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PUT DOWN THOSE PRUNERS!

The "off season" garden provides critical overwintering habitat that you don't want to destroy. 
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Six picks for a season of blooms

One of the tenets of an effective pollinator garden is to plan for a succession of blooms.  In this article we have identified six tried-and-true "power plants" that bloom early and often!
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The Truth about butterfly bush

This popular garden plant is not the best for butterflies!
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Why Native plants matter

Did you know native plants are four times more attractive to pollinators than non-natives? It's time to get to know natives!
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The Beauty of bee balm

With brightly colored crowns of tubular flowers in masses of aromatic foliage, bee balm has become a favorite of many gardeners (and their pollinator pals!). Meet Monarda and discover a few of the native species we have included in our habitat.

Downloadable  fact sheets

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Pollinator Gardening Guides

These fact sheets provide tips and essential information for creating a pollinator garden.  How to plant a Monarch Motel focuses on provisioning for migrating monarch butterflies, Pollinator Paradise covers the basics of what is needed to plan and create a pollinator friendly garden.  Click the link below to download
Pollinator Gardening Guides
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Winter Sowing How-TO

The winter sow method involves sowing seeds in re-purposed milk jugs or other containers and leaving them outside in the winter months.  As temperatures fluctuate, the seeds will undergo several freeze/thaw cycles breaking down the seed coat and encouraging germination (known as cold stratification)  The milk-jug also acts as a mini-greenhouse producing earlier germination in spring.
Winter Sow Handout
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