We are thrilled to have worked with our local Girl Scout Troop on Pollinator Gardens!
Girl Scout Troop 50917 worked with us to refurbish an almost two decade old overgrown garden at Old Greenwich School and create a pollinator plant database to educate people about these important plants.
Girl Scout Troop 50197 at the Butterfly Garden at Greenwich Point
The girls first identified the plight of pollinators and learned about the Greenwich Pollinator Pathways, which establish pollinator-friendly habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife. The troop contacted us and toured the Butterfly Garden maintained by the club at Greenwich Point.
The girls then researched every flowering pollinator friendly plant growing in the Butterfly Garden to create the Butterfly Garden Plant Catalogue. They recorded data about the plants that included their height, features and their region of origin.
“For years the club had wanted to catalogue the plants at the Greenwich Point Butterfly Garden. Through their hard work and time the Girl Scouts of Troop 50917 have finally allowed this important database to be created” said Wendy Yu, Co-President of the Garden Club of Old Greenwich.
The Girl Scout’s refurbished garden is part of the Greenwich Pollinator Pathway. The Garden Club of Old Greenwich congratulates and thanks the girls of Troop 50917.
We would like to thank the Girl Scout Troop 50197 for researching the information about pollinator plants for this database. Images courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Girl Scout Troop 50917working hard to establish a pollinator friendly garden.
common name: Yarrow
height: 1' - 2'
flower type: corymb
flower color: Red, Burgundy Red
origin: North America, Europe, Asia
notes: Does poorly in wet sites or in heavy, poorly drained soil. Low maintenance, tolerates deer, drought, dry soil, and air pollution