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2. Suggested Species , for the partly-sunny areas: <br /> ○ New Jersey Tea (shrub, 3-4’) <br /> ○ Alumroot <br /> ○ Black-eyed Susan <br /> ○ Blue False Indigo <br /> ○ Culversroot <br /> ○ Hairy or Smooth Penstemon <br /> ○ Harebell <br /> ○ Hoary Vervain <br /> ○ Meadow or Rough Blazingstar <br /> ○ Partridge Pea <br /> ○ Prairie Coreopsis <br /> ○ Prairie Phlox <br /> ○ Prairie Smoke <br /> ○ Purple Coneflower <br /> ○ Showy or Stiff Goldenrod <br /> ○ Smooth Blue Aster <br /> ○ Spiderwort <br /> ○ Spotted Beebalm <br /> ○ Wild Bergamot <br /> ○ Wild Strawberry <br /> ○ Big Bluestem (grasses) <br /> ○ Blue Grama <br /> ○ June Grass <br /> ○ Path Rush <br /> ○ Prairie Dropseed <br /> ○ Side-Oats Grama <br /> 3. Suggested Species , along the edge of/into the woods (replacing the buckthorn): <br /> ○ American Hazelnut (shrub, 6-8’) x 20 <br /> ○ Black Chokeberry (shrub, 4-6’) x 15 <br /> ○ Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle (shrub, 3’) <br /> ○ Gray Dogwood (shrub, 8-10’) x 15 <br /> ○ Nannyberry Viburnum (15-20’) x 10 <br /> ○ Winterberry (shrub, 6-10’) x 10 <br /> ○ Big-leaved Aster <br /> ○ Canada White Violet <br /> ○ Downy Wood Mint <br /> ○ Figwort <br /> ○ Smooth Yellow Violet <br /> ○ Solomon’s Seal <br /> ○ Spikenard <br /> ○ Sweet Joe Pye Weed <br /> ○ Thimbleweed <br /> ○ Two-leaf Miterwort <br /> ○ Wild Blue Phlox <br /> ○ Wild Columbine <br /> ○ Wild Geranium <br /> ○ Wild Ginger <br /> ○ Zig-Zag Goldenrod <br /> ○ Bottlebrush Grass <br /> ○ Plains Oval Sedge <br /> ○ Rosy Sedge <br /> ○ Short-headed Bracted Sedge <br /> 4. Timeline <br /> ○ Summer 2022 : Remove as much buckthorn as possible, starting towards the front edge and <br /> working back. Hand-dig the smaller plants and use a saw/RoundUp on larger trees. <br /> ○ September/October 2022 : Start planting in the wooded section. <br /> ○ Spring 2023 : Kill the turf grass along the trail. <br /> ○ Spring-Fall 2023 : Fill in with plants as they become available. <br /> ○ It typically takes about three years for new plantings to fill in; weeding will be required.. <br /> 5. Estimated Cost <br /> I intend to keep costs down by growing some of the plants from seed or using divisions from my yard. <br /> However, germination rates are unpredictable, so I would also supplement with commercially - grown plugs. <br /> I typically buy my seed for $3 per species (quantity of seeds per packet varies) from Prairie Moon Nursery. <br /> I typically buy my plants from Landscape Alternatives where they charge $8.50 for a 6-pack of plants, but I <br /> might use other sources, as well. I currently have shrubs from Chief River Nursery that cost me ~$6-7 each.