What to do in your native garden through the year — season by season, and why timing matters.
01 · Winter
Winter isn't the off-season for a native garden. What to leave standing, how to prune fruit trees and woody plants while they're dormant, and how to use the quiet months to plan — for Northeast Ohio.
Read →02 · Spring
Don't rush the spring cleanup. When to cut back (and why 50°F matters for frogs and bees), how to remove invasives before they leaf out, and how to move through a Northeast Ohio spring in the right order.
Read →03 · Summer
Summer care for a native garden in Northeast Ohio: deep watering for new plants, staying ahead of weeds, chop-and-drop, the Chelsea chop, and why letting it look a little wild is the point.
Read →04 · Fall
Leave the leaves in most beds — and rake the excess off prairie plantings. Standing stems and leaf litter are winter habitat for frogs, salamanders, native bees, and birds. What to do (and not do) in a Northeast Ohio fall garden.
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