56-b68c-7e264be52242/20241010_145827.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 2: Before - Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/87a3e49c-58af-4840-91ca-944e9e0697d7/20240321_145909.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 1: Before - Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1729330886384-4BGXBVPMPU4R3VQ3L4PA/20241012_113151.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 1: After - Post Planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/af4c2154-1120-4713-b771-a4d0329410f1/1729332806903-f8350c43-cd5d-49e2-8f36-3642340644b3_1.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Design - used for both planters. Purple Dome New England Aster substituted for October Skies Aromatic Aster, Kim's Knee High Purple Coneflower substituted for Ruby Star and Pow Wow White Coneflower, and Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop substituted for Homestead Purple Verbena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/ab809046-61c7-40fd-b336-256b91b92d00/20241010_110526.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 1: Mid Installation during plant lay out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1729330943020-IO3AO6SHOOPASCA21LXR/20241012_112917.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 2: After - Post Planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/14aaa4ac-b3b8-4699-a848-3d1c633c9cef/20241012_112929.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 2: After - close up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/49114175-7b48-4916-bdba-f658cb0635a1/20241012_112933.jpg HOA Entrance Planters Planter 2: After - close up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/6319c9f5-8a34-499d-9838-e6b404bb4946/20241012_113206.jpg HOA Entrance Planters After: small flowers interplanted with low growing sedges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/b695c322-6e57-4610-9016-6e0f5eb97fde/20241012_113003.jpg HOA Entrance Planters After: Golden Fleece Goldenrod and Purple Dome New England Aster interplanted with Texas Sedge https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/front-yard-refresh daily 0.75 2024-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c32c075a-81d7-478a-b9a7-a487d84469fd/20240522_122247.jpg Front Yard Refresh Before - late Spring 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/05d22998-5180-4a0d-9539-e4053da09e46/20240522_122309.jpg Front Yard Refresh Before - late Spring 2024 - mailbox closeup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/310ee271-d268-4d62-a536-c89bc473575c/20240522_130339.jpg Front Yard Refresh Before - late Spring 2024 - left foundation bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/2a4f01ad-f87f-4326-adb7-5d57f09d2aa9/20240522_130407.jpg Front Yard Refresh Before - late Spring 2024 - right foundation bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/03d6a77f-27af-41fc-bc28-a03b8efd6ad4/20240522_130431.jpg Front Yard Refresh before - late Spring 2024 - right foundation bed side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/94d34d9a-7936-4e62-be9d-9eb19d29d6b6/dwg_2.jpg Front Yard Refresh Design - substitutions made include Purple Dome Aster for October Skies Aster, Golden Alexander for Thickleaf Phlox, Eastern Blue Star for Blue Ice Blue Star, and Spotted Bee Balm for Red Bee Balm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/fbecd108-e8e5-4def-9173-6c382b884255/20241017_155828.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - Fall 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/4cd52bdb-1b33-4fc6-8d47-8656775e4374/20241017_155845.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - Fall 2024 - mailbox close up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/74685bc6-ae0d-4da0-89b4-7a149981b9eb/20241017_155742.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - Fall 2024 - left foundation bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/ca577ac8-3c1b-4b18-8b04-00102dd62198/20241017_155903.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - Fall 2024 - left foundation bed closeup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/aa73e01b-850f-4064-938e-934af03c574f/20241017_155751.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - Fall 2024 - Right foundation bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1469b286-3f12-47a0-bdbb-59f54a778757/20241017_155915.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - Fall 2024 - Right foundation bed - closeup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/82e546f4-e289-46d5-a950-63ea8d60a7a1/20241017_155803.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - right foundation bed side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/9cb0b216-8649-4d07-ab38-18a07773ddf9/20250509_152905+%281%29.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - 7 Months/May 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/2030d7d0-83ed-465d-bde2-7fe534919d9c/20250509_152850.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - 7 Months/May 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/86704864-3a74-432c-bcef-496f6e02acb0/20250509_152915.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - 7 Months/May 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/46e9b6cb-12cd-4a7a-bf8f-999b21dba657/20250526_112906+%281%29.jpg Front Yard Refresh After - 7 Months/late May 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/ae438c00-25ee-4cf8-8578-7a3e542fcf20/20250822_105702.jpg Front Yard Refresh August 2025 / 10 Months Post Installation: Lance leaf and Moonbeam Coreopsis, Cherokee Sedge (grass) and Inkberry Holly (shrubs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c5d2eb5b-801d-4931-ba0c-6f99ba65cd23/20250822_105739.jpg Front Yard Refresh August 2025 / 10 Months Post Installation: Swamp Milkweed, Scarlet Hibiscus, Southern Blue Flag Iris and Cherokee Sedge - thriving in a wet area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/549c45b8-9725-4bab-8bd4-f773da75f105/20250822_105709+%281%29.jpg Front Yard Refresh August 2025 / 10 Months Post Installation: Spotted Bee Balm (added in Spring as replacement), Black Eyed Susan and Cherokee Sedge https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/deerresistantpollinatorgarden daily 0.75 2024-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/554c7bbc-c123-4b39-92f5-0fa0e0a8bd39/20241004_152850.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/04d356bd-8676-47b2-bced-044dfbbda190/20241004_152549.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/e3908b99-55ac-40cb-be70-9dc68e08642e/20241004_152547.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden Before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/43d51f6d-e025-47fd-8216-95c406bb4d9a/BONDADA.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden Design: For the installation, changes made include eliminating the columbine due to cost/availability and substituting Dwarf Sweet Joe Pye Weed for Summer Sun False Sunflower, Axillary Goldenrod for Golden Fleece Goldenrod and Prairie Dropseed for Little Blue Stem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/e77b5935-5ea3-47eb-8bf4-657eb7f94b1a/20241030_151528.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden After https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/e8080d60-1e18-48fa-8086-3f637b2228aa/20241030_151514.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden After: Texas Sedge, Prairie Dropseed, Axillary Goldenrod, Purple Dome New England Aster, Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis, Russian Sage, Millennium Allium, Purple Coneflowers, Butterfly Weed, Foxglove Beardtongue, and Dwarf Sweet Joe Pye Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c5b07046-2332-4a57-b2e0-d0fea4707bbf/20241030_151545.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden After: Texas Sedge, Prairie Dropseed, Axillary Goldenrod, Purple Dome New England Aster, Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis, Russian Sage, Millennium Allium, Purple Coneflowers, Butterfly Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/6518bd0f-e90b-41ca-8e94-8f2d8740a68b/20241030_151454.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden After: Texas Sedge, Prairie Dropseed, Golden Alexander, Eastern Blue Star and Eastern Bee Balm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/2ec81a7e-403c-41c2-a718-550112142bf8/20250502_114055+%282%29.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden May 2025 (6 Months post installation): Eastern Bee Balm and Golden Alexander blooming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c3d14413-1e0d-487d-be63-c97352bfb5b7/20250502_114050+%282%29.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden May 2025 (6 months post installation): close up of Eastern Bee Balm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/a919e5ea-0882-4ea9-ad19-08339f6ef9a7/20250502_114130+%281%29.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden May 2025 (6 months post installation): Foxglove beardtongue blooming in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/535667e7-66b0-40fd-ad8d-811c533ccd37/20250502_114113.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden May 2025 (6 months post installation): Foxglove beardtongue blooming, planted amidst Prairie Dropseed, Moonbeam Thread leaf Coreopsis, Millennium Allium, Russian Sage and Ruby Dwarf Sweet Joe Pye Weed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/facca06d-8def-4868-941b-edd2158752ed/20250502_114105+%281%29.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden May 2025 (6 months post installation): Close up of Foxglove Beardtongue in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/89d726d5-bf29-4e36-bb6a-2537f08069f5/20250828_140948+%281%29.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden 10 Months After: Late summer: Millenium allium, Bluestem Goldenrod, Moonbeam Coreopsis, Prairie Dropseed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/413bc2f7-55e5-4963-8a83-34226d7a0386/20250828_141006.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden 10 Months After / Late Summer: Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis, Millenium Allium and Ruby Dwarf Joe Pye Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/213594d9-6f29-45ed-be85-a3c73749f98f/20250828_141012.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden 10 Months After: Bumblebee Enjoying Ruby Dwarf Sweet Joe Pye Weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1759408891752-FGJXCUP7CRW169MY8BEH/20250828_140918%2B%25282%2529.jpg Deer Resistant Pollinator Garden 10 Months After: Seedlings from Eastern Columbine that was added in May 2025 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/shady-front-yard-refresh daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/e17040e1-09ac-4f33-977f-5d30293fce50/20240923_162610.jpg Shady Front Yard Makeover Before - 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Less compaction, CO2 emissions and increased water absorption. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/1ed3ee60-5efb-4784-8a06-ba1f85a0a8ff/20250715_110505.jpg Home Full sun, no-mow, no-water lawn alternative with native sedges, grasses, and ground covers. https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-09-30 https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/steele-creek-full-yard-renovation daily 0.75 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/95d7b210-8db1-40ce-b57f-b01704671e2c/before_front.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Before - front of house https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/63e3fc67-3f5a-44ff-82c7-0f2a91ea79e7/before_front_left.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Before - front left foundation planter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/405015df-768b-4163-96fe-1ab0f326dde1/before_front_right.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Before - front right foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/2f1afe9a-f2f2-4c43-ab2a-2855477187b7/before_side.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Before - side yard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/925af160-f842-4457-a194-517a54c20e50/before_back.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Before - backyard looking into neighborhood park and neighbors house in distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/8c92baab-1679-4c08-87ba-881403ad51a4/before_back_entrance.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Before - orphan strip of land across drainage ditch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/00140223-639b-4582-ae85-8742cf2574fd/design_front.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Design - front with final edits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/e90b4501-4bea-49c7-b482-b197170f6e34/design_back.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Design - back and side with final edits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/2c8c0946-b7ff-4663-9b0e-2566b18e114e/after_front_left.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - front left foundation beds with yucca and muhly in back with mix of low flowers/grasses in front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/9a4e905f-df44-40b0-8a64-7091f93f34b1/after_front_right.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - front right foundation. Yucca, muhly grass, and low flowers behind a low shrub border with a Merlot Redbud on the corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/b06819be-44ed-466e-918b-d86f119e4dfa/after_side_all.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - side yard beds. Entrance to the side yard flanked by Merlot redbud, hummingbird sweet pepperbush and american beautyberry on the left and a peach tree, virginia sweetspire, american beautyberry and oakleaf hydrangea on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/6004f0c5-61ab-41cb-a72c-b347c7366f54/after_side_house.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Overgrown mint dominated vegetable garden replaced with a native mint family (mountain mint, bee balm, beautyberry) dominated competitive planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/ed1c4d73-1ab4-4b06-90f0-97d9cdb77d0d/mid_back_soil_prep.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Back border soil prep - broadforking in compost/pine bark fines mix to incorporate organic matter without destroying soil structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/3b5866dc-680c-44e2-b395-6e658114638f/mid_back_herbaceous_planting.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation Back border - shrubs installed and midway through planting perennial plugs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/ccc7f1c6-5191-4e94-9c68-c834131f6536/after_back_fence_border.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - back border with shrubs / vines against the fence and perennials/grasses in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c82fe171-32b2-4a90-8a7a-ab53f270ab6e/mid_back_shrub_border.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - back border with shrubs / vines against the fence and perennials/grasses in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/6ff2db2f-671e-46a4-99af-ebb8a13617ba/after_back_above.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - back border as seen from the under construction new sunroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/32d7213d-7505-4b21-b5f8-bdc48f43e853/after_entrance.jpg Steele Creek - Full Yard Renovation After - entrance from neighborhood park by drainage. Red sprite / Jim Dandy winterberry holly, buttonbush and a mix of Cherokee sedge, River Oats, Slender Wood Oats and Blue Eyed Grass for the ground layer https://www.charlotteecologicalgardening.com/south-charlotte-backyard-pollinator-garden daily 0.75 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/3841e9d3-e7ab-4f05-8fd4-1da0ee4afeb7/20250903_150731+%281%29.jpg South Charlotte - Backyard Pollinator Garden Before - back yard lawn area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/c91b81b8-a1bd-4b63-9513-1ad6290f02fa/IMG_0179.JPG South Charlotte - Backyard Pollinator Garden Design - pollinator garden and plant list https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/e0dc7f1d-7b63-457b-9250-d8a1f53bc201/20251211_131503.jpg South Charlotte - Backyard Pollinator Garden Installation - soil preparation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/f2539ce9-e1d8-48ab-ae5b-2086b23e2193/20251211_110207.jpg South Charlotte - Backyard Pollinator Garden Installation - bed preparation completed and ready to start installing plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/8949ad69-2fae-4972-af73-c8136ba1a092/20251212_103242.jpg South Charlotte - Backyard Pollinator Garden Installation - midway through planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/660b19a39f1a8b128df50df6/a13e3975-7f1f-47c4-a382-3937a703f3c6/20251212_161558.jpg South Charlotte - Backyard Pollinator Garden After - herb raised bed surrounded by front and back pollinator garden beds