by Southington Land Trust | Feb 3, 2016 | Planting, Seasons
How Green is Your Landscape? Now is a good time to look around your yard to see how many evergreen plants you have growing. Evergreens not only provide food and shelter for wildlife but also provide color to brighten our winter days. Click on this link to learn more:...
by Southington Land Trust | Nov 7, 2015 | Living in CT, Seasons
Autumn leaves are everywhere. The question is what are you doing with your leaves? Are you dumping them on the open space or pond behind or alongside your property? Wrong. All leaves should be taken to the curb in front or along side of your home. We, as Southington...
by Southington Land Trust | Sep 17, 2015 | Planting
Why Plant Native? Gardening for Life An Except from “Bringing Nature Home” by Douglas Tallamy Chances are, you have never thought of your garden as a wildlife preserve that represents the last chance we have for sustaining plants and animals that were once...
by Southington Land Trust | Aug 5, 2015 | Nature of the Month
During the summer you might see a large brownish bird on your lawn or on the edge of the road. The Northern Flicker is a woodpecker, but ants are their preferred food. Their plumage, both male and female is subtle and beautiful. Patterns everywhere you look with...
by Southington Land Trust | Jul 6, 2015 | Nature of the Month
Most all of us are familiar with Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) and because of it’s name think it is a good plant for pollinators; truth is it is a non-native species from Asia, considered invasive in at least 20 states. While it does provide nectar for adult...
