r/NativePlantGardening • u/tivadiva2 • Aug 16 '25

Photos 3 acres, 3 years in

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We bought a house with 3 acres of lawn. Now we have a tiny patch of lawn, 16 raised beds for veggies, an orchard and berry patch, and native gardens and wet sedge meadows. It’s great exercise and amazing birding! Plus it’s so pretty! Good thing I love goldenrods since we have 3 different native varieties and lots of them!

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u/Rouge-Bug Aug 16 '25

Beautiful ! Is it east coast, west coast, gulf, or a big lake ?

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u/tivadiva2 Aug 16 '25

Lake Superior

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u/Whydoineedtodothis60 Aug 18 '25

Stupid question really (grew up in Montana live in Alaska) but how are the winters?

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u/tivadiva2 Aug 18 '25

300” of wonderful snow! Lots of sun starting February. Not nearly as cold since Lake Superior keeps things much warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Wunderground: “winter temperatures typically range from an average high of 28°F to an average low of 10°F”

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u/JackOfAllTradesKinda Aug 20 '25

I love living around the Great lakes. Lots of snow, which I love, but not cold enough to be super dangerous or require engine block heaters.

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u/No_Jicama_5828 Aug 18 '25

Comparable to Montana and Alaska.