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Meadow grass #880132

Asked August 04, 2024, 12:59 PM EDT

I have an area below my house that is heavy clay soil. I’m looking to plant it in more of a natural wild meadow type ground cover rather than lawn. so I’m looking for a low growing grass, maybe up to 12 inches high, that would only need to be mowed once or twice a year. And I could perhaps throw in some wildflower seed into this area as well. I was going to try Buffalo grass, but it sounds like we get too much rain in Western Oregon for that species. Thanks for any info you can give me.

Clackamas County Oregon

Expert Response

Thank you for your question, John.  I suggest that you consider an eco-lawn, developed by OSU, described here:  https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/techniques/ecolawn-less-work-water

If you're interested in attracting pollinators, this article has some good ideas:  https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/eco-friendly-lawns-require-forethought-attract-pollinators

Good luck!
An Ask Extension Expert Replied August 06, 2024, 5:36 PM EDT
Thanks, can you tell me where I can purchase the echo lawn seed developed by OSU?

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 2:36 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied August 06, 2024, 8:50 PM EDT
John:  we cannot promote commercial entities which sell eco-lawn seeds, but the Internet has many outlets.
An Ask Extension Expert Replied August 06, 2024, 8:53 PM EDT
If you're looking for it, you need to spell it correctly: eco-lawn
An Ask Extension Expert Replied August 06, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
Thank you for the clarification.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied August 07, 2024, 10:11 AM EDT
Welcome!
An Ask Extension Expert Replied August 07, 2024, 10:13 AM EDT

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