What are the benefits of planting a warm season grass meadow?
Warm season grasses (WSG) provide essential food and cover for countless birds and small mammals. WSG are clumpy (not solid mats like fescue fields) which allows plenty of room on the ground for wildlife to move freely between the clumps. Native WSG provide excellent cover during all months of the year and grow well during our hot, dry mid-shore summers. They are lovely to look at and function to provide a nice visual screen for sensitive habitats like wetlands. Easy to maintain, WSG require little fertility and need only some managed burning every 3 to 5 years. Most importantly, planting a WSG meadow will reduce the time spent on your lawn mower.
