Meadow planting day June 4, 2022

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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