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News Jul 2, 2009 - 10:57 AM


Native plants: A bargain in your backyard

By Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center


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Tired of digging into your wallet to replace plants every year due to voles, winter damage, etc? Then go native! On Wednesday, July 8 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., come for a walk in the Goodwin Conservation Center's beautiful Richard D. Haley Native Plant Wildlife Habitat gardens to learn how.

The late Richard Haley was the much-loved and highly effective Goodwin Center Director for nearly ten years. The native plant wildlife gardens were named in his honor at a dedication ceremony in 2007. For several years, trained Master Gardener Volunteers have been busy designing, installing, and maintaining these habitat gardens. Today, they are beautiful, sustainable, low input, and provide a continual bounty of new plants.

Come walk with UConn Master Gardener Coordinator Kimberly Kelly and learn about important native wildlife plants: how to identify them and which are the right fit for your yard. Learn how easy and inexpensive it is to propagate many of them, and when to collect seeds or cuttings.

This is an easy walk with ample parking. Pre-registration is requested but not required, contact sbroderick@ctwoodlands.org or 860-455-9534. There is no fee, but donations for future Center programs are accepted.

The Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center is dedicated to providing forestry, wildlife and general conservation education to youth and adults. Located within the Goodwin State Forest, it is operated jointly by the Connecticut DEP and the Connecticut Forest & Park Association. Watch for future program announcements at www.ct.gov/dep/Goodwin.




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