My front lawn is a native prairie restoration AND why / how you should do it too

Описание: I did a complete scientific prairie restoration in my yard. It turned out beautiful, and I love it. It's full of beautiful flowers and wildlife. While I was planning this, I consumed a lot of videos that only showed part of the process. They were super helpful, but I really wished there was a complete video of the multi-year process. So, I made it myself!!

TIMESTAMPS:
Why do this: 0:21
How to remove the existing lawn: 1:49
Where to get native seed: 4:19
Mixing native seed: 6:35
Spreading native seed: 8:54
First growing season maintenance, mow: 11:09
Second growing season maintenance: 13:44
Honeysuckle control: 15:44
Poison ivy control: 16:55
Third growing season maintenance: 18:12
Fourth growing season and beyond, simulated burns: 20:23
The final product, a restored prairie: 23:38

Links:
Prairie Moon Nursery store: https://www.prairiemoon.com/seed-mixe...
Prairie Moon Nursery YouTube:    / @prairiemoonnursery  

Because I did this over 5 years, some of the footage isn't great, and I used multiple cameras and microphones over the years. I had to use an AI tool in 2025 to clean up some of the older audio, and so there are a few places where words get garbled, or I sound like a muppet. But I'm glad to finally share this video after so many years.

I don't own this house anymore, and I have no idea what the new owners have done with this, but I really hope they kept it. So, I can't answer questions about how it's doing, and I couldn't shoot new footage.