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Denise < Back 184 Leigh St I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.

Allison < Back 85 June Road I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. White Spruce, American Beech, Lowbush Blueberries, Solidago, Coneflowers, Sunflowers, Black Eyed Susan, Bee Balm, Groundcover Phlox

Judith < Back PO Box 118 (26 Towhee Lane) I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.

Andrea < Back 47 W Brookside Dr I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. catalpa azalea, rhododendron peach trees raspberries, blueberries, elderberries, mulberries, aronia heuchera, Dutchman's pipe, echinacea, black-eyed susan,

Kristen < Back 1625 Yennecott Drive I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.

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Victoria < Back 60 Coachlamp Lane I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Red Maple, flowering dogwood, pignut hickory, black cherry, tulip tree, aster, sneezeweed, lots more I forget the names of!

Pollinator Pathway East Haddam East Haddam is one of the largest towns in area in Connecticut. The town includes 3 major State Parks, is part of the Nationally recognized Eightmile Wild and Scenic River and the Salmon River Partnership. The Town of East Haddam, the East Haddam Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy and the State of Connecticut have joined together to purchase large swaths of connected open space. These areas include bogs, streams, meadows and woods. They are naturally pollinator friendly. East Haddam Conservation Commission enhances these naturally occurring areas with active support through planting of pollinator friendly and native plants in town reserves and preserves. Here are some steps you can take: Create a way station for pollinators! Plant some of your lawn with native plantings including flowers, shrubs, and trees Leave leaf litter on garden beds to over-winter, creating safe places for insects and their babies Rethink your lawn! Institute No Mow May Mow higher and less often Leave the clippings on the grass as fertilizer rather than adding chemicals Consider the use of slow-release organic fertilizers if you do need to fertilize Plant native ground cover within your lawn We encourage all residents who love pollinators, native plants and flowers to add their personal gardens and meadows to East Haddam’s list of pollinator friendly habitats, connecting to other towns around us such as Lyme and East Hampton. The pollinator pathways initiative is a project of East Haddam Sustainability Team. East Haddam Gardens East Haddam Conservation Commission created a Pollinator Garden on Patrell Preserve with the expertise of local Master Gardeners in 2019. Volunteers with students and teachers have established pollinator gardens in East Haddam Elementary School and Hale Ray Middle School. The plants are started from seed. Students gather the seeds in the fall. They are germinated, potted and sold to the public as an ongoing fundraiser to support the gardens. At the same time native pollinators friendly plants are distributed into the community. East Haddam’s Community Garden, a 4 acre plot with a deer fence around it, is also a haven for pollinators, with many gardeners planting flowers, especially sunflowers. Some gardeners go further leaving patches of milkweed, evening primrose, mountain mint and other native pollinators among their vegetables. East Haddam’s Garden club encourages pollinators with their plantings in prominent areas in large planters in East Haddam Village, the Four Corners and Rathbun Library. They have also brought in speakers to educate members of the garden club and the public on planting pollinator friendly flowers in home gardens for all growing seasons. As a town we encourage private residents and organizations to join and add to our pollinator pathways. Friends of Machimoodus Sunrise State Park have created a pollinator garden and First Church of Christ Congregational is planning a Native Plant Garden and has been encouraging No Mow May by leaving their grass on Town Street to become a meadow every spring. Ballek’s Gardening Center, a local farm and plant Nursery also offers a wide variety of pollinators and advice on native plantings. Join The Pollinator Pathway

< Back 20936 Northeast High Desert Lane I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy.

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Emily < Back 8 Kescayogansett Rd I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. We've planted entirely native shrubs, trees and grasses on the coastal bank that rises 35 feet up from Lonnie's Pond (a tidal salt pond that leads to Little Pleasant Bay). Additionally, we've planted native grasses and three wildflower meadows along the front of the property, with paths that wander through them. This is our third year with two beehives. Inkberry, sweet pepperbush, northern bayberry, red chockberry, black chockberry, viburnum, eastern red cedar, tupelo, white pine, arrowwood, high tide bush, milkweed, aster, bee balm, mountain laurel, river birch, beach plum, native grass mixes, etc.