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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://gardengnomads.odoo.com/event/butterfly-highway
 -12/register">Planting the Butterfly Highway</a>\nJoin us for this enlight
 ening workshop! ​Dive into the world of pollinator gardening and learn h
 ow to create vibrant habitats that help bees\, butterflies\, and birds thr
 ive. From assessing your site to selecting the perfect native plants\, thi
 s workshop equips you to design a garden that blooms beautifully and suppo
 rts biodiversity. Whether you're sketching a pollinator haven or building 
 a bee hotel\, you'll leave ready to "get on the map" with NCWF's Butterfly
  Highway program. Let’s make your garden a stop on the highway to ecolog
 ical success! 🌼🦋 Native Plant SelectionChoose Regional Natives: Nati
 ve plants are best suited for local pollinators. For example\, milkweed su
 pports monarchs\, and goldenrod attracts a wide range of insects.Offer Var
 iety: Incorporate plants with diverse shapes\, colors\, and bloom times to
  cater to different species and ensure food is available throughout the gr
 owing season.Layered Planting DesignCanopy Layers: Include trees and shrub
 s that flower (e.g.\, serviceberry\, redbud\, and dogwood).Understory Laye
 rs: Plant perennials like asters and bee balm to provide nectar and pollen
 .Groundcovers: Add flowering groundcovers such as creeping phlox or clover
  for low-profile pollinator support.Continuous Bloom SchedulePlan for Seas
 ons: Include early spring bloomers (e.g.\, wild columbine)\, summer staple
 s (e.g.\, coneflowers)\, and late fall flowers (e.g.\, goldenrod).Overlap 
 Bloom Times: Ensure there’s never a gap in nectar and pollen availabilit
 y.Create Habitat FeaturesHost Plants: Include plants for caterpillars\, li
 ke parsley for swallowtails or oak trees for a variety of moths and butter
 flies.Dead Wood or Logs: Leave dead wood for nesting bees and beetles.Stem
 s for Overwintering: Cut back plants in early spring rather than fall to a
 llow pollinators to overwinter in stems.Pollinator SheltersBee Hotels: Dri
 ll holes into untreated wood or use bamboo [...]
DTSTAMP:20261017T010155Z
LOCATION:Innovation Barn\, 932 Seigle Avenue\, Charlotte  28205
SUMMARY:Planting the Butterfly Highway
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://gardengnomads.odoo.com/event/
 butterfly-highway-12/register">Planting the Butterfly Highway</a>\nJoin us
  for this enlightening workshop! ​Dive into the world of pollinator gard
 ening and learn how to create vibrant habitats that help bees\, butterflie
 s\, and birds thrive. From assessing your site to selecting the perfect na
 tive plants\, this workshop equips you to design a garden that blooms beau
 tifully and supports biodiversity. Whether you're sketching a pollinator h
 aven or building a bee hotel\, you'll leave ready to "get on the map" with
  NCWF's Butterfly Highway program. Let’s make your garden a stop on the 
 highway to ecological success! 🌼🦋 Native Plant SelectionChoose Regio
 nal Natives: Native plants are best suited for local pollinators. For exam
 ple\, milkweed supports monarchs\, and goldenrod attracts a wide range of 
 insects.Offer Variety: Incorporate plants with diverse shapes\, colors\, a
 nd bloom times to cater to different species and ensure food is available 
 throughout the growing season.Layered Planting DesignCanopy Layers: Includ
 e trees and shrubs that flower (e.g.\, serviceberry\, redbud\, and dogwood
 ).Understory Layers: Plant perennials like asters and bee balm to provide 
 nectar and pollen.Groundcovers: Add flowering groundcovers such as creepin
 g phlox or clover for low-profile pollinator support.Continuous Bloom Sche
 dulePlan for Seasons: Include early spring bloomers (e.g.\, wild columbine
 )\, summer staples (e.g.\, coneflowers)\, and late fall flowers (e.g.\, go
 ldenrod).Overlap Bloom Times: Ensure there’s never a gap in nectar and p
 ollen availability.Create Habitat FeaturesHost Plants: Include plants for 
 caterpillars\, like parsley for swallowtails or oak trees for a variety of
  moths and butterflies.Dead Wood or Logs: Leave dead wood for nesting bees
  and beetles.Stems for Overwintering: Cut back plants in early spring rath
 er than fall to allow pollinators to overwinter in stems.Pollinator Shelte
 rsBee Hotels: Drill holes into untreated wood or use bamboo [...]
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