Sun: Full Sun/Part Shade
MixNumber: Montague Mix 2
MixRegions: 3,4
Site Moisture: Dry to Medium Soil Moisture
The Suburban Edge Mix is designed for the margins of neighborhoods—along wood lines, ponds, drainage ditches, and the backs of properties where mowing can be relaxed. This simple, resilient mix thrives in poor soils, stabilizes ground, reduces erosion, and creates rich, bird-friendly habitat. Composed of dependable native grasses and hardy flowering plants that bloom throughout the warm months, the Suburban Edge Mix provides a reliable and beautiful way to transform underused lawn areas or bare ground into productive landscapes that boost biodiversity, lower maintenance, and bring vibrant, natural character to the interstitial spaces throughout the neighborhood. This mix comes to us from Preston Montague, a landscape architect in Durham, North Carolina.
Recommended planting rate of the Suburban Edge Mix is 36.59 PLS lbs./acre. For smaller areas, the recommended seeding rate is 1lb/1,000 sqft.
Included in this mix are nurse crops of Oats and Brown Top Millet. The nurse crops allow for quick germination and erosion control while the slower growing native species work to establish.
| Common Name |
Botanical Name |
PLS Oz. |
| Virginia Wild Rye |
Elymus virginicus |
0.44 |
| Little Barley |
Hordeum pusillum |
0.44 |
| Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
0.44 |
| Side Oats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
0.44 |
| Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
0.44 |
| Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutans |
0.27 |
| Big Bluestem |
Andropogon gerardii |
0.27 |
| Nimblewill |
Muhlenbergia schreberi |
0.11 |
| Fox Sedge |
Carex vulpinoidea |
0.08 |
| Plains Coreopsis |
Coreopsis tinctoria |
0.08 |
| Lemon Mint |
Monarda citriodora |
0.08 |
| Indian Blanket |
Gaillardia pulchella |
0.14 |
| Showy Tickseed |
Bidens aristosa |
0.17 |
| Blackeyed Susan |
Rudbeckia hirta |
0.08 |
| Lance-Leaved Coreopsis |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
0.11 |
| Bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa |
0.04 |
| Greyheaded Coneflower |
Ratibida pinnata |
0.08 |
| Gray Goldenrod |
Solidago nemoralis |
0.01 |
| Appalachian Beardtongue |
Penstemon laevigatus |
0.01 |
| Heath Aster |
Aster pilosus |
0.03 |
| Oats |
Avena sativa |
10.93 |
| Brown Top Millet |
Panicum ramosum |
1.31 |
**The composition of the mix shown above is subject to change without notice due to seed availability. Substitutions are selected based on similar plant characteristics. If the exact individual species are critical to your planting needs, please contact us to ensure that we can fill your request without substitution.**
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