WOW! Hard Work, Fun, and Overall Satisfying Day!!
We had No Rain (hooray!), Lots of Neighbors (fun!), and literally Hundreds of Native Plants (hard work!) and I know there were a few sore backs on Sunday!
It may not look like much more then a pile of wet straw but over the next few years this planting effort will transform the Laidley entrance to Billy Goat Hill into a shaded, fragrant haven for bee, butterfly, and birds as well as for kids and adults to enjoy.
With the existing huckleberries and the added coffeeberry & hollyleaf cherry trees, the birds will have a feast! It may take 20 years til we can picnic under the oaks & buckeye trees but it will be worth the wait! We should see more butterflies and bees as early as this summer! The beacon street native wildflower garden should also be in full bloom by summer.
There is still more to do...
at the Laidley entrance, there is more Cape Ivy that needs to be removed or it will cover and kill all the new plants. Stay tuned for a regularly scheduled gardening plan! In the mean time - check out the photos and congratulations neighbors for a great day of neighborhood improvement!
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