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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Latest Posts
Asters Instead of Mums
There are some varieties of the native Aster that provide a magnificent carpet of blooms that rival Mums any day. Native Asters provide much needed food and cover to our local pollinators in ways that leave non-native Mums in the dust.
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.
August Plant Spotlight
Nodding Onion is one of the easiest and most versatile native perennials to grow. And it’s a marvel to see it at any stage of its growing cycle. In early spring, its grass-like tuft of leaves emerge giving a splash of green to a garden that is just waking up from its winter slumber.