Emily How, Horticulture agent, NDSU Extension – Ward County
Dakota Gardener: Growing wild
Wildflowers do more than bring interest and color to a landscape; they provide a buffet of pollen and habitat space for many different pollinators. (NDSU photo)
One of my favorite spots at home is in my front yard. Between my driveway and the front walk, there is a two-footwide patch of soil where I grow wildflowers. This is a test of my own plant identification skills, but also of my patience.
Every year I anxiously await the sprouting of flowers and hope that my neighbors don’t call the city for what looks like a weed patch. But come July, those unruly s…