Resources for our presentation at Habitat Hoopla
June 14, 2025 at Scioto Gardens
Terri and Randy Litchfield

(1) When we moved in

(2) Three Acts

(3) ACT I – Prairie Garden

(4) ACT I – Prairie Garden

(5) ACT I – Prairie Garden

(6) ACT II – “West Wing”

(7) ACT II – “West Wing”

(8) ACT III – “West Side Story”

(9) ACT III – “West Side…” Install

(10) ACT III – “West Side…” Install

(11) ACT III – “West Side…” Install

(12) ACT III – Border Install

(13) ACT III – Border

(14) ACT III – Before and After

(15) ACT III – Before and After

(16) Catchfly Commons Before/After

(17) Learnings

• Plant density is important from the start!​ (root competition, matrix planting, plant sociability)
• Importance of mass plantings
• Research the plant (don’t make assumptions!)​
• Plant natives in front yard gardens
• Deer are a challenge!​
• Native plant gardens evolve

(18) Habitat:
Food, Shelter, Water, Space

(19) Habitat: Food

(20) Habitat – Shelter

(21) Catchfly Commons Biodiversity

(22) Looking… Learning to See​

(23) Looking… Learning to See​

(24) Looking… Learning to See​

(25) Aids for Recognizing the Biodiversity​

(26) Open Garden July 5, 2025

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A list of plants, insect observations, and photo galleries are available
here.