Tag Archive for butterflies
Pollinator-Friendly Plugs to Plant ASAP
by PS 372 Garden Committee •
New Flowering Perennials Will Live on Denton PlaceThanks to the generosity of Butterfly Project NYC, we have a slew of new baby butterfly-friendly native plants from their Fall workshop. In the spring, we were grateful to accept from the group many plants that welcomed butterflies (and caterpillars) along with other pollinators this summer. Now we…
Caterpillar Sighting!
by PS 372 Garden Committee •
This guy was spotted Friday, June 13th, chowing down on our dill. Dill is a host plant for black swallowtail butterflies. With any luck, this caterpillar will one day turn into a black swallowtail. You may remember that we got butterfly-friendly plants from Butterfly Project NYC in May. Look for black swallowtails feeding off…
Garden Committee Meets Fri 8:30am
by PS 372 Garden Committee •
The spring gardening season is in full swing– and we’ve to catch up! Join us in the cafeteria this Friday morning to discuss, plan and figure it all out. How to sign up for the watering schedule What the early childhood science teachers are doing and how parents can help Where the butterfly plants got planted…