Habitat Garden Tours
What is a Habitat Garden?
A native plant garden that provides habitat for birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife.
Second Saturday Tours
Visit three residential habitat gardens every month to:
• Experience diverse habitat gardens and the succession of native plant blooms over the 7-month growing season.
• Meet, chat and learn with other habitat gardeners and native plant and wildlife lovers.
• Find inspiration, ideas and information to start, grow, improve and expand your own habitat gardens.
To nominate a garden or ask a question, email grace@deeprootskc.org
May Crestwood Charm
May 11 (Second Saturday) • 9am-2pm • Loose Park Area
If Merriam gardens are naturalistic and organic, Crestwood gardens must be fancy and schmancy, right?
On our May 11th Habitat Garden Tour, we’ll visit three lovely examples of habitat gardens that are grown in the middle of traditional (and yes, even fancy-schmancy) neighborhoods, while offering generous support to wildlife:
FORMAL PROFUSION
The architectural symmetry of this house belies the wildlife focus of its gardens, which include wonderfully informal, “messy” plants like Elderberry.
COTTAGE CHARM
This Brookside bungalow is abuzz with pollinators and native plants on every side, including the entire front yard. (This is also a great model for people with sloping lots!)
SUNSET PRAIRIE
Vast empty lawn is the rule in grand neighborhoods, but this Sunset West garden hides in plain sight, with charming beds of native plants.
If you’re already subscribed, simply watch your inbox the Thursday before each Second Saturday (May 9th), for an email with addresses and garden information. See you in the garden!