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Article: The natural landscape; The prairie movement - an on-again, off-again influence in landscaping and gardening since the early part of the century - is alive and well in Minnesota.(HOME & GARDEN)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- September 30, 1999
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1/3 When Camille LeFevre decided she was going to stay in Minnesota for good, she put down roots - real roots.
In a concerted effort to learn about her surroundings, the St. Paul-based freelance writer researched, then wrote a couple of articles on Minnesota prairies and native prairie plants. The next thing she knew, she was not only putting prairie plants in her front yard, she was launching a quarterly newsletter devoted to prairies - ecology, heritage, restoration, preservation and gardening.
Now, nearly five years later, "The Prairie Reader" has a circulation of more than 1,000 and LeFevre counts herself among the rapidly growing number of ...