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Amanda's Garden Newsletter
Spring Is On The Way. |
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Wild Leeks
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Spring has arrived when you see the green leaves of the wild leek rising above the cold ground floor of the woods. Leeks are a wonderful addition to a woodland garden. The long emerald green leaves are about 1 1/2 inches wide at the widest point, and about 5 inches long. The leaves take advantage of the spring sunshine before leaves appear on the trees. Wild leek is a member of the onion family and grows from a bulb. The bulb is thinner than most onions. The leaves die back and go dormant in early summer.
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| Please help fund the Lagoon Park restoration project |  | Walking paths, bridges, fishing platforms, and lookouts are all part of the Lagoon Park. Unfortunately, as Jim Engel pointed out, a sizable portion of the park has been overtaken by invasive plant species, particularly European Buckthorn.
Two years ago, Engel, the owner of White Oak Nursery in Geneva, asked the City of Canandaigua for permission to restore the natural beauty of the Park by removing the invasive growth and planting flora and trees native to the Finger Lakes such as Spicebush, Nannyberry, and Arrowood Viburnum to name a few. The City gave Engel permission to proceed on the project, but no funding.
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Greetings!
Spring is almost here and if you believe the ground hog, it is going to come early. The skunk cabbage is still under the snow but it won't be long before the snow melts and we see them again. Planning your garden is a great way to make sure the dollars you spend this spring are well spent. Spend some time now looking at places for new beds or looking at old beds that need something new.
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| Spring is a wonderful time to plan your butterfly garden. The
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Monarch butterflies are on their way up from Mexico. Think about planting some milkweeds for them to use. They lay their eggs on these plants only. Milkweeds, or Asclepias, are called Monarch host plants. Butterfly weed with its bright orange flowers grows best in sunny dry sites.
Swamp Milkweed with its lovely mauve flowers grows in moist to normal garden soils. If you have a lot of room, Common Milkweed is a good choice. It fills an area in quickly, smells wonderful, and provides Monarch caterpillars with food. Plant Golden Alexanders, Zizia aurea, the caterpillars of the Black Swallowtail use this plant as a host plant. This butterfly is a beautiful addition to your garden. The way to get and keep butterflies in your garden is to add plants like these that the butterflies can use for reproduction.
The adult butterflies need nectar plants too.
See a list of host and nectar plants on our website.
Do not use pesticides on your native plants; you may be destroying butterfly and moth caterpillars.
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Place your order now. We have a great selection of plants. Our open house is May 4th and 5th 2013. Come celebrate native perennials with us. If you need help planning your garden, let us know. We are here to help. Call us at (585)750-6288, email us at amandasgarden@frontiernet.net, or visit our website: www.amandagarden.com
Sincerely,
Ellen Folts, Owner
Amanda's Garden
 
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