Did you know that for many of our most commonly grown native wildflowers and grasses, 2/3 or more of the plant is underground in the form of roots? Or that you can reduce weeding requirements in your native plant garden by understanding the root systems of different plants that you are growing? Or that there is now a resource that can help you avoid mistaking a native plant in your garden as a weed and accidentally pulling it? Today, we are talking to Hilary Cox and Neil Diboll. They are the authors of the newly published book, The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants. Neil is also the president and consulting ecologist of Prairie Nursery, located in Wisconsin. The full transcript of this episode can be found at: https://www.backyardecology.net/growing-prairie-plants ? ? ? Thank you to our supporters on Patreon who go above and beyond each month to financially contribute towards making the Backyard Ecology blog, podcast, and YouTube channel possible. Thank you also to everyone who has made one-time donations to support the Backyard Ecology blog, podcast, and YouTube channel.  ? ? ?  Episode related links: ? Hilary’s email: crumpetlee@gmail.com ? Neil’s email: NDiboll@prairienursery.com  ? The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants: https://amzn.to/3QTmMco  (affiliate link) ? Prairie Nursery: https://www.prairienursery.com/  Become a Backyard Ecologist: ? The Backyard Ecologist’s Newsletter: https://www.backyardecology.net/subscribe/ ? Backyard Ecology Community: https://www.backyardecology.net/community/  ? Group coaching: https://www.backyardecology.net/group-coaching/ Backyard Ecology content: ? Website: https://backyardecology.net ? YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/backyardecology ? Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog/ Support Backyard Ecology: ? Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology ? Make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N