Sunny Meadow–Inspired Garden Expanded (15 Plants)

High-impact · Insect-support powerhouse · Full-season interest

Available May 23–May 30 · Pickup at the Montclair Farmers Market (Walnut Street Station)

This expanded 3 x 9 foot meadow planting builds on the softness and movement of the 9-plant garden while adding more texture, bloom diversity, and ecological depth. Designed for sunny spaces that can handle heat and lean soils, the additional species create a layered planting that feels vibrant, balanced, and full of life from early summer into fall.

Like all Hope Grows gardens, this design was created to thrive in Northern New Jersey landscapes and provide a clear, guided path from planting day to a flourishing habitat garden.

What's included

• 15 native plants
  • 3 × Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
  • 3 × Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
  • 3 × Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
  • 3 × Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)
  • 3 × Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
• Professionally designed planting layout showing spacing and placement
• Rendered garden image to help visualize the finished planting
• Individual plant cards with growing conditions and ecological notes

Optional add-on:
Life-size 15-plant roll-out planting template for step-by-step guidance at planting time.

What this garden needs

• Sun: Full sun to part sun
• Soil: Average to dry, well-drained
• Care: Water regularly during the first growing season while plants establish

Why we love this garden

• Yellow Coneflower brings a bold, graphic presence with golden-yellow petals drooping around a rich dark cone
• Swamp Milkweed anchors the planting with upright structure and vibrant pink mid-summer bloom, and as a premier Monarch host, it's the ecological heart of this garden
• Purple Lovegrass transforms in late summer into a dreamy haze of pink-purple seed heads that catch light and move with the breeze
• Wild Quinine quietly fills the garden with life while visually calming the planting between blooms
• Spotted Beebalm adds personality and sculptural interest with its stacked, architectural flowers

Why wildlife loves this garden

• Continuous nectar through summer for bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds
• Host plants that support specialist bees and caterpillars, including Monarchs
• Seeds, stems, and structure that continue to provide habitat beyond bloom season