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Native plants: Joe Pye Weed, Cutleaf coneflower and Canada goldenrod

Fall garden care

September 14, 2024 0 comments

These gardening tasks will lay the foundation for a beautiful, ecologically beneficial garden in the seasons to come.

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5 Asters for Your Garden

September 1, 2024 0 comments

September is aster season. They are an important nectar source for Monarch butterflies on their way south, and feed dozens of bee, butterfly and moth species.

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Goldenrod’s many gifts

August 25, 2024 0 comments

Goldenrods are important keystone plants – they support an incredible number of bees, birds, butterflies, moths and other beneficial insects and small animals.

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New England aster with bee

Create a garden habitat with keystone plants

June 17, 2024 0 comments

In celebration of Pollinator Week (June 17-23), consider adding keystone trees, shrubs and flowering perennials to your garden. You’ll be supporting hard-working pollinators and giving back to nature in myriad…

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