Artist Linda Horn’s six-acre property comprises a meadow, a woodland, and wetlands. “I practice restoration gardening,” she says. “It’s about being mindful of a larger ecosystem and what will attract the most pollinators.” Purple love grass, prairie dropseed, and a vegetable garden hug her home’s exterior.
Sedum grows between stone steps, which are feathered by prairie dropseed and catmint. “A landscape like this is low-maintenance,” says Horn. “You don’t need to mow every two weeks.”
A cluster of Cimicifuga.
Bottlebrush buckeye and oakleaf hydrangea bloom simultaneously.
The meadow includes green-headed coneflower, Senna, tick trefoil, switchgrass, Indiangrass, and little bluestem, among other plants.
Both lavender and red bee balm grow profusely in the meadow.
A bluestone walkway leads to the house, snaking through purple love grass and prairie dropseed.
Horn avidly monitors the stream to ward off invasive plants.
A weeping cherry tree sits at the base of a hill covered in prairie dropseed and catmint. A copper wire sculpture anchors the walkway.
