Insectory Gardens

There are two gardens on the property which are planted with native plants and augmented with hybridized plants. These natives include goldenrod, milkweed, New England asters, and yarrow, just to name a few. There are also German Bearded iris, ornamental grasses, daylilies, bronze fennel, blue globe thistle, peonies, Rose of Sharon, black- eyed-Susans, roses, and lilacs. All of these plants are a good food source for native insects such as butterflies, wasps, bumble bees, moths, numerous birds, and small mammals. The plants also provide nesting habitat. These gardens are signed as “INSECTORY”. All the gardens are left standing during the autumn and winter months in order to provide food and shelter for the birds and animals. In early spring, the garden beds are cut down before the plants begin to re-bloom and grow.