Accent on Natural Landscaping

Donna VanBuecken

Archives for July 2019

The Last of the Tallgrass Prairie

By now you're probably getting tired of reading about my visit to the Tallgrass Prairie, but we took so many little videos of what we saw, I just had to share a few with you. Our vacation to the Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie was truly another trip of a lifetime. Oh My! The Wind!! During our … [Read more...]

Leaving the Tallgrass Prairie

Reference my earlier posts Tallgrass Prairie, Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie - Part 1 and Part 2, and Native Stone Byway. Alas, we had to leave this beautiful wild paradise and head for home. Along the way, of course, we saw more beautiful rolling landscape and more beautiful wildflowers. These … [Read more...]

Native Stone Byway

Reference my earlier posts Tallgrass Prairie, Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie - Part 1 and Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie - Part 2. We started our third day in the Tallgrass Prairie by catching a tour at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve's Visitor Center. We boarded the bus with many other … [Read more...]

Flint Hills National Scenic Byway – Part 2

Reference my earlier posts Tallgrass Prairie and Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie - Part 1. On our second day in Kansas, we finished the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway tour and saw some lovely towns and more awesome prairie plants. Wow! We certainly got an eye full! The locals told us this was a … [Read more...]

Wind Damage in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin

I'm interrupting my series of posts on the wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie to share these videos of the damage to our yard from the severe winds which went through the Fox Valley on Saturday, July 20, 2019. All I could do was gasp with disbelief and then cry as I walked around to see the … [Read more...]

Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie – Part 1

Reference my earlier post Tallgrass Prairie. We started our Flint Hills National Scenic Byway tour at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve's Visitor Center. Here we toured the Spring Hill Ranch buildings and sat in on a wild bird demonstration. Among other raptors, we were introduced to an … [Read more...]