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Now accepting clients for 2025 growing season!
Half-Pint Prairies helps suburban homeowners create the eco-friendly lawn they’ve always wanted.
Many of us know that we want sustainable, low-maintenance spaces that are also beautiful – but we’re not sure how to get there, or we don’t have the time to make it happen.
Half-Pint Prairies grew out of a love for native landscapes that are not only visually stunning, but also essential for the health of our local ecosystems and beyond. Whether you are struggling with a patch of lawn that just won’t thrive, or simply looking to create a more environmentally-conscious outdoor space, the micro-prairie of your dreams is within reach.
Serving northeast Dane County.
Services
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Sod Replacement
Chemical-free options available!
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Seed Installation
Personalized seed to suit your taste and your growing area
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Prairie Maintenance
Learn about how to maintain your micro-prairie, or contract with me to do it for you
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Do you have one of these?
Do you have a “problem area” in your yard where grass just won’t grow? Maybe the soil isn’t rich enough to sustain classic lawn grass, or it’s too hard to water in dry seasons. Nature has an answer to that: native prairie plants. Don’t work against this section of your yard; work with it. Introduce native prairie plants that prefer less-rich soil, are drought-tolerant, and support a network of pollinators all season long.
“small patches of wildflowers can foster the same biodiversity as entire meadows”
“Planting native plants is one of the best things you can do to care for the planet.”
“By greening and transforming our landscapes, we can absorb carbon, reduce urban temperatures, provide habitat that supports pollinators and many other animals, create connections between larger patches of habitat that will allow pollinators to move through our communities—and native plants are the best way to do this.”
"[T]hey tend to be more naturally adapted to local growing conditions and often require fewer inputs... That can mean reduced maintenance – more time to enjoy your yard instead of working in your yard"
About
Marie
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Hi! I’m Marie. My family and I live just outside Sun Prairie, where we’re slowly transforming our own once-neglected lawn into a native plant and pollinator oasis.
My passion for prairies began when I led a prairie conservation project in my community. The project widened my horizons of what was possible in a landscape and introduced me to a network of like-minded individuals who shared the love of native plants and their importance to the earth.
I guess I was destined to fall in love with prairies—I grew up obsessed with reading the Little House on the Prairie series and fell in love with the wide-open spaces that Laura Ingalls Wilder described.
Don’t be surprised if you see my son Will, age 6, working alongside me: he’s currently completing first grade at home and is shockingly good at plant identification.
Half-Pint Prairies is a Woman- & Veteran-Owned Business.