[AG-EQ] Certified wildlife garden

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Susan.
I bet it would be easy for you.  Don't you have a real pond, you lucky duck?
The hardest bit was trying to figure out which plants were native and which weren't, because they only wanted natives on the list.  I read many things saying how insects prefer the native plants, and I suppose they do, but I hear them buzzing around my non-natives, too.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Certified wildlife garden

Tracy,

That is wonderful news for you!  That is something to be excited
about.  We have been considering doing the same thing.

Nella,

So Wonderful to hear from you again!

Susan

On 7/7/20, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Nella my dear, so exciting to hear from you again!
> How are you?  Staying safe in Arizona?
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AG-EQ [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> AG-EQ
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 5:58 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: Nella Foster
> Subject: Re: [AG-EQ] Certified wildlife garden
>
> Congratulations, that is so exciting
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 6, 2020, at 6:10 AM, Tracy Carcione via AG-EQ <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I've just had my yard certified as a wildlife garden by my local chapter
>> of
>> the Audubon Society!  That means my yard provides water, shelter, and
>> native
>> plants for food for birds and insects.  I filled out an application where
>> I
>> had to list all the elements, including all my native plants, which was
>> the
>> most complicated part.  My water source is a 3-foot patio fountain, but it
>> seems sufficient.  Friends have seen birds bathing in it, and sometimes
>> something big comes and gets a big drink, too. And I've put rocks and
>> plants
>> in it, so insects can stop by if they want.
>>
>> I'm very excited about this certification.  I want to expand the meadow
>> and
>> food parts of my yard, and decrease the grass parts, or convert the grass
>> to
>> grasses that don't need mowing.  Win-win.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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