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!
On July 17, 2023 the South Wake Conservationists conducted a very productive weeding day at Crowder County Park! One of the park’s beautiful pollinator gardens was enhanced through the removal of a substantial quantity of weeds. Many of the garden’s plants that were added last autumn are doing quite well and will now do even … More A Very Productive Weeding Day at Crowder Park!
Come put your hands in the dirt on a Wednesday morning (before it gets hot!), help out our pollinator friends, and end with a private tour of the really cool and innovative sustainable gardens at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard! Activities will include watering, weeding, and composting to give the pollinator gardens a boost for … More Pollinator Workday & Tour at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard
The pollinator plants at Crowder County Park are doing well! Problem is, so are the weeds! Let’s address that problem on Monday, July 17 at 9:00 a.m.! We will meet at the park office and dispose of the weeds in the garden adjacent to the office. We will conclude at 11 a.m. Please bring gloves … More Let’s Do Some Morning Weeding!
Last year the South Wake Conservationists teamed up with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation to create a pollinator garden at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh. On June 6, 2023 they enhanced the garden with some professional signage financed by The Jandy Ammons Foundation! This is the first of several signs that will be posted … More Let’s Spruce Up the Garden With Signage!
Its time to give the Lincoln Heights Elementary School pollinator garden a good weeding! In view of the recent rain, there will be plenty to do! Let’s meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. We will conclude at 11 a.m. The school is located at 307 Bridge St. in Fuquay-Varina. … More Let’s Weed the Lincoln Heights Pollinator Garden!
On April 10, 2023 the South Wake Conservationists (SWC) had a very productive weeding day at Crowder County Park. The group weeded 3 gardens, one of which SWC conducted a major planting last October! Many thanks to David Barber, Bill Willis and Beth Kinsella!
We have rescheduled tomorrow’s weeding at Crowder County Park due to projected inclement weather. The weeding will take place this Monday, April 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. We hope to see you then. Please register below!
Please join us on April 7, 2023 at Crowder County Park as we weed the pollinator garden that was created last October. The pollinator plants are emerging, as are their weed friends! We will meet at 9:00 A.M. and conclude at 11:00 A.M. Please bring water and gloves. Knee pads are also recommended. Tools will … More Let’s Have a Crowder Park Weeding Party!
Please join us on April 13, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve as we team up with corporate employees to celebrate Earthshare’s Corporate Earth Day Challenge! We will be creating a hillside pollinator garden and, if time permits, removing invasive plants! Hemlock Bluffs is located at 2616 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. … More Please Join Us for Earthshare’s Corporate Earth Day Challenge!
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