Where did the time go?? It seems such a short while ago (early May), that Prairie Smoke began blooming, and then went to seed. The seed stage is when whisps of upright pale pinkishtufts appear, looking like a haze of … Continued
The Open House at the Neighborhood Butterfly Garden Saturday morning was a great success, despite the chilly weather! We had a couple dozen attendees, including several of our Garden Volunteers, Arboretum Volunteers, Neighbors, Board members, Neighborhood Leaders from “over the … Continued
You are all invited to come celebrate the successes of the first growing season for the Neighborhood Butterfly Garden. The Garden and the Open House are sponsored and supported by the Crawford-Marlborough-Nakoma Neighborhood Association, with much welcomed advice and support … Continued
There has been lots of activity at the Neighborhood Butterfly Garden and great progress is being made! In late May and early June several of us, including some neighborhood children, planted the 96 donated plants from Dane County’s Plant Dane … Continued
Spring is finally here at last! It’s time to be thinking about what’s happening with our Neighborhood Butterfly/Pollinator Garden. I’ve been poking around and have found some early season plants coming up! Prairie Smoke, Golden Alexanders, and Wild Strawberry are … Continued
There is an easy way to contribute plants for our Butterfly Garden! The Neighborhood Association applied and was approved to receive plant donations this spring through Plant Dane, a Dane County program. As you’ve seen in our last Garden post, … Continued
October and November were very busy and productive for the Gardening Volunteers. We held six sessions in October with anywhere from two to ten volunteers, planting approximately 200 small seedling plants grown by myself and by one of our Arboretum … Continued
Fall is here, and it’s time to get going again on the Butterfly Garden! It seems that our efforts to smother the grass and weeds have paid off. On Monday September 18 Susan Carpenter from the Arboretum checked under … Continued
The first stage of the Butterfly Garden project has been completed! Today Tom and I went to the Madison brush processing center on Olin Avenue and purchased a load of mulch, about three cubic yards, which was loaded into his … Continued
Update – June 13 More progress made today! Janet and I finished adjusting markers to create a smooth outline that incorporates two sides of the storm drain. We spray painted in fluorescent orange, which shows up great. I stashed some … Continued