We offer guided tours of our demonstration gardens every Tuesday at 10 am, and the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm, April and May. The gardens change each week, some weeks offer more to see than others, but there's always something going on. This morning, the Allegheny Spurge is blooming. … [Read more...]
Why Plant Native?
You’ve probably heard the buzz: that planting native plant gardens is the ‘thing to do’. And you’re probably wondering: "Aren’t they weeds? What difference does it make what I plant in my little garden?” The short answers are “No. And a big difference.” What is a Native Plant Native plants … [Read more...]
Five Spring Garden Maintenance Tips
Tend your native plant garden as neatly, or as informally, as you like. Keep in mind, we’ve never yet heard a bird, bee or butterfly mutter “I wish they’d tidy up this place.” Many insects require leaf litter, birds nip seed from dried seed heads, and some butterfly life stages look like garden … [Read more...]
Why Native Plants?
Native plants occurred in the region before settlement by Europeans, are uniquely adapted to the soil and climate of the area, and play an important role in plant and animal communities. If you would like to attract birds, butterflies, hummingbirds, or pollinators to your landscape, native … [Read more...]
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