Gardening
Wildflower Garden Tours Start in July
The Wye Marsh Wildlfower Ladies will provide a guided tour this summer for our weekly visitors through their wildflower gardens out front on Thursdays at 11:00am and 2:00pm.
For more information on how to join this enthusiastic group please call Wye Marsh or
e-mail us at info@wyemarsh.com
Wildflower Gardeners will host their 20th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 25th from 2:00 to 4:00pm
WILDFLOWER SEEDS
AVAILABLE FROM THE WILDFLOWER GARDENERS
AT THE WYE MARSH
FOR 2007 AT $1.25 PER PACKAGE
SEEDS FOR SALE ALPHABETICAL by COMMON NAME
1. Anemone, Canada |
Anemone canadensis |
2. Artichoke, Jerusalem |
Helianthus tuberosus |
3. Aster, Calico |
Aster lateriflorus |
4. Aster, Flat-topped |
A. umbellatus |
5. Aster, Large-leaved |
A. macrophyllus |
6. Aster, New England |
A. novae-anglie |
7. Beardtongue, Hairy |
Penstemon hirsutu |
| Rudbeckia hirta |
|
9. Blue-eyed Grass, Stout |
Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
10. Bouncing Bet |
Saponaria officinalis |
11. Bugloss |
Echium vulgare |
12. Cardinal Flower |
Lobelia cardinalis |
13. Clover, Red |
Trifolium pratense |
|
Cimicifuga racemosa
|
15. Columbine |
Aquilegia canadensis |
16. Coneflower, Purple |
Echinacea purpurea |
17. Coreopsis, Lance-leaved |
Coreopsis lanceolata |
18. Coreopsis, Tall |
C. tripteris |
19. Culver's-Root |
Veronicastrum virginicum |
20. Cup-plant |
Sylphium perfoliatum |
21. Dame's Rocket |
Hesperis matronalis |
22. Deptford Pink |
Dianthus armeria |
23. Fireweed |
Epilobium angustifolium |
24. Goldenrod, Canada |
Solidago canadensis |
25. Joe-Pye Weed . Hollow-st'd |
Eupatorium fistulosum |
26. Knapweed, Brown |
Centaurea jacea |
27. Leek, wild |
Allium tricoccum |
28. Mallow, Musk |
Malva moschata |
29. Marigold, Nodding Bur- |
Bidens cernua |
30. Meadowsweet |
Spiraea latifolia |
31. Milkweed, Swamp |
Asclepias incarnata |
32. Mullein, Common |
Verbascum thapsus |
33. Mullein, Moth |
V. blattaria |
34. Oswego-tea |
Monarda didyma |
35. Primrose, Evening |
Oenothera biennis |
36. Queen Anne's Lace |
Daucus carota |
37. Raspberry, Purple-flowering |
Rubus odoratus |
38. St. Johnswort, Common |
Hypericum perforatum |
39. St. Johnswort, Great |
H. pyramidatum |
40. Sunflower, False |
Heliopsis helianthoides |
41. Tansy |
Tanacetum vulgare |
42. Thimbleweed |
Anemone virginiana |
43. Thistle, Globe |
Echinops sphaerocephalus |
44. Thistle, Bull |
Cirsium vulgare |
45. Vervain, Narrow-leaved |
Verbana. simplex |
46. Yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
In 1987, an enthusiastic group of volunteers with a dream and a New Horizon's grant, began the arduous task of planning and breaking ground for the Wye Marsh wildflower garden. Since then the gardens have continued to expand. As members seek to introduce more indigenous plants, the gardens continue to represent the wildflowers of our area.
As you walk up the pathway to the entrance of the visitors centre of Wye Marsh, you will see five specific areas you can stroll through and enjoy.
1) the flora of Simcoe County
2) the flora of Ontario
3) a woodland garden with a pond
4) a lush herb garden where visitors are encouraged to taste and smell
5) a mixed garden of wildflowers and cultivars attracting bees, birds, and butterflies
Wildflowers offer a refreshing alternative to traditional gardening. Cost and effort are considerably less since there is no need for fertilizing or spraying and planting a mixture of annual and perennial species creates the most natural and long lasting wildflower effect. The most wonderful benefit that both types provide is they reseed themselves at the end of each season.
The Wildflower Gardeners are a group of volunteers united by a shared love of wildflowers and the environment in the Georgian Bay region. They are currently looking for new members to assist during the spring and summer on Thursday mornings to work in the gardens, and in fall and winter to harvest and package seeds and enjoy listening to guest speakers and presentations from fellow members.
This group of volunteers provides Wye Marsh with an invaluable amount of exposure to the wildflower gardening world which we hope to expand on in the future.
To become a member call Nancy Hunter 534-0065 or Linda Charters 527-9804
