Prairie State Vintage & Garden

A meticulously arranged flat lay of Illinois native plants on a weathered, pale-gray wooden table, featuring labeled botanical specimens such as purple coneflower, little bluestem, and prairie dropseed. Each stem and seed head is fresh, with crisp textures and natural imperfections, resting beside a neatly folded linen garden cloth and a pair of antique brass plant markers. Soft, diffused morning light from an unseen window to the left creates gentle shadows and subtle highlights on veins and seed capsules. Photographed from a true overhead bird’s eye view with sharp focus throughout, the composition feels curated yet organic, evoking a sophisticated, archival botanical mood in clean photographic realism.

Bring the Beauty of Native Plants to Your Home – Inside and Out

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PAST Events

Wow! What a fun and soul-filling day! Thanks to everyone who came out to my native-plant-themed garden party pop-up on Saturday, July 18. Despite a couple of spits of hard rain, we had a beautiful day: warm, breezy and clean air (thankfully!).

Lots of close friends and family came through, as well as some new friends! Huge shout-out to my fam Steve and Eden Casey, and my dear friends Amy Cook, Mo Glasoe and Lucinda Armas for lending helping hands!

Stacey Grieff showed off her gorgeous mixed-media, plant-inspired collages.

Cathy Haibach made gorgeous prints onsite of plant leaves as free gifts and incentives to visit the Wild Ones table

Laura Derks of West Cook Wild Ones was there to help everyone learn more about the beauty and utility of native plants. She gave out about 50 of my potted native plants, including Rose milkweed, Anise hyssop, Nodding wild onion and Jacob’s ladder.

Eden Casey ‘s Birds of Oak Park t-shirts were a big hit! We still have a few ready-made ones left, and we are taking orders for more. Shop now.

Featured Objects

4.5″ Bud Vase

$12

features yellow swallowtail & ladybug. Lenox brand

7″ wall Plate

$9

features columbine flowers. Norcrest brand; silver embellishment; includes string for hanging

74″ Round Table cloth

$10

features white and red oak leaves and other leaf shapes. vintage/no tag

Dessert & Luncheon PLates

$50

set of 5 bread & butter and 5 salad plates (10 total). features southern magnolia flowers. Sevron brand, Fair Lady design

Signs of the season

Prairie Smoke has opened! It’s so joyful (and fluffy).
Foxgloves glow in the sunlight.
Wild Lupine was fantastic this year!

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