On February 21, 2024 six South Wake Conservationists celebrated a beautiful spring-like day by vigorously enhancing three pollinator gardens at Crowder County Park. The group provide two hours of weeding and dead-heading to the park’s array of native plants! They were accompanied by Park Ranger and Educator Sarah Goldsmith. Sarah received the “fast healer” award … More Spring Comes Early to Crowder County Park!
On December 12, 2023 five hardy South Wake Conservationists had a very fun and productive “workday” at Millbrook Magnet School in Raleigh! The group was assisted by enthusiastic students as they filled numerous wheelbarrows with weeds and pruned plant material. They also removed a small tree at the request of school officials (thanks Bob)! Many … More A Very Productive Pruning Day at Millbrook School!
On December 7, 2023 the South Wake Conservationists, North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF), North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance (NCPCA) and Crowder County Park officials teamed up to create a new pollinator garden at the park! The group found a home for 49 pollinator plants and shrubs that prefer partial shade locations. The NCPCA was founded … More A Team Effort at Crowder County Park!
On November 1, 2023 seven South Wake Conservationists braved the chilly weather to have a very productive pollinator garden workday! The group concentrated on the primary garden at Yates Mill County Park and removed an impressive amount of invasive plants such as blackberry and Bradford Pear. They also dead-headed and clipped dead growth from pollinator … More South Wake Conservationists Have a Very Productive Yates Mill Workday!
On October 20, 2023 the South Wake Conservationists teamed up with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and Park officials for a very productive pollinator garden maintenance day! The group filled four large garbage bags with highly invasive weeds and clippings from pollinator plants! Thanks to all who participated! Also, thanks to Park officials (Sarah Goldsmith) … More A Fun and Productive Gardening Day at Crowder County Park!
Please join us at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 5, 2023 as we spruce up the Bass Lake Park pollinator garden! We will be weeding, cutting back dead growth, spreading seeds and adding some pollinator plants! The Park is located at 900 Bass Lake Road but the pollinator garden is located next to the picnic … More Let’s Have Some Fun at Bass Lake Park!
SWC partnered with Simple Gifts Community Garden at their new location in Apex on Sunday, Oct. 1, to hold a joint native plant sale and organic community garden tour. The weather was beautiful, and many people turned out to find their favorite plants and check out the new garden site, which just relocated this year. … More SWC Native Plant Sale a Success!
Love native plants? So do we! Join us at Simple Gifts Community Garden for a native plant sale. We’ll have 4-5 native plant species available in 4 inch pots. Proceeds will go to the chapter’s efforts to conserve and restore wildlife habitat. This is also a great opportunity to tour Simple Gifts Community Garden and … More Native Plant Sale!
Please join us at Crowder County Park (4709 Ten-Ten Road, Apex, NC) on October 20, 2023 for some pre-winter pollinator garden maintenance! We will do some weeding, dead-heading and other maintenance to prepare the park’s pollinator gardens for spring. We will meet from 9 a.m. to noon at the park’s Visitor Center. Please bring water … More Please Join Us for Some Autumn Gardening!
In 2021 the South Wake Conservationists and North Carolina Wildlife Federation planted Button Bushes at the North Carolina Art Park and Umstead State Park. They were planted in moist locations, a necessity if the bushes (actually a shrub) were to produce blooms. The blooms are balls of white flowers resembling pincushions. Ducks and other water … More Love Those Button Bushes!
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