Several people showed up to plant wildflower plugs in the meadow across from Maple View Farm on Salmon Brook Street. Above (center image in top row) is Susan Ranstead who spearheaded the effort. Among the species planted that day were:
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa
Purple coneflower Echineacea purpurea
Pale purple coneflower Echineacea pallida
Joe-Pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia lanciniata
Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum
New York aster Aster novi-belgii
Goldenrod Solidago bicolor
Goldenrod Solidago juncea