The Garden Club of Yorktown Blog
Hello Neighbors! We want to share our knowledge of native gardening by providing you with a native plant resource. We will regularly highlight a new plant to help you decide if it’s a good fit for your yard. Occasionally, we’ll blog about what our club members are doing to support our local pollinators and educate the community and help you in your own garden with our periodic gardening tips.
If you aren’t familiar with the hardiness and environmental benefits of native plants, then read, “Why Plant Natives?”. If you’re ready to start planting, then browse our plant fact sheets and visit our resources page. Follow our blog by visiting this page regularly and/or be notified when we’ve added a new plant, by signing up for our monthly newsletter at the bottom of this site.
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Leave the Seedheads
Birds are still relying on last year’s seeds to feed on while they prepare for nesting and raising new offspring.
Helping Wildlife in Winter
Birds and other wildlife need water and food in winter. You can help them survive by providing heated birdbaths and planting native plants that produce seeds and berries.
September’s Treasures
As fall nears, September shows that there are still garden treasures to behold. Many pollinators are continuing to take advantage of all there is to offer in a native garden. The Monarch caterpillar is getting ready for the next phase of life on it’s food-source, the Milkweed plant.
Why Plant Natives?
Do you want more birds to visit your yard? Perhaps you like seeing butterflies and would like to see more of those your world? Are you concerned with the decline of bee populations and how that will affect our food supply? The remedy for all these is…