On Sustainability Day this spring, ground was broken for New Canaan Country School’s Native Plant Garden. Middle schoolers cleared a one hundred square meter grassy parcel of land and planted sixty native perennials and shrubs, representing 30 species from our local flora. In addition to its pleasing aesthetics, the garden was created to serve as a teaching tool, not only for the students of NCCS, but for the greater NCCS community as well. As many of the species exhibited in the garden are rare in our landscape, the hope is that people will see and learn about them, and then plant some in their own gardens. The garden is also meant to improve the habitat for local wildlife including various species of insects and birds. Come visit it and learn about the ecological roles of some of our native flora.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
native garden
On Sustainability Day this spring, ground was broken for New Canaan Country School’s Native Plant Garden. Middle schoolers cleared a one hundred square meter grassy parcel of land and planted sixty native perennials and shrubs, representing 30 species from our local flora. In addition to its pleasing aesthetics, the garden was created to serve as a teaching tool, not only for the students of NCCS, but for the greater NCCS community as well. As many of the species exhibited in the garden are rare in our landscape, the hope is that people will see and learn about them, and then plant some in their own gardens. The garden is also meant to improve the habitat for local wildlife including various species of insects and birds. Come visit it and learn about the ecological roles of some of our native flora.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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