Redux | September 14, 2006: This morning, Stephanie Merrill joined David Smith and myself to plant our first batch of native vegetation at the site. Steph planted the first tree, a serviceberry, donated by Green Village, who also contributed four wintergreens and an additional two serviceberries to the project.
In total, 23 different species were planted, listed below; these will be added to in the spring. With time, the plants will self-propagate and fill out the area, keying in to the wetland.
In the coming weeks we hope to add a few rocks, some weathered wood for shade (and for the wild grape we'd like to plant in the spring), a bird or bat box, and a natural structure—possibly made from stone—that will collect water and attract a few more birds to the area. In the near future, I will post an updated site map showing the location of the species just planted.
Our current list of native species includes the following:
Potentilla simplex (Old-field cinquefoil)
Maianthemum racemosum (False Solomon's seal)
Diervilla lonicera (Northern bush-honeysuckle)
Thuja occidentalis (Eastern white cedar)
Prunus pumila (Sand cherry)
Aster acuminatus (Whorled wood aster)
Anemone canadensis (Canada anemone)
Allium schoenoprasum (Rush-leek)
Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife)
Lonicera canadensis (Fly honeysuckle)
Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive fern)
Rubus allegheniensis (Common blackberry)
Aronia melanocarpa (Black chokeberry)
Antennaria parlinii (Plaintain-leaved pussytoes)
Daphne mezereum (Daphne)
Rhododendron canadense (Rhodora)
Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)
Amelanchier arborea (Shadbush)
Iris versicolor (Blue flag)
Carex sp. (Sedge)
Aster juncifomis (Rush aster)
Verbena hastata (Blue vervain)
Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen)
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