I’m Melanie~ owner, plant wrangler & pollinator watcher here at Lazy Dirt Wildflower Farm.

This farm blog shares the work of transforming my 210 year old farm into a 4 acre habitat garden, native plant nursery & wildflower farm.

Here’s where you’ll find tips to create your own habitat garden plus learn about conservation, local events, & farm happenings.

In between posts you can find me over on the ‘Gram laughing, hiking & growing native plants for pollinators

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Just because the snow banks are up to the windows here at the farm doesn’t mean I’m not gardening!

Here’s all the farm happenings this February as the cold winds blow yet MORE lake effect snow from Lake Ontario!

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What does a habitat garden look like in its first years? Read this post to take a virtual stroll through my pollinator and habitat garden in June.

Get more butterflies and other pollinators into your garden with these 5 easy tips. Fall gardening ideas to relax and let the garden go.