As of Fall 2015, we have (or may still have): Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamont) Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet honeysuckle vine) Aster Laevis (bluebird) Smooth Blue Aster Rudbeckia Lacinata Autumn Sun Little bluestem grass (bunchgrass) Liatrus spicata (Blazing star) Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) Geranium maculatum (Spotted Geranium) Pycanthomum muticum (Mountain Mint) Showy goldenrod (solidago speciosa) Praire Dropseed (sporobolus…
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Meet In the Garden, Friday May 8, 8:30am
by PS 372 Garden Committee •
It’s A Crucial Time for the Students’ Transplants…And You Can Help Their Veggies Survive!Join the committee in the garden at the corner of 1st Street and Denton Place this Friday morning. We’ll need all hands on deck to build on and maintain recent successes: A short-term watering schedule for the new pollinator-friendly plants on Denton…
Native Pollinator-Supporters Move Into Denton Place
by PS 372 Garden Committee •
Our butterfly garden has new additions, thanks once again to the Butterfly Project NYC. Teacher Irene Gonzalez attended their workshop and came back with dozens of native pollinator-friendly plant plugs to add to our assortment. They include: Eastern Beebalm (monarda bradburiana) Upland Ironweed (vernonia glauca) Jeana Garden Phlox (phlox paniculata) Ruby Star coneflower (echinacea purpurea) anise-scented goldenrod…