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The walnut leaves are falling, the school buses are rolling, and it is time for our second Pollinator Palooza. We launched this program last year to give yard owners an easy way to start adding native plants for pollinators to their yards. Since then, participants like Jean and Karen have sent photos of their garden progress (Jean's plants are the top two, and Karen's plants are below), and it has been a joy to see former lawn transformed to thriving habitat.
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The full sun set includes foxglove beardtongue, butterfly milkweed, threadleaf coreopsis, anise hyssop, and mountain mint. These are species not palatable to deer, and they are powerhouses for pollinators.
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We have added a plant set for dry shade this year. Several people have asked me what they can plant under a tree where the grass isn't really growing. This set was created with that scenario in mind and includes six species that will provide blooms throughout the seasons: white wood aster, fire pink, hairy beardtongue, blue-stem goldenrod, woodland phlox, and a sedge.
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Palooza is part of the word lollapalooza, which actually originated at the end of the nineteenth century, and means an "extraordinary or unusual thing or event."
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Imagine a world where all of our yards offer rich habitat for pollinators, where the idea of native plants replacing lawn is not unusual.
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Now join the Palooza that will help get us there! If you participated last year, you can add on to the garden you planted. Or start a new bed. If you thought about joining last year, now is your time! If all of this is news to you, welcome!
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Please feel free to forward this newsletter to neighbors, friends, and family. If you follow us on social media, please share our posts.
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We will be taking registrations until October 15.
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Find us at a fall festival!
We will be sharing our mission at several community festivals in September and October, and we would love to have some help! As you can see from the dates below, we need to be in two places at once on the 28th. Let us know if you would like to table for an hour or two.
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We really want to hear from you
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If you haven't had a chance to complete our short survey, please do. It gives us very useful feedback and helps us plan future programs.
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Fall fashion
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We have the perfect Journeywork hoodies and long-sleeved shirts for you to wear this fall as you gaze at the fallen leaves in your yard instead of shredding them and ponder all the butterfly, moth, and lightning bug larvae you are supporting. Also pairs well with hot chocolate and a good book like Wildscape by Nancy Lawson.
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Check out this garden tour in September!
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Journeywork will have a table at this fantastic first-ever garden tour organized by the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association Ambler-Keystone Branch. Come say hello at the beginning and take a look at the beautiful native plant demonstration garden at Twining Valley Park.
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Scenes from our not-a-lawn parties
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We had a great time across our three not-a-lawn parties talking about groundcovers and deer browse and native plant nurseries. Many thanks to our gracious hosts and engaging guests!
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How our plant grants are growing
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Our friends at Fox Chase Farm (left) and Vernon Park (middle and right) have sent some photo updates of their thriving gardens. Wow!
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Such a great podcast
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Whether you are a gardening poet like me, or a native plant enthusiast willing to hear the occasional poem, you will enjoy this podcast produced by the Native Plant Society of New Jersey. Each episode has three guests plus native plant questions answered by Randi Eckel, owner of Toadshade Wildflower Farm. Guests have included Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Renkl, Camille Dungy, and Ross Gay.
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Three weeds you can eat
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Attendees at our not-a-lawn parties were tickled to learn about these common yard weeds that you can throw in a salad. Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) is related to quinoa and is grown as a crop in other parts of the world. You can even make pesto with it! Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is loaded with vitamin A, vitamin C, and the highest concentration of omega-3 fatty acids of any land-based plant. Yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta) is also high in vitamin C and has a pleasantly tart lemony flavor. It has three leaflets like clover, but you can tell it apart from clover because each leaflet is heart-shaped.
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If Journeywork inspires you to sheet mulch, start seeds, or plant some native plants in your yard, please send us a picture! Let's celebrate and support each other!
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