Community Cider Pressing
Below are a few plants that can entice pollinators to your garden. This plant list can go on and on, but remember your not just planting for honey bees, pollinators include other kinds of bees, birds, butterflies, moths, beetles, and even ants.
Plant Name: Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ (Creeping Rosemary)
Plant type: Evergreen Shrub
Height: 1 foot
Spread: 2- 5 feet
Bloom Time: Spring
Flower Color: Bluish purple
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements: Well-drained average soil
Water Needs: Medium, drought tolerant
Attributes: Hardy, Fast-growing, Prostrate habit, Attractive flowers, Strong pine-like fragrance & flavor, Cascades.
Note: Prone to aerial blight, bacterial leaf spots, and several root rots if too wet.
Uses: Culinary Herb, Beds, Containers, Ground Cover, Rockery, Top of Dry Wall
USDA Zone: 8-11 (Note: Only Hardy to 200 F)
Photos from the Siskiyou District meeting, which was held in Medford today.
“A forest is much more than what you see,” says ecologist Suzanne Simard.
“Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery — trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes.”Ted Talks https://www.ted.com
Filmed June 2016 at TEDsummit
At the garden club’s month meeting, Nancy Appling Salucci gave a lecture on what it takes for a tree to be recognized as an Oregon Heritage tree.
