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The large garden at Battle Creek Regional Park includes a pollinator meadow with two smaller gardens, one at the southeast corner and one on the western edge. Thanks to a partnership with Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District and Saint Paul Public Schools, the meadow was planted by students from L’Etoile Du Nord French Immersion School, Lionsgate Academy, and American Indian Academy.
The design features plants that can tolerate the dry soil and full sun conditions of the meadow. You’ll find some of Minnesota’s most common native prairie plants here. The meadow was planted in a matrix style, with flowering prairie plants interspersed with native grasses and sedges. The smaller gardens highlight flowers from the meadow, planted in larger groupings. This is a common design technique you can use in your own garden to make a native planting look a little neater.
