Hey - this stuff really works! Laurie C. sends in a picture of a monarch caterpillar on the butterfly weed in our pollinator garden.
Remember the Pollinator class coming up - Saturday, September 19th, 10:00 to Noon out at the clubhouse and gardens.
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How about posting info on how to get our pollinator gardens certified? Would love to be certified this spring!
ReplyDeleteA timely question! The state MG coordinator, Ginger P. is working with our own Alex S. on a program to certify "Pollinator Friendly" gardens here in Pennsylvania. I'll create a post on that when I have more information on the program. In the meantime, the Monarch Waystation program has a certification process described here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.loudounwildlife.org/PDF_Files/Certify_A_Waystation.pdf
The only other certified program that I'm aware of, is provided by the National Wildlife Federation for "Backyard Habitat" for all wildlife, including pollinators. That program is described here:
http://www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife/create.cfm?CFID=23944371&CFTOKEN=8b5d3cf981b96036-FAAC3345-5056-A868-A0F21ADB07B4147D
Stay tuned for more information about Penn State's program.
I really love this blog.
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