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Evening Primrose – A favorite among Bats!

October 29, 2024
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Evening Primrose – A favorite among Bats! By Susu Fiske, Inland Bays Garden Center | Special to the Coastal Point Oct 17, 2024 Since October is Bat Month, I thought I would honor them by writing about a plant that they love for its nectar and that they help pollinate. Providing native plants for bats […]

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Create Your Own Rain Garden – Karen Wilkens Saturday, April 6 10 am – 12 pm $10

March 15, 2024
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Learn how to select a location, make a plan, select plants, construct,
and maintain a rain garden.

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Groundsel: A Highly-Tolerant Fall-Blooming Native

November 17, 2022
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Groundsel: A Highly-Tolerant Fall-Blooming Native By Su Fiske, Inland Bays Garden Center | Special to the Coastal Point Nov 17, 2022 Also called sea-myrtle, consumption weed, eastern baccharis, salt marsh-elder and salt bush, native groundsel is found all over this area, and I love that it is fall-blooming, with densely clustered white flowers. Groundsel (Baccharis […]

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Prairie Dropseed – A Grass with a Fragrance?

November 3, 2022
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Notable Natives: Prairie Dropseed – A Grass with a Fragrance? By Su Fiske, Inland Bays Garden Center | Special to the Coastal Point Nov 23, 2022   Sporobolus heterolepis or as we commonly know it, Prairie dropseed, does have a fragrance of a hint of coriander, cilantro or some say soap or buttered popcorn(hmm), licorice […]

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Tricks and Tips for A Weed, Disease and Pest Free Garden

July 21, 2021
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“Tricks and Tips for A Weed, Disease and Pest Free Garden” using environmentally friendly methods.   Bring your photos, plant leaves (in a Ziploc  bag) and discover how to prevent and treat your garden pests,  mildew and fungus. Chantal Bouchard, horticulturist, Landscape Designer – Landscape Solutions.  RSVP HERE.

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