By: Phyllis Giffard
Kristy Hargrave celebrates her gold-level certification in Carencro.
Kristy and her family moved onto her grandparents' land a few years ago. Mature oaks and hackberries are still the foundation of the homestead's shady landscape. Her grandparents' prized mamou plants (and source of medicine they swore by) dot the property line. The pasture that once hosted cattle is still is home to family horses. A platin (natural wet hollow) has her thinking about adding natives that work with the hydrology there. Kristy has kept her grandmother's favorite rose beds but added natives to them. She has put in a cottage garden in double raised beds her young children enjoy. Kristy was amazed at how many native species she learned about in one short year, spurred by curiosity with each new one she added. She can now recognize new species on the land as they come, including a sweet surprise of a dozen or more Spiranthes orchids that popped up this year.
From the June 2022 ANPP Newsletter
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