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Sometimes--most of the time--this is what I feel like I'm trying to do gardening. I'm kind of obsessed with wildlife gardening, particularly using native species. My latest wildly overambitious project is a sort of teacup prairie, an attempt to recreate a chunk of prairie on a dry hillside about forty feet long by eight feet wide.

The problem is diversity...the vanished Piedmont prairie of this region consisted of 277 species, many of which are now endangered. At the moment, I have exactly 10 species, dotted rather absurdly over the hillside. I also don't have woodland bison, which were apparently rather important to the ecosystem, and god only knows if the correct pollinators will show up, even if I manage to coax these plants into establishing.

Still, you start somewhere. If I fail (and I will very likely fail) at least the bees will get a few good meals along the way.

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Digital, Painter 7. Prints of this are available, singly and in a set with the Cattail Teacup piece, at Red Wombat Studio: [link]
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Mood: Love *dreamswoman May 6, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hi! I've featured this in my new journal [link]! :love:
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~crceres Aug 30, 2012
The bee adds a nice focal point, not to mention scale.
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~HeleneNekrashevich Aug 30, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
very nice
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~chrysalis-of-glass Jul 22, 2012  Student General Artist
Amazing! This is so creative. :love:
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~RebeccaTripp May 13, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Hello! I'm making a series of art videos about flowers, and I was wondering if I could include this piece in one of my videos. It would be set to an original classical-style composition (by me) about this flower. I'll be sure to credit you and link to your page if you say yes. Here's a link to see the kind of music it is: [link]
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Mood: Love ~fuuchuzari Oct 17, 2011
looks like a picture - you're a great artist!
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Mood: Mesmerized ~Muddzombie Apr 21, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
stunning!
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~AnastasiaKlein Mar 21, 2011
This is beautiful!
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*FlyingFrogCreations Jan 2, 2011  Student Artisan Crafter
unusual, but it looks tasty! (tee hee)
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I love it!
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~gloomstopper Dec 12, 2010
Such a lovely piece and what a great project! It's really inspiring, especially since I find vanishing habitats such a painful topic. About the time you posted this, my business professor brought up how a business established a plant in part of Oregon and laughed about how Green Peace showed up to protest. I just had to cringe because that's sage brush habitat - home to our vanishing sage grouse and one of the many vanishing habitats. So it's absolutely wonderful to hear about your project - I hope it goes well.
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